Tried that, and completely uninstalled and reinstalled Bnet. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. exe. I am trying to install world of Warcraft on my pc but its stuck on initializing and battlenet checking residency on install I just updated my cod cold war. Nothing helps! Other games update and download without issues. ago. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild. Phones. Emeldavi-tichondrius. I have plenty of space on my SSD, looked at other fixes and now luck. Im at a loss on what to do. Brownpaw-draenor November 16, 2022,. November 14, 2023. Spread the loveAs a World of Warcraft player, it can be frustrating when an update gets stuck on “Initializing” on your Windows computer. Technical Support. Anyone else stuck on 0% updating or initializing? Update not working for me. I have rebooted the. catflapps. Shakazdi-wyrmrest-accord October 6, 2022, 1:03am 1. The Repair Tool will scan your game files and attempt to fix any problems it finds. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. Windows. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. My Tickets. Closed my Antivirus. his account wont install dragonflight. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Installed Battle. net launcher and still says initializing. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Technical Support. Technical Support. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. Type msconfig. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. You almost certainly don’t, and it just takes a while to get. Step 5. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData. Pointyënd-ashkandi July 13, 2023, 8:53am #1. net is running, close it. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"Before deleting any files, make sure Battle. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. Stuck on initializing, every update. run as admin. Stuck on initializing screen and. I’ve disabled my firewall. Uninstalling and reinstalling the Battle. Try to get into your wow folder : world of warcraft > retail , then double click on your wow. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. What a mess. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. One of the more memorable moments leading up to World of Warcraft: Dragonflight’s launch came a few months back when Ion Hazzikostas was asked about a certain impossible-to-miss sword sticking out of Silithus. I play on a Mac. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. Anyone know what can be done about this? Pausing the update just makes the launcher think there’s ANOTHER update. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. It can repair corrupted files fix errors in the game’s database and even reset addons and keybindings. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. So glad I’m not the only one. Follow these steps to troubleshoot the problem and resume the installation or update process. com. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. 7th ? The initializing zipped along quite fast until it reached around 250 MB of 442 MB, then it bogged down to a crawl. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. Stuck on initializing, can’t play. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Worked for me when stuck in the battlenet app. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"Unable to Complete Achievement - Dream On. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. After that, navigate to the following path: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. Any suggestion on how to fix would. When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. October 28, 2023. I am trying to install World of Warcraft. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15,. Updated: 8 months ago Article ID: 23672 Antivirus and firewall software play an important role in computer security. Returning to the game and also getting this issue. Same issue here. The only reason why I uninstalled it in the first place was due to a bug where both WoW Classic and normal WoW wouldn’t install/patch, and would instead be caught in a loop of initializing the update, reclaiming disc space, then saying that they were waiting for other updates, and then going back in the loop, forever. 2 Likes. Windows. Also, check out our separate post on the best World of Warcraft gaming laptop. Support. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. Друидяшка-soulflayer November 27, 2022, 4:44pm 598. yea same thing here spent all day in the Emergency room and came home to my game as broken as I am. Closed my Antivirus. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. Close battle. net launcher”. Open the Battle. I’m stuck in a “Repair-Loop”… when I tried the scan and repair function, it scans for ~10 minutes or so, then tells me “something wen wrong” and that I should try again. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. Close the World of Warcraft tab if it’s open. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. ahh ok, im still stuck at 0% initializing . I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. it probably looked something like this. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. Emeldavi-tichondrius. I’ve tried: Reinstalling BNet app. Had the same issue on Windows 11. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. 1 Like. exe. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. Deodu-kazzak December 9, 2022, 9:38am 618. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. Mine is named D:install D:installWorld of Warcraft Pointing to the D:install when asked by battle. Step 3. net is running, close it; Close all Battle. Something like, battle. Removing bandwidth limit. We have more resources available in our knowledge database. LoadingWorld of Warcraft Forums Desktop app and WoW update stuck in infinite loop while updating. 2 Likes. net Desktop app. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Restart the Battle. World of Warcraft addon managers can prevent Agent from updating game files. Click settings. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). Subject line: Stuck on initializing. World of Warcraft Forums Game Install Stuck on Initializing. it should start. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did. Same problem on 2 computers. It has been 2 days. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Played wow no problems. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Anyone else experiencing extreme slow Initializing in Battle. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. Uninstalled Battlenet thinking it would help if I reinstalled but now it’s stuck on installing the damn launcher itself nevermind updating Warcraft for me to play. To fix the WoW stuck on loading screen issue, you can try to edit the configuration file. (M1 Max, running OS12. Anyone else come across this and how to work around it? Using a 14in M1 Pro MBP. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. If there's something preventing it from downloading, it may tell you why. thanks so much! My frustrations are lifted. net application. Restarted my PC and was able to start up wow just fine. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm. also stuck on initializing, currently at 30 minutes, really frustrating! 3 Likes. The Battle. this a solution that I found when my world of Warcraft download got stuck at 0 B/s and wouldn't move no matter how long I left it up. This has happened now for several days, and I cannot play the game at all. Stuck between initializing and fetching patch manifest. well thats weird, launching the wow. How to Purchase World of Warcraft World of Warcraft is free to play up to level 20 so that new players can experience the game without first having to buy it. Thaelia-deathwing. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. Aerlas-magtheridon November 16, 2022, 7:36pm #113. Initializing, doesn’t work. net launcher Close any process related to Steam and Discord Temporarily disable anti-virus/malware (in my case I disabled. Plus now I logged out to update addons and hey it’s stuck on initializing and won’t update. completely exit battle net and restart it. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15,. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. net app, and then click Exit. 2 from battle. Hopefully that helps, good luck!World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Waiting on Another Installation or Update. 3) Open the “ World of Warcraft ” folder again. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Perma "Updating/Initializing". I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. 3. I’m stuck as well…. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. Delete the Cache folder; Restart computer and launch. 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. ran as. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". This happened to me and I reset and reinstalled everything. Last resort I went to my Mobile HotSpot. Vengeful Chicken is available for the next 3 days (NA)Update is stuck on initializing for World of Warcraft retail (worked fine for classic). I have fast internet and the space on the computer. No matter which one I have it work on, the Update gets stuck on “Initializing” at 0% and won’t budge from there, even after I leave it alone for hours. net folder. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. Technical Support. go to the Boot tab. Same here, stuck on initializing. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. These things take time - but it's worth the wait. You can do that here: ^JH”World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Even asked Reddit. Technical Support. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. The progress bars do not progress at all, stuck on “…Initializing”. So far nothing has worked. This is found in C:/ProgramData (which is a hidden folder). Here’s how to do it: 1) Close WoW and ensure it’s not running in the background. Technical Support. Goto the Cog icon above your Email and switch to a. Hello, It started couple hours ago. Stuck on "Initializing. 1. 5 M1 MBP. Support Technical Support. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Edit: Scan and repair seems to have fixed it for now. Same issue for me: Intitializing (367/367 Bytes) and it just hangs there. Restarted bnet. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. Recently, my Battle. . Can't install, the download is stuck on Initializing (0%) I can't update my game, it's been stuck at Initializing for 30 min. Technical Support. 4MB/s. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. It’s taken 30+ minutes to download another 30 MB, from 250 to 280MB. Technical Support. Configure your security software's exception list to allow Blizzard applications to run. 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. Aderya-bloodhoof November 16, 2022, 7:23pm #84. #$%#. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. I conducted a scan/repair thinking that might help but fell into the infinite loop instead. Check out the list below,. Open Battle. I left it running overnight for 10+ hours, still Initializing… SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Check BlizzardCS on Twitter for breaking news and information on our services. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. NET and GPU Restarting the PC Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. Turn on your. Dartanin-ghostlands. Technical Support. • Disabling Auto-Updates in the client. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. net app. World of Warcraft Forums Stuck on initialising. Any help on this from the tech savvy would be appreciated. Then when it loops, end the app by going to the blizzard logo in the top left, right click, and click exit. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Under the General tab, select Selective startup. Download Stuck on 0% initializing; Mobile: No issues currently being tracked. What more can we even attempt?SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. Same issue. There are several reasons why this could happen, including issues with the game files, server maintenance, or problems with your computer’s settings. The steps that worked for me was as follows: Make sure auto-update is disabled on your Battle. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. ALL OTHER GAMES ARE INSTALLING CORRECTLY. net -Deleting the -Blizzard Entertainment- folder in ProgramData Still it just endlessly gets stuck on. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … Common Problems. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. Before deleting any files, make sure Battle. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. I knew I’d have to relearn spells and rotations, but tbh, this seems a lot more like a 3rd line technical. I came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. Elbodeep-area-52. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Stuck on "Initializing. net again. 2. From here select “Support” then “Repair Tool”. Stuck at initializing?Start the battle. The Battle. With W11, the result is the same. There has been a bug in bnet for as long as I remember where either the remaining data or download speed are reported wrong or the download just seems "stuck". While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. net launcher’s window. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Also. Restarted CPU and all that jazz. same here. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Deleting these files is perfectly safe and won't harm your system in any way. SupportTechnical Support. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. net Stuck in a Refresh Loop. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no. Fixes I’ve. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Birchfox-giantstalker November 16, 2022, 7:28pm #93. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. Disconnected When Leaving Garrison. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. My Battle. Hey, probably not many people in my situation but I’m trying to install WoW again (for obvious reasons 😃 ) and I’m stuck at installing the battle. net folder and restart your Blizzard App. Known WoW Classic Technical Support Issues [Updated - Jan 6th, 2023] Well met, adventurers! We’ll be using this forum thread to track known technical support issues, like conflicts which cause performance errors, crashes, and connection problems in WoW Classic. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. Hmm. 57 Likes. Wrenn-kilrogg November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #183. net website gives you a potential fix. Click on This PC (Windows 10) and open the system partition C. Féyre-burning-blade November 16, 2022, 9:21pm. net desktop app. Desktop App Tech Support. Game update starts and then stops installing. Clearing Download Cache on Steam. 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. Create a new directory. Visit our main page to know more: ----- This is not a technical support forum. AggravatingTest3760. 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. 2 Likes. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Assuming this is due to massive amounts of people trying to download, but putting this thread here saying for the last 3 hours, my download has been sitting at 0% “Initializing download”. net installer. I have done a clean uninstall and reinstall several times now, clearing temp, localappdata, programdata, etc each time, and still cannot get past the same download initialization. . I was sitting waiting for Deathwhisper to become active trying not to lose my mind over the lag, when suddenly I disconnect from the server. Third day in a row now. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. Dezyy-hellfire November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #138. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on. Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. Delete the Battle. Every now and then it’ll start downloading at like 150 bytes a second for a minute then get back to being stuck at initializing. 57 Likes. Constant Updates and Endless Initialising. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. Step 3 of the link worked for me. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. Selecting Properties from the list. net launcher (or window). If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022, 9:52pm. Loading I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Jalkoth-blades-edge November 9, 2022, 6:34am #1. As Tratt mentioned, the troubleshooting steps below should have the most impact: SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to. net update agent” from there. Terrko-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #79. 48. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. Support Technical Support. :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” 🙃World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. Ezrald-altar-of-storms June 1, 2023, 5:41am #1. 2. Hit the Windows key and R. im still stuck at 0% initializing . Are many others having this problem?Step 2. Lolyp-argent-dawn November 16, 2022,. So the launcher seems to be stuck at initializing the update, taking what seems far too long to update WoW. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. It never goes past initializing. Exit Bnet -> Open Folder that contains WoW folder -> Rename to something like "World of Warcraft_backup" -> Open Bnet and click update, it will change to "Install" (Skip this if it already changed to "Install") -> Rename WoW folder back to "World of Warcraft" (previous name). World of Warcraft Forums. Open Battle. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. I’m stuck on the initialising steps. I did have to tell the launcher where my game folder was again, but it immediately updated and was playable again. 7. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. After that, navigate to the following path: C :\ ProgramData \ Blizzard Entertainment \ Battle. I’ve deleted the BNet Files and Cache as that worked in the past but now i’m stumped. If those two solutions don’t work, you’ll need to delete your WTF, Cache, and Interface folders located in your World of Warcraft directory. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. (Am on a mac. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . Can't install the game, the download is stuck. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. Technical Support. Technical Support. Got this same issue. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble; Diablo IV; Diablo Immortal; Overwatch 2;. net files, or a problem connecting to the patching server. Was recently kicked out of the game a little over thirty minutes ago (right before the second stage of the time rift), and now I apparently need to apply an update for the second time today. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12. Delete the Cache folder. My Battle. So glad I’m not the only one. 2. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. I’d like to report that I can’t download WoW. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. I started experiencing this issue a few hours ago after being spammed with lua errors in-game with no addons enabled. 2 Likes. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. It will work then.