Hoping for a real fix soon. Blizzard, hello!? When will you fix this problem??? Bunch of threads about this problem, many people are facing this issue FOR 10+ DAYS NOW!!! And what we get is ONE damn bluepost with no ETA… THIS IS PATHETIC, FIX YOUR GOD DAMN LAUNCHER Topics about the problem:See, you got it half right. net, even if I also. My WoW PTR update remains at 83%, WoW Classic and Retail remain at 0% updates, and the app is stuck on “…Initializing” no matter which update I set it on executing. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. For me it started yesterday already. Jesus Christ. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. Drakobounias: Hi I am a returning player, I am trying to install battle net with no luck. Re-downloaded the launcher and tried downloading again. net folder. exe) and click End task. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months ago Article. It also doesn’t matter which I tell it to update while pausing the other two. Still stuck on initializing. How to resolve this issue when installing or. I’d like to report that I can’t download WoW. Every time I close Battle. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. Open the Blizzard app. After killing the process, exit the tool and. Battle. I know global download speeds are low but I have. net launcher”. Signed in/ out reboosted everything. net. net installation got stuck. First, make sure that your internet connection is stable and that you’re not experiencing any network issues. net Delete the Cache folder. It’s stuck on Initializing. Show more. Under Network Bandwidth, set both the Latest updates and Future patch data values to 0 (0 means Unlimited). Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. net installer and also downloading via the WoW link. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. Technical Support. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. @NarcoticBooDa24 If you're stuck on "Checking for Updates" - removed it often leaves junk data in this article: Blizzard Agent Troubleshooting (PC) Keywords: Agent, agent. It will stuck in initializing again, but don't get mad!minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. Even downloaded it on a separate computer to verify my network was not blocking it. Decided to reinstall. Troubleshooting Installation and Patching. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. 2. net button at the top left of the Battle. Alter your DNS to unblock Blizzard download servers, then run the update once more. Initializing, doesn’t work. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. It started couple hours ago. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard processes and made sure the WoW. Then it worked! Hopefully this is to some help to people who encounter the same issue. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. :C I tried the usual fixes, nothing worked, and when I tried renaming the World of Warcraft folder to do a clean install it got stuck at “intializing” 🙃The Battle. net files from appdata, localappdata, etc. If it's actually using network then just leave it and it should finish eventually. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. net stop wuauserv. Step 3: Open with Offline Mode in settings. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. I have deleted Battle. 4MB/s. Getting stuck on initializing can. net agents running and I had to add all of them to the windows defender firewall exception list (I did not have to do on my new Windows 11 machine). . mine aswell starting downloading the game a minute ago but has gone back to the initializing. Back then it was on a 2019 MacBook Pro which of course is Intel-based. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to. . How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Reboot both your router and modem. After a few seconds it. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. Under Network Bandwidth, set both the Latest updates and Future patch data values to 0 (0 means Unlimited). • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files; And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. Run as Administrator: Right-click on the installer and select “Run as Administrator” to give the installer the necessary permissions. I was told the best solution is to completely. net and blizzard folders. Occasionally, you may find your World of Warcraft update stuck on initializing because of internet connectivity issues. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. Then re-launch the Battle. selective startup. I repaired the client 3 times and it is still stuck in 99% Initializing for 3 hours now. I’ve deleted the BNet Files and Cache as that worked in the past but now i’m stumped. Silvansaria-nordrassil. 1. net launcher”. exe from the retail directory bypasses it, it almost immediately stops initialising while launching the game, and game runs fine, no wrong version errors or anything. SoM sure goona be fun. net stuck on initializing. Okay yes I am an administrator. net launcher’s window. When we try to install WOW. Deleted the files, uninstalled the launcher. net install and when I go to install Classic WoW, the install starts, gets to 82. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. net and the blue play button says “Updating” below it says " Applying updates" and its at 0% been like that for a long time, Things I have tried. Check out this thread and see if any of them work for you. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. Which meant all my addons and set-ups were erased. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. null DNS ip and null FQDN. Uncheck the box next to the “Enable peer-to-peer” option and click on Done in order to accept the changes. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. Create a new directory. Press the Battle. Can't install WoW. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. I’m. To resolve this: Click the Cogwheel icon next to the Play or Update button and choose Show in Explorer. patch. Wrathofevil-1493 January 8, 2023, 6:19am #1. Dadirro-silvermoon November 16, 2022,. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. well thats weird, launching the wow. net again. . same and “w8ing for another patch”. Install wsusoffline and select all update for Windows (Windows 7 for me). Ive even tried installing WoW directly from the link which updates the Battlenet app f. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. It should say Install instead of Play; Close battle. New comments cannot be posted. Bnet installing stuck at 45%. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. Completely wipe every mention of blizzard from Applications, Library in ~/ and /, and reinstall battle. Baerduun-defias-brotherhood November 28, 2022, 3:12pm 599. 