The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. 13. net app completely, didn’t help. Thank you! Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. If it is downloading then it will unstuck after some time, don't interrupt it again just be patient. Stuck on initializing screen and. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. ARTICLE: battle net just tells me the game is updating but its stuck on initializing. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. net desktop app i got a notification that i needed to download an update for WOW classic so i proceded to intalling the update but when i did the update is stuck in ‘‘initializing’’ and doesnt seem to download the update. Initially stuck on “initializing”, then uninstalled Battle. Updated: 6 months ago Article ID: 14236 Common Problems. ALL OTHER GAMES ARE INSTALLING CORRECTLY. Disable all the background apps and close the other running apps other than WoW on your PC. So I think the key thing here is patience. 1 Like. Etzzy-doomhammer January 27, 2020, 6:22pm #4. . exe. If it's stuck saying it's initializing, I'd suspect a permissions problem somewhere still. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. 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. . Installed Battle. I opened a ticket to remove the authenticator now I'm stuck waiting for help. It needs 16gb of free storage to download the patch. Tried opening wow. msc in the search box and. None of my friends have this issue. Same here, stuck on initializing. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. the Battle net and World of Warcraft works best if they are installed in the same folder. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. LoadingThe Battle. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. Many connection issues including slow bandwidth, BNS cache, unstable Internet can trigger the Blizzard app stuck on initializing. Turn off your PC. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I have several other Battle. Updated: 4 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. Then the ‘downloading’ phase starts and uses my full internet speed and downloads a further 150mb, in the case of the latest patch/hotfix being small. Hello everyone i installed WOW classic a month ago and everything was running smooth till about a week ago on the battle. net launcher”. ago. Nothing works. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . Download Stuck on 0% initializing. After that, I restarted my PC and tried installing World of Warcraft again. also stuck on initializing, currently at 30 minutes, really frustrating!. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". i roughly was able to reinstall the App after saying ‘Update agent went to sleep’. Not trying to run OW2, trying to run WoW. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. It will work then. net Desktop app. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. log file from Documents/3DMark to ul. If this doesn’t work just report it and wait for a fix, it was a big problem a couple months ago. My Battle. 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. Open the Battle. This is found in C:/ProgramData (which is a hidden folder). World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Around 70 gig to go it displayed PLAY button. Help pleaseIssue with initializing. . Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. Every time I login to battle. net Launcher. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers. How do I fix this?Support Technical Support. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. Missing Gnomelia and/or Hearthstone Card Back After Defeating Hogger. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. Close battlenet. Stuck on initializing screen and now ‘waiting on. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. Restarted bnet. Restart the Battle. I have restarted the application. Step 2: Reinstall BattleNet. net launcher (or window). I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. cleared caches. exe. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. Open the Battle. Select the World of WarCraft folder. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. I can’t reinstall WoW. The progress bars do not progress at all, stuck on “…Initializing”. Any work around? I had the same problem yesterday. Starting it as admin and so on. net launcher. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Game specific issues need to be reported on that game’s forums… in this case, that would be WoW. You’ll have to: Reset your user interface, this will ensure. (or you could delete it if you really know what you're doing) Pulled up the Run menu (WIN+R) and enter 'C:programdata' (notice there is no space between program and. After a few seconds it. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"It is stuck on initializing. Finally, restart your PC and start the Blizzard app again. After that, navigate to the following path: C :\ ProgramData \ Blizzard Entertainment \ Battle. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15,. 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”. World of Warcraft Forums. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 270. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. If there is no maintenance in your region follow the steps below to resolve this. Birchfox-giantstalker November 16, 2022, 7:28pm #93. Jaidyn. ago. net desktop app. net it says Hearthstone is updating but is stuck at 0% and Initializing. Agnass-anvilmar. Game update starts and then stops installing. For me it is stuck at initializing. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12. Stuck on. Victa-ashbringer March 27, 2021, 3:03am 1. " SupportTechnical Support. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. Windows. net files, or a problem connecting to the patching server. I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. Thaelia-deathwing. I’ve also restarted the client as well as my PC. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. net server that gives the current client version is getting DDOSed. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. Try to launch in desktop mode for the updates - it seems to work faster (just yesterday my download limit in game mode was 100kb/s, desktop was 30Mb/s). Eat food. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. battle. Technical Support. Run Battle. I located my Blizzard games folder, which contained the 'Battle. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. World of Warcraft on Reddit! Open task manager and close Xbox game manager thing, then close b. Oddly enough, after i did a windows update, it suddenly came on for a while. Cannot update wow at all. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge. Within this directory just delete the folder named Battle. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. In the World of WarCraft Info box, go to the Sharing & Permissions section. I managed to fix the issue by completely uninstalling World of Warcraft and the battlenet app. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. See, you got it half right. Game update starts and then stops installing. At the board meeting someone came up with an idea let’s release 2 updates in one day then there will definitely be more players and we will be able to boast about how many. Technical Support. However, the update wouldn't ever start actually. 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. 1 Like. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while doing nothing. Under Network Bandwidth, set both the Latest updates and Future patch data values to 0 (0 means Unlimited). Keep up mates. 1 Like. Technical Support. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. net app and install the program till you get to the initialization loop. Hit the Windows key and R. Initializing, doesn’t work. 4MB/s. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. Support Technical Support. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Stuck on initializing. I play on a Mac. The Battle. net, then end program on the blizzard updater, reopen b. just gets stuck. I will send you all i got from this timeline =) Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9:27pm #353. 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. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. Click Selective startup and clear the Load startup items check box. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. Revert the folder name change. Show more. Slide the slider all the way down to never Notify. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. Wait about a minute before turning on your equipment. My retail ended up needing a reinstall. World of Warcraft Forums. Jinji-whisperwind July 11, 2023, 8:31pm #1. “@jaebird88 (2) Right-click the WoW icon on your desktop & select run as administrator. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. SeriousAdult • 1 yr. net, even if I also. net folder. I just tried starting another download via the launcher and that works fine. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to get stuck. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. Been sat for ages waiting to update, thought I was going insane. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. Goto the Cog icon above your Email and switch to a. Instead of using a wireless connection, use a physical LAN. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and add it to. I’m also having this issue. Uncheck the box next to the “Enable peer-to-peer” option and click on Done in order to accept the changes. This hasn’t worked for me. Boards. r/starcitizen. Cofe-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:20pm #72. Restarting the PC. Click the Blizzard icon at the top left part of the screen and choose Settings from the dropdown menu. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. Technical Support. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. net -closing tasks in Task Manager related to Battle. Follow these steps to troubleshoot the problem and resume the installation or update process. net launcher. My Tickets. Occasionally, you may find your World of Warcraft update stuck on initializing because of internet connectivity issues. net folder in its entirety. net desktop app, and game processes, and click End Process. Switch to the Game Install/Update tab by clicking on it and scroll down to the Network Bandwidth section. you know its maintanence until 11am CEST. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. 33. Loading. Друидяшка-soulflayer November 27, 2022, 4:44pm 598. I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. 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. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Start the test and launch the Battle. Installed bnet and then tried to. same issue, in the battle. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. ive tried many diffrent things but none seem to solve it. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. 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, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to get to your task manager, and end any process that is called AGENT. Expect at least some free game time for this. Close battle. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. Put Battle. Yeah, mine is stuck as well. 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. Technical Support. I used fix and repair and that failed. benchmarksupport@ul. Restart the Battle. Technical Support. Deleting the Battle. start installing the game but close the battlenet launcher again as soon as it starts actually downloading. A bit late, but I was having the same issue when trying to launch WoW from the Home tab on battlenet. Closing processes in task manager. C:\Program Files (x86)\World Of Warcraft_retail_. 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. Ways to Fix Fix World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing on Windows 11 Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. Brêez-outland November 16, 2022, 6:32pm #18. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. Go ahead and delete both of those folders. net, clear out all the WoW folders per Blizzard blue-post instructions, reinstall. This is one of the most common reasons that cause Battle. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. WoW will launch without your BNet login. switching to beta, giving battle. net ” (without quotes). Anyone else ever have an issue like this before? I think there are server issues right now. net in the allowed list in your firewall settings and see if the download moves past “Initializing”. SjurEido. ran as. November 14, 2023. WoW update stuck on Initializing, any help? I already had a look on bnet and deleted ny battlenet folder to try and fix it; but no luck. Net Launcher somehow lost the location of all of my games. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. net' folder to 'battle. To fix the problem, you can try running Bettle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Delete the Cache folder. LoadingWoW download stuck on "initializing". World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. At least it worked for me. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Download stuck on the "Updating Battle. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. Technical Support. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. net. Im at a loss on what to do. Hopefully that helps, good luck! How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Open the Game Install/Update section from the left pane. Then on relaunch of bnet it said update, I clicked, it did a scan, and failed at 100%. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 7:03pm #45. I haven’t played the game for a long time and with dragon flight the one expansion I’ve wanted to play for a while now, I bought it a few days ago got sometime so I can catch up a few of my characters in levels for the release but now the game is stuck in an updating loop when I install it, it doesn’t even attempt to install the game but freezes at initializing (2127019/2127019) and then. MacOS Stuck at initializing: BLZBNTAGT0000138F. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. I ended up deleting agent folder, emptying recycling bin, and restarting my pc before starting the launcher and it fixed everything. repeat until successful. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. Restarting the PC. net process in task manager and then right click > launch as administrator on battle. Eel-suramar. I’m stuck as well…. 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. Please read the following rules before commenting: All comments must be on topic and add something of substance to the post;I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . Uninstalling and reinstalling the Battle. Same problem on 2 computers. I tried to reinstall WoW and was stuck on initializing so I uninstalled the battle net app and now I lost my authenticator and I need to update my phone number now I'm fucked to sign in. I was able to do an update for classic WoW, but not retail. Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\) and delete those three folders. So, this worked for me. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. 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. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. Some suggest closing Steam, running as admin, or updating Windows as possible fixes. Something else to try - there is a little downwards pointing arrow at the top of the bnet launcher. I’m stuck as well…. Updated Windows 10, . 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. Open Battle. SupportTechnical Support. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. Leaf-azuremyst November 16, 2022,. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Blizzard Authenticator is stuck on Setting up after I type in my account details. Expect at least some free game time for this. So I think the key thing here is patience. Today I wanted to play WoW. net app. ago. For problems installing or patching World of Warcraft, connecting to the realms or crashing during game play. Delete the Battle. So glad I’m not the only one. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. Fix, rename etc. If that does not work, turn beta mode on for your b. net. Nothing changes it. • 2 mo. Restart my computer. Technical Support. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc sp…“@Maverick_LIVE_ Go ahead and open a ticket then. rename the Diablo 4 Beta folder. -tried uninstalling from the battle. 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. Stuck on scanning and repair mode - General Discussion - World of. Refreshing connection. November 14, 2023. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. Close other applications (Steam, etc) Switched to Google's DNS. Found the fix! Uninstall the driver in device manager under game controllers. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Users share their solutions and experiences for downloading WoW Retail on Windows 10 or 11. This is something to do with agent I suspect as a notification did flash up briefly for it in the corner of the screen that I can’t access now to see what it was moaning about. Stuck on Initializing. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. restarted and hardbooted. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Recently, my Battle. Hi, When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. Then the ‘downloading’ phase starts and uses my full internet speed and downloads a further 150mb, in the case of the latest patch/hotfix being small. It also doesn’t matter. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. If there's something preventing it from downloading, it may tell you why. net Launcher. I am also stuck with this problem. November 14, 2023.