Blizzard ForumsI just launched battle. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. I’ve disabled my firewall. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no longer there and it is 0% Updating. 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, . thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. Click on the lock and unlock it,. Tick the checkbox for Hidden items, and click on the Program Data folder. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing". It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. I’ve disabled my firewall. WoW update is stuck on initializing. 3. So the recommendation would be to disable it for. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. LoadingI’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Try to get into your wow folder : world of warcraft > retail , then double click on your wow. Initializing is taking forever. Now, when the scan completes, it immediately begins a new scan. Rebooting the PC helped. Silvansaria-nordrassil. The update servers are unreachable. Constant Updates and Endless Initialising. Check the ” Hide all Microsoft services ” box. Evoker Level 70 Boost Gear Reverting From 424 to 414. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. Uninstall doesn’t work. I can’t launch the game because the launcher is evidently trying to update or download some files, but it is stuck between “Initializing” and “Waiting on another installation or update. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. Type msconfig. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. At least it worked for me. switch to dragonflight beta and uninstall. Type msconfig. this hasnt worked either. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Cannot update wow at all. → Now I am sitting at my. Step 4. -tried uninstalling from the battle. After a few seconds it. It has been 2 days. and “Waiting on. I have also tried repairing my game and still no joy : (. If World of Warcraft doesn't launch on your computer, I’m going to give you the best solution. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. I restarted my computer before going to the extremes, nothing is working. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. Restart the Battle. net app installation is doing the same thing: getting stuck on the Updating function. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Initializing, doesn’t work. Spread the loveAs a World of Warcraft player, it can be frustrating when an update gets stuck on “Initializing” on your Windows computer. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. Zero progress gets made. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. This happened to me and I reset and reinstalled everything. WoW update is stuck on initializing. Will not let me uninstall until the updates. Mine is named D:install D:installWorld of Warcraft Pointing to the D:install when asked by battle. All drivers are up to date. net client and redownload the whole game; copied the entire folder on a USB stick and pasted over my WoW Folder worked like a charm with just a quick Scan and Repair action and now I can login without issues. 270. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Restart Battle. Couldnt get past initializing update until i did this. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. I often use WoW to play. I recently tried to download this game after a good few years away and got stuck on this issue like many others. It looks like the installer/updated is stuck in a loop, as every time, it moves from initializing, it gives a set of number that increment until is gets to the number is being reported before (2145571/2145571). World of Warcraft Forums I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. 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 bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . net application. X:world of warcraftworld of warcraft Good luck. Neither. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Deleting Blizzard and BNet folders from ProgramData. Emeldavi-tichondrius. net Launcher. net. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting. I just launched battle. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. I’ve never seen it go this slow. " Disable VPN: The Battle. Try logging out of the Battle. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. exe file. Loading. Solution 1: Run Battle. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. Every time I close Battle. Technical Support. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Only way to work for ma was a full rescan of the game. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the game was. In this scenario, you can fix the discussed issue by following the below-listed instructions. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix) Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. Eventually we’ll see it…the login screen… and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise. Me too. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. It’s the entire community, this isn’t a cache issue, it’s a blizz issue. Nerd-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #181. In such cases: Restart your router. 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. NET and GPU Restarting the PC. Community. SupportTechnical Support. PC. 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, . Blizzard CS - The Americas @BlizzardCS. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. Femfatale-haomarush. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12. And I mean everything, I literally formatted my drive and started over. Hello, It started couple hours ago. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. I have plenty of space on my SSD, looked at other fixes and now luck. net app quickly enough, it’ll say initializing under the play button, then checking data indices, then starts reclaiming disk space. If doing so. 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. Fix, rename etc. . If it’s still getting stuck, go ahead and post your. Game update starts and then stops installing. net Update stuck at 0% in your Windows 10 PC. Hopefully it gets a fix. I r…Are you having trouble with your World of Warcraft installation or update? Do you see the annoying "Initializing. Disable or temporarily uninstall these programs, restart your computer, and try. Nothing changes it. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Open file explorer/file manager (Right Click Windows Start) Navigate to the folder where the desktop application would normally be installed. After recording data for about 5 minutes, click “export text” and save the winMTR file in an easy to find location. Hit the Windows key and R. Runabel-argent-dawn May 8, 2023, 11:27pm #1. Sometimes World of Warcraft's updates requires a little encouragement to get going. Continues to sit on (2203048/2203048) It is strange that it’s the same issue on all 3 of my machines. Step 2. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. well thats weird, launching the wow. Installed Battle. It’s the same result. Tried to. net again. Are you on windows 11? try updating the “optional” updates for windows, and making sure you don’t have any razer processes (the mouse software) running in the background. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Windows applied an update last week and since then haven’t been able to log in or update WoW. this hasnt worked either. Technical Support. Click on the lock and unlock it,. Deleted the files, uninstalled the launcher. Reboot your PC. 270. battle. See full list on makeuseof. I played the game last night, working fine. 1 Like. net processes, restarting, etc. Why does this keep happening? Paused the updates and tried the scan and repair, but it gets stuck on waiting for another update. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. 2. Terminate the World of Warcraft Task: If the above remedies prove ineffective, terminating the World of Warcraft task within the Task Manager could initiate the update process anew. Our team is already on the case working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. World of Warcraft Forums [Main Thread] Download Stuck on 0% initializing then BLZBNTAG0000138F. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Type msconfig. Updating 0% Initializing. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"WoW Installation stuck at initializing. If I try again, it keeps failing. Delete the Battle. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. 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. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). Then try wow again. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. I know global. Stuck on update/initializing. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it needs to update). i roughly was able to reinstall the App after saying ‘Update agent went to sleep’ now i cannot update the game , stuck on initializing or about 30mins only few hours before wotlk release , such a stressful experience. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. The update servers are unreachable. Same here. Step 3 of the link worked for me. Reinstall the Battle. Uninstall doesn’t work. By adhering to these recommendations, you can effectively resolve the issue and return to your gameplay endeavors. 1 Like. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. Hellbirah-aggramar July 14, 2023, 7:57pm #3. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. 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, . Vincerus-stormrage November 14, 2023, 4:47pm 1. I am trying to install World of Warcraft. and also rebooting battle. There was an update for the battle. → Now I am sitting at my computer, watching Battle. NET. net. The steps below may resolve problems in which Agent can’t download data or install files. There are several reasons why this could happen, including issues with the game files, server maintenance, or problems with your computer’s settings. Disconnected When Leaving Garrison. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. @NarcoticBooDa24 If you're stuck on "Checking for Updates" - removed it often leaves junk data in this article: Blizzard Agent Troubleshooting (PC) Keywords: Agent,. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12. I did not have a WoW window up, but for some reason the process was still. Open Battle. net app which I downloaded, but it didn’t help. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files. Stuck at initializing?Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. WoW won't launch Windows 10 at times. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. If like me you are experiencing issues with the launcher and wish to play; Go to where the game is saved on your hard drive (for example) C:World of Warcraft_classic_. Step 4. Got this same issue. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Having the same issue. Look for any battle. Aerlas-magtheridon. Dartanin-ghostlands. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. Boards. 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). I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. Rebooted PC. Tick the checkbox for Hidden items, and click on the Program Data folder. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Jadzía-cthun (Jadzía) November 16, 2022, 7:01pm #39. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Step 2: Reinstall BattleNet. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. Restart your device and try downloading the update again. Ways to Fix Fix World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing on Windows 11 Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. Supersalv • 10 mo. AggravatingTest3760. Runabel-argent-dawn May 8, 2023, 11:27pm 1. After that i closed the battle net launcher and all instances running in task manager (including updater agent) then relaunched into wow and it started updating. Reinstall the Battle. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. Trying to update to 10. Step 3. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. 2 Common Issues. Rule Out Internet Issues. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while doing nothing. Re-installed Battle net app, checked other games for updates - worked well. Check if battlenet is actually doing anything. Technical Support. I have deleted Battle. net app. 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. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. Hmm. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. What more can we even attempt?Perma "Updating/Initializing". ago. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no longer there and it is 0% Updating again. net app. Same issue. Cannot Update / Download World of Warcraft. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Since yesterday, my Launcher has been stuck at the beginning of the progress bar, usually saying “initializing” or sometimes “waiting for another update” briefly then back to “initializing”. Waiting for another update is no longer there and it is 0% Updating again. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. 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. November 15, 2018. Waiting for another update is no longer there and it is 0% Updating again. Update stuck at initializing. If there's something preventing it from downloading, it may tell you why. I am unable to download the new patch and am stuck on initializing I have already restarted my entire pc. If Battle. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. 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. Phones. This patch/update really screwed things up and is making a lot of experiences in game very. Technical Support. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. 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. netGlad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. However, the update wouldn't ever start actually. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Go to the Battle. Brighter-runetotem November 16, 2022,. Spacehunt-westfall. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Game update starts and then stops installing. It’s the entire community, this isn’t a cache issue, it’s a blizz issue. Type C:ProgramData into the Open field and press Enter. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. ran as. Just delete the Battle. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. Plus now I logged out to update addons and hey it’s stuck on initializing and won’t update. Technical Support. I had to pause all updates. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. While this forum is NOT intended to replace our support…. it needs to update). Hi. Open Battle. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Update? No, the initializing doesn’t end here. 2. Zero progress gets made. 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. 18423. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. Deleting these files is perfectly safe and won't harm your system in any way. Technical Support. Uncheck the ” Load startup items ” box. At least it worked for me. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Why does this keep happening? Paused the updates and tried the scan and repair, but it gets stuck on waiting for another update. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. I don’t know if it’s an OS issues or. 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”. Been stuck on waiting for this thing to “update” for a half hour now. Also. Next, if that didn’t work, cancel the update entirely and restart. Supersalv • 10 mo. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. Support. Help please. 2. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble; Diablo IV; Diablo Immortal. Within this directory just delete the folder named Battle. (Am on a mac. Ive followed all the steps ive ran as an admin, ive deleted all. Any updates on this issue? Stuck on initializing for a while now. I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. Ensure you’re running Battle. My Tickets. -force quit battle. Bigboyslim-argent-dawn December 14, 2022, 6:47pm #1. I was able to resolve this issue using a VPN, setting my location to Hong Kong. Clearing the Battle. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. The exact same thing is happening to me right now. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. net, even if I also.