1 Like. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. Kvolt-burning-steppes November 29, 2022,. It took about an hour for the process to finish initializing and I had to completely uninstall wow TBC classic before it would start to update my retail wow. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Follow these steps to restart the app, update or uninstall security programs, delete the tools folder, and update your drivers and operating system. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. Open the Blizzard Desktop Application. • 2 mo. Next run a scandisk and optimize/defrag the drive the game was installed on. To me this is absurd. exe file. This resolved this issue for me. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. Uninstalling and reinstalling the Battle. However, after downloading the desktop app using the alternative, I am still getting stuck on "loading creative cloud" (the spinning wheel). net and update the game to see if the issue persists. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. From here select “Support” then “Repair Tool”. This is the issue with connection/Lan try change internet settings/ DNS , IP or just use hotspot and should work. Confirmed Wow classic WOTLK is working fine. Run the Blizzard Battle. For example, when I try to install COD: MW I get stuck at the screen “Call of Duty: MW Installation” popup with the loading indicator in the bottom right spinning. We recently upgraded to Window’s 11 and had issues with WOW, so we uninstalled it figuring it was corrupt. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. net Update Agent process (Agent. Nallianah-wyrmrest-accord. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. net it says Hearthstone is updating but is stuck at 0% and Initializing. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Uninstalled & went to reinstall, keep getting stuck in the scanning/initializing loop & once it was finally starting to properly install WoW battlenet launcher crashes, won’t load (says can’t run on the computer?! it always has before) so i uninstall the launcher & try to. net window. Tried a fresh install of WoW several times and to no avail. None of my friends have this issue. Plus now I logged out to update addons and hey it’s stuck on initializing and won’t update. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. Restart the Battle. Game update starts and then stops installing. Go to the Game Installation Location. And just a note: it's a hidden folder, so you need to set it so you can view, or just type in C:ProgramData. For some reason, WOW stays stuck initializing. I’ve also noticed that since this began, the settings of some addons have completely reset, including my entire weakauras collection. The new Battle. net launcher from freshly downloaded . I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Technical Support. Ezrald-altar-of-storms June 1, 2023, 5:41am #1. Just unistall the game, then stop. It give me this stuck on initializing loop at 2145581 or something like that and sits on 0% downloaded. net Killed agent process a multitude of times. This is very frustrating already. Restart the launcher and it should start updating. net to place World of Warcraft. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Move the ModernWarefare. Common Problems. 394: 6049: November 14, 2023 Unplayable game. Just came here to confirm that I was able to solve it by doing Safe Mode (with Network), and then running the install from there. I'm having the same problem as this guy, basically the installer hangs at the beginning with the Battle. Save changes and start the app. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while doing nothing. it’s not even downloading it just initializing over and over and you have to wait like 15 mins to even play the game. After that, I restarted my PC and tried installing World of Warcraft again. I tried the usual fixes, nothing worked, and when I tried renaming the World of Warcraft folder to do a clean install it got stuck at “intializing” 1 Like. My original post was in the technical support forum ( Download Issue / Stuck in Initializing ) and it was suggested I come here for help with the issue. Reboot your PC. net' folder to 'battle. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge. net, then end program on the blizzard updater, reopen b. net app and start a new install of Dragonflight. To check this is acutally works unpause your download for atleast 20MINS and check before and after folder size and check if it did increase or not. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. I have a similar problem. net' folder and 'Diablo IV' folder. 5 M1 MBP. Support Technical Support. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and add it to. net_old'. Blizzard, hello!? When will you fix this problem??? Bunch of threads about this problem, many people are facing this issue FOR 10+ DAYS NOW!!! And what we get is ONE damn bluepost with no ETA… THIS IS PATHETIC, FIX YOUR GOD DAMN LAUNCHER Topics about the problem:It can repair corrupted files fix errors in the game’s database and even reset addons and keybindings. Fukngloom-tarren-mill November 14, 2023, 9:03am 1. Also if you're not installing on your main partition, make sure you have free space on it since the installer might use. Completely wipe every mention of blizzard from Applications, Library in ~/ and /, and reinstall battle. Trepan-archimonde November 16. Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialogue. Hi there, Also stuck on initializing. Start battlenet again. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. Stuck on initializing, can’t play. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. anyone having similar problems or even a solution? 8 8 8 comments. Every now and then it’ll start downloading at like 150 bytes a second for a minute then get back to being stuck at. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. Same also, for PTR, and all versions of wow. I tried the usual fixes, nothing worked, and when I tried renaming the World of Warcraft folder to do a clean install it got stuck at “intializing” 1 Like. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. I even did a clean install of everything. How to resolve this issue when installing or updating a game. net app and after I open the installer, it just stays on “Updating Blizzard Agent” for ever…Tried rebooting my Mac, downloading again the bnet app, nothing helps. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). net shortcut on your desktop and select Properties. Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. log and 3dmark. I ended up deleting agent folder, emptying recycling bin, and restarting my pc before starting the launcher and it fixed everything. fixing the certificate trust issue (e. I can't install ANY games through battle. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months ago Article. Update stuck at initializing. Start battle. I have tried clearing my Bnet cache, I have tried closing everything in Task. WoW download stuck on "initializing". . I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. com and I'll take a look. Type C:ProgramData into the Open field and press Enter. net. net. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard. net, the game started to update, as usual. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. net, deleted the WoW files, Battle. Sometime, this process might become buggy and thus lead to “waiting on another installation or update” issue. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. I play on a Mac. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t. Help please. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. I tried running Battle. I have tried EVERYTHING I could find here or on the web. Etzzy-doomhammer January 27, 2020, 6:22pm #4. Just delete the Battle. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. i tried everything I deleted the bnet and tried everything I could read and still stuck at Initializing, with a folder that has 1,232 Files, and 11 Folders on the install. Deleting the Battle. Sign up for Zygor Elite and gain access to all of our guides. Me too. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Baradûr-draenor. I opened a ticket to remove the authenticator now I'm stuck waiting for help. Windows. After Uninstalling I cant even re-install WoW at all this is crazy it just keeps scanning and repairing and says its going to update then fails over and over, horrible. No big deal I think, I'll just log back in, and so I close the game and go to reopen it, and see there's an update. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. reinstall via administrator. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. Deleting bnet folder in C:\ProgramData. exit bnet > task manager > end bnet update agent > open bnet. Click the Blizzard icon at the top left part of the screen and choose Settings from the dropdown menu. Restarting the PC. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. Put the birds to bed. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Nothing changes it. Unable to Gain More Renown With Covenant. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc space. repeat until successful. net. 1: 72:. Make sure to choose the folder to save your update. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Wait until the lights. I’ve tried everything listed on this thread (including trying with my antivirus turned off), but I still am stuck on initializing (2145571/2145571). I can play or install other games from other launchers just fine, but Bnet won't let me install WoW for some unknown reason. exe and Modern Warfare Launcher. Boot into Safemode. net launcher”. I tired everything and still. net app which I downloaded, but it didn’t help. It will work then. Reinstall the Battle. net program. net it says Hearthstone is updating but is stuck at 0% and Initializing. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. Stuck on initializing, can’t play. Test the internet speed. How to fix WoW update stuck on initializing – World of Warcraft. Have tried stopping all the battle. Step 3. ARTICLE: of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Under Background processes, find " Battle. I've done some browsing forums and stuff for similar issues in the past, have tried killing update agent and restarting, completely rebooting, there was some recommendations for updating windows to the most recent version, which was done last night. On the other hand, if you’re still stuck at the initializing screen, make sure to move on. Couldnt get past initializing update until i did this. 2 Common Issues Subject. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz would suggest as well as the. Support Technical Support. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". After that reopen battlenet(do that as administrator, it may help), locate the folder of destiny and let it download. Technical Support. net as admin. Windows. I renamed the 'Battle. Resolve Any Internet Connection Issues. flush DNS. At least it worked for me. Having the same issue. Step 3. Technical. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. It’s the same result. r/starcitizen. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. -redownload a fresh battle. Uninstall Battle. Battlenet installs no problem, its just the initializing loop when trying to download WoW. Bobrexal • 24 days ago. 2 Common Issues Subject. Open task manager and close Xbox game manager thing, then close b. BNet launcher sits on “initializing”, and then randomly goes initializing 2145443/2145443… sits on that a minute, and then goes back to initializing… and then. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. Cannot update wow at all. Now, I tried something different. However, a lot of users are entering a problem where the updates and downloading in the Battlenet software either don’t start at all or get stuck in the. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. net folder. Desktop App Tech Support. Riverbow-sylvanas December 10, 2022, 12:01pm 621. To figure out what is causing this, the original suggestion still stands: First start 3DMark with Steam launch option "--trace" added via right click, properties, then start using force 64bit option and send 3dmark-native. In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. NET. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. installing missing intermediate certificates, etc. If everything looks good on your end, try restarting the game client and see if the update starts downloading again. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. I have. У меня Windows 11. Updater stuck on Initializing Updater. I recently uninstalled it to make room for another game. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. The same is happening for me. World of Warcraft Forums – 16 Nov 22 WoW download stuck on "initializing" Howdy! UPDATE! Thanks for the data I requested I have forwarded this to our team. See: Download Stuck on 0% initializing - #14 by Skelgarer-1963 - Technical Support - World of Warcraft Forums. If you're installing on an external drive, make sure it's formatted NTFS. net, clear out all the WoW folders per Blizzard blue-post instructions, reinstall. There was an update for the battle. battle. Dartanin-ghostlands. Advanced Troubleshooting. Skarbrand-kazzak November 29, 2022, 8:21am #604. Restart the Battle.