net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. Got this same issue. I can’t reinstall WoW. The problem is not on my side. net full disk access, making sure there was no world of warcraft folder in applications, AND restarting, it worked!Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. net. Support. 1 Like. Same here, stuck on initializing. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. i went a step further and ended vanguard and gamepass tasks as well. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. net app completely, didn’t help. Expect at least some free game time for this. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. However, I now have access to the game. Delete the Battle. net in the allowed list in your firewall settings and see if the download moves past “Initializing”. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. Re-downloaded the launcher and tried downloading again. Many connection issues including slow bandwidth, BNS cache, unstable Internet can trigger the Blizzard app stuck on initializing. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. World of Warcraft Forums Before deleting any files, make sure Battle. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. Have tried stopping all the battle. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no longer there and it is 0% Updating again. m stuck at initializing! WHo would have expected that from Blizzard on a launch day! 2 Likes. LoadingIf it's stuck saying it's initializing, I'd suspect a permissions problem somewhere still. I’m also having this issue. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. I’ve had this issue before. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. Fixes I’ve tried:. Then try wow again. Sadly did not work for me. net -closing tasks in Task Manager related to Battle. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. net folder, restart battle net app then locate folder for wow just. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. So glad I’m not the only one. My Tickets. . What worked for me. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Then when it loops, end the app by going to the blizzard logo in the top left, right click, and click exit. 4. Now, navigate to the Services tab. The progress bars do not progress at all, stuck on “…Initializing”. 2 Common Issues Breaking News This Week's Scheduled Maintenance Subject. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. net launcher then go task manager close remaining apps then restart should probably fix it. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. net, uninstalled Battle. Reboot Windows to safe mode + network. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. After that reopen battlenet(do that as administrator, it may help), locate the folder of destiny and let it download. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\) and delete those three folders. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. net app completely, didn’t help. Technical Support. Cannot update wow at all. Type msconfig. Here’s how to fix your screen freezing in the loading men in World of Warcraft: The battle. net icon, but nothing else happens. For what it’s worth, stuck on initializing for about 40 minutes now, after rebooting the PC because I was stuck on “waiting for another update to finish” for half an hour. I had the issue where it would do the initializing loop. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. Technical Support. 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. Installed Battle. Got better things to do. Hey Victa, For more information about this and steps you can try to resolve it, check out. Clear all app cache. Completely close the battle net app then navigate to the directory above. 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”. Furthermore, I paid 90 euros for pre-order to play it will pre-launch, and I’m. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. Warcraft III: Reforged. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. net and wait a minute and it should start initializing. Eject the flash drive and connect it to your Steam Deck while in Desktop Mode. Anyone else. I downloaded a free VPN, set my location to HK and set my login region to Asia - it started downloading after 5 or so mins. Click the Blizzard icon at the top left part of the screen and choose Settings from the dropdown menu. net, then end program on the blizzard updater, reopen b. Wait for the update. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. g. Just delete the Battle. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. 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. Alex470 • 1 yr. Put Battle. Put Battle. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. well thats weird, launching the wow. an I dont have an antivirus at all. The_Sinful. Here I am again ($&*!). I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Wonder if this is somehow related to the fact that OW2 queue times are very very long (40k users). Turn off your PC. If that does not work, turn beta mode on for your b. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III | Reddit. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Clearing Battle. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while doing nothing. After a few seconds it. Technical Support. A bit late, but I was having the same issue when trying to launch WoW from the Home tab on battlenet. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. Open the Game Install/Update section from the left pane. Perma "Updating/Initializing". Thaelia-deathwing. The new Battle. Hi there, Also stuck on initializing. Same here - i can only assume it's as most of the players get home from work and all start the download at once and kills the servers. 57 Likes. net client, rule out internet problems, clean the Battle. net is running, close it. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. In the World of WarCraft Info box, go to the Sharing & Permissions section. Couldnt get past initializing update until i did this. Stuck on Initializing. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. Support Technical Support. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. yea same thing here spent all day in the Emergency room and came home to my game as broken as I am. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. After being stuck on 'initializing' for nearly 3 hours and going to scan and repair - I now get a download estimate of 87. -force quit battle. Continuing to watch the reinstall. it probably looked something like this. I’m having the same issue. I tried running Battle. killing agent in task manager. Seeing as though this thread is closed: Update stuck on initializing - #242 by Sonlak-grobbulus Just today I thought I would resub to try out Dragonflight. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. 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. Today I wanted to play WoW. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. go to the Boot tab. Kill the battle. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. Run the Blizzard Battle. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. Help please. I have deleted Battle. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. Go ahead and delete both of those folders. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. C:\Program Files (x86)\World Of Warcraft_retail_. Support Technical Support. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. net button at the top left of the Battle. I’m having the same issue. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. We are able to install battle. Strategy Card Game. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. Same issue here. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 302546 Common Problems I click on install for a game and the install button changes to the spinning Battle. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Waiting on Another Installation or Update. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. A fresh install of Bnet and WoW has done nothing. Let it initialize for 5-10 minutes before you think you have a problem. Same here, been stuck for nearly 2 hours. i had 8gigs left on my disc and it kept initializing for 2hours at 4%. Hellbirah-aggramar July 14, 2023, 7:57pm #3. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. 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). net again. I can run a speed test and my internet is fine,. Right-click the shortcut of Battle. Showing 1 - 15 of 39 comments. it probably looked something like this. net processes, restarting, etc. net folder and restart your Blizzard App. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. 2. 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. Tick the checkbox for Hidden items, and click on the Program Data folder. Imagine being on your 9th expansion and not being able to cope with what, by now, must. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. Lolyp-argent-dawn November 16, 2022,. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. Stuck on Initializing. net Desktop App Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs , which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat My Battle. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. 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. And every time it gets to this number it. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Deleted the files, uninstalled the launcher. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to bring up the Task Manager. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. Tried exiting and relaunching the battle. (M1 Max, running OS12. 1. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Danelliah-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:08am 4. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. Found the fix! Uninstall the driver in device manager under game controllers. Expect at least some free game time for this. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Delete the Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net website gives you a potential fix. 2. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. It will stuck in initializing again, but don't get mad! Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc>performance>resource monitor In the "resource monitor" window check at network tab, if a process "Agent. Open Task Manager. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. catflapps. Update the Battle. Then back restart to normal and play. Expect at least some free game time for this. World of Warcraft Forums Support Technical Support. Fixes I’ve tried: Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData Closing processes in task manager Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet Updated Windows 10, . Then input -d3d11 in the box. FIX. log and 3dmark. exe in my folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. SupportTechnical Support. IP Release, Renew, and Flush DNS. Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. Technical Support. same here… pls send help. Open the Battle. I repaired the client 3 times and it is still stuck in 99% Initializing for 3 hours now. restarted and hardbooted. Dadirro-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:31pm. It began as a memory access crash while playing the game. Select Game Settings on the left of the window. Elbodeep-area-52. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. Technical Support. repeat until successful. If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. 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. The_Sinful. It’s taken 30+ minutes to download another 30 MB, from 250 to 280MB. I need to be in that queue! I tried posting this in the Bug report forum but i dont see a way to create a topic. net and reinstalling it, I would let it try and install again. He says that Battle. Cannot update wow at all. It’s the same result. I ran the repair tool and that solved the issue. 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. Edit: Restarting the app in admin mode seems to have sped up the initialization speed. Fixes I’ve tried:. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Look for any battle. Nothing is working helllpppp. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. net. i ended the update agent task in the task manager. Féyre-burning-blade November 16, 2022, 9:21pm #344. Nothing is working helllpppp. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 4 GB update would be chucked in after completing an install of the game. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical. Game stuck on initializing. Scan/Fix. Are many others having this problem? Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Perl-anetheron (Perl) March 9, 2021, 10:17pm #2. Technical Support. . i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. I was able to resolve this issue using a VPN, setting my location to Hong Kong. r/ModernWarfareIII is a developer-recognized community focused on the title. Fixes I’ve tried: Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData Closing processes in task manager Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet Updated Windows 10, . World of Warcraft Forums. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix) Refreshing connection. Uninstalling and reinstalling the Battle. Right-click the Battle. What i did to fix my problem, was to close the battlenet and then deleted "battlenet" and "Blizzard Entertainment" folders at C:\ProgramData. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. The_Sinful. C:Program Files (x86)World Of Warcraft_retail_. I’m stuck on the initialising steps. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. if u dont wanna click links cus sketch then just search for “battle net gets stuck on initializing (Fix)” video is by ". SjurEido. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022, 9:52pm. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. Reopen the Battle. Technical Support For problems installing or patching World of Warcraft, connecting to the realms or crashing during game play. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). Type msconfig. There are multiple Battle. Run as Admin. TravelingGleeman •. For real though, I have no clue. Delete the Battle. Program Data was a hidden file, so you'll have to go to view and check 'Hidden Items' to view this folder. Click on dropdown down arrow on the top left corner. cleared caches. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. At this rate it’s going to take hours and hours to complete the download. After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t. Restarting the PC. net ” (without quotes). How to resolve this issue when installing or. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. 1: 33: November 13, 2023 Flightstones randomly reset. Loading. Baradûr-draenor. Fresh install stuck at Initializing! - Technical Support - World of Warcraft Forums. Close Blizzard processes. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. net. 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. I had this issue. Click the Settings menu option. Open Battle. Step 4. For me it started yesterday already. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. Uninstall Battle. Click on the flash drive icon in the lower-right taskbar and select open and mount for your flash drive. rename the Diablo 4 Beta folder. I updated my graphics driver and that fixed it. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. GTAForums does NOT endorse or allow any kind of GTA Online modding, mod menus, tools or account selling/hacking. Why is the. net stuck on initializing. Create another 'administrator' account on the machine and use that instead. Technical Support. Reopen the Battle. 2 Common Issues. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Boot into Safemode. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Select the World of WarCraft folder. It also doesn’t matter. So try and do a clean fresh reinstall and then let it do its thing. Same happened to me yesterday. I'm trying to install the game for an hour now, but it get stuck at "Initializing 2127019/2127019" and I'm running out of option. Thank you! World of Warcraft Forums. Then try wow again. Occasionally, you may find your World of Warcraft update stuck on initializing because of internet connectivity issues. 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. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. 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. . I tried everything I could think of then gave up. SupportTechnical Support. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. Stuck on initializing screen and now ‘waiting on. (Don’t enter with your id and password) Step 4: Download WoW with your regions. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Having the same issue. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. I was told the best solution is to completely. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Zero progress gets made. Boards. Stuck on. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin.