I have rebooted the. 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”. Birchfox-giantstalker November 16, 2022, 7:28pm #93. net folder. You can not have. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Stuck on "Initializing. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. 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. Unable to Gain. 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; If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. It also doesn’t matter which I tell it to update while pausing the other two. Tick the checkbox for Hidden items, and click on the Program Data folder. 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 started couple hours ago. Hibb-tichondrius August 26, 2020, 6:25pm #1. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. My Tickets. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. Removing bandwidth limit. 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”. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. No matter which one I have it work on, the Update gets stuck on “Initializing” at 0% and won’t. Hexenmeíster-amanthul November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #49. Technical Support. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. After a few seconds it. The Updating never gets anywhere, stuck on 0%, with it also saying "Initializing". Didn’t do anything. Dezyy-hellfire November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #138. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. Disk Cleanup: Open the File Explorer and select “This PC” from the left pane. And. Technical Support. World of Warcraft ForumsWays to Fix Fix World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing on Windows 11 Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Same issue for me: Intitializing (367/367 Bytes) and it just hangs there. NET. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. )Restarting battle. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. Then press the Esc key to open the Game Menu. If it's actually using network then just leave it and it should finish eventually. You don't have two big updates on the same day. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. LoadingWorld of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. This happened to me and I reset and reinstalled everything. switching to beta, giving battle. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Then click Options > Game Settings. I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. Help pleaseOur team is already on the case working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. 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. -tried uninstalling from the battle. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Press Command + I. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022, 9:52pm. i cant install because im still i initializing… ive also attempted to install in a new folder. Nallianah-wyrmrest-accord. Close battle. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. love this game. Technical Support. Scan and Repair didn’t do anything either, got stuck just the same as Updating. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. If you're stuck longer than a few minutes on this screen, follow the troubleshooting steps below: If you're using a wireless connection, optimize your internet connection to rule out a connection issue. Leaf-azuremyst November 16, 2022,. And I mean everything, I literally formatted my drive and started over. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. Nerd-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:17pm. Its nice that blizz “does not. i cant install because im still i initializing… ive also attempted to install in a new folder. Mine is named D:install D:installWorld of Warcraft Pointing to the D:install when asked by battle. Technical Support. Support Technical Support. The progress bars do not progress at all, stuck on “…Initializing”. Hibb-tichondrius August 26,. Inside the “ World of Warcraft ” folder, you’ll see another folder called “ WTF. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. Fix, rename etc. I know global. Things i have tried so far that I have seen recommended on the internet: • Closing Discord during installation. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical. Vanasmut-tichondrius. November 15, 2018. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. it’s not even downloading it just initializing over and over and you have to wait like 15 mins to even play the game. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. net Launcher. Now, when the scan completes, it immediately begins a new scan. s update speed (Patch 4. 1. Deleting Blizzard and BNet folders from ProgramData. I have rebooted the. ahh ok, im still stuck at 0% initializing . Arkanor-deathwing November 3, 2022, 6:58pm #5. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. Hello, It started couple hours ago. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. Seems a widespread issue. Open comment sort options Best; Top; New. net and select WoW. I often use WoW to play. 7. catflapps. Technical Support. net website gives you a potential fix. Support. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net launcher and still says initializing. X:world of warcraftworld of warcraft Good luck. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Installing BNet in Beta. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. net files from appdata, localappdata, etc; start reinstall of Battle. If there is no maintenance in your region follow the steps below to resolve this. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … World of Warcraft Forums. Clearing the Battle. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. exe file. OS: Windows 11 (22H2) compilation: 22621. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft. 7th ? The initializing zipped along quite fast until it reached around 250 MB of 442 MB, then it bogged down to a crawl. Yeah i have a fix for it (it worked for me anyway), close the game + the launcher completely, go into task manager, find the battle net update agent and close it then reopen the launcher, lmk if it works. Technical Support. Have tried stopping all the battle. Check your network activity with Task Manager by. net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. Technical Support. 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. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. [Main Thread] - High World MS during afternoon - Nova/Wind ISP/Telecom Italia Sparkle Nov 2023. Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022,. net update agent in task manager before it would work to reopen and start the patch successfully. World of Warcraft Forums Game Install Stuck on Initializing. Close Unwanted Programs and Services on Windows. Worked for me when stuck in the battlenet app. Community Tournaments. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers but that’s just a wild guess as. Updating 0% Initializing. " SupportTechnical Support. " SupportTechnical Support. I play on a Mac. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. Agnass-anvilmar. C:Program Files (x86)World Of Warcraft_retail_. Technical Support. Downloading WOW Initializing stuck on (2145571) Desktop App Tech Support. Delete the Battle. net cache files following the steps Here. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Now we are unable to reinstall the program. Turn on your. Click settings. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Then when it loops, end the app by going to the blizzard logo in the top left, right click, and click exit. com Restart your PC. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Then relaunch and it should work. net icon spinning but the "start install" button is greyed out. Click on dropdown down arrow on the top left corner. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15,. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. That should resolve the halt. Agnass-anvilmar. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Look for any battle. With W11, the result is the same. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Same stuck on “Initializing” and I Just pre purchased the expansion so I could enjoy playing this evening. Stuck on Initializing. net, uninstalled Battle. Download Stuck on 0% initializing. After that, I restarted my PC and tried installing World of Warcraft again. 3 So I clicked on View all patch notes to see something that is actually from shadowlands. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. 1 Like. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. . secondary logon. Then try wow again. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Sadly, same here. 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. Terrko-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #79. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Keep getting. Delfi. 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. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. Trepan-archimonde November 16. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Can't update World of Warcraft. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Explanation please Blizz, not a great customer experience. Zero progress gets made. Supersalv • 10 mo. go to the Boot tab. 819. " SupportTechnical Support. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Expect at least some free game time for this. run as admin. Technical Support. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. net launcher from freshly downloaded . I am unable to download the new patch and am stuck on initializing I have already restarted my entire pc. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. Check out this thread and see if any of them work for you. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. Grumir-wyrmrest-accord November 10, 2020, 11:23pm #1. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. 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. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. We have more resources available in our knowledge database. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. 1 KB. I can't install the PTR, I don't see the option in the app; The download got stuck; Error: Unable to initialize storage; The Public Test Realm (PTR) is a special service you can use to test game. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"Before deleting any files, make sure Battle. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022,. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. WoW won't launch Windows 10 at times. 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. Wait for the update. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. Rule Out Internet Issues. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to. Delete the Battle. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. just gets stuck. Something like, battle. When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. Necrodemos-wyrmrest-accord. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. KDE is an international commmunity creating free and open source software. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. World of Warcraft. NET. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. Initializing Checking Residency. Restarting this did not work. 2 Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. r/starcitizen. Uninstall doesn’t work. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did. Force Stop Blizzard. YOUR. Same here, stuck on initializing. Just navigate to. 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 but world of Warcraft refuses to install. net today, Nov. I have tried everything the internet has told me to try. net to re-install each one. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. I conducted a scan/repair thinking that might help but fell into the infinite loop instead. Reinstall the Battle. But when I click on the game I am presented with “update World of Warcraft” and it starts all over again - seems to be in a loop, stuck at 0% and not going anywhere fast. It’s the entire community, this isn’t a cache issue, it’s a blizz issue. Technical Support. Brownpaw-draenor November 16, 2022,. Follow these steps to troubleshoot the. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. This patch/update really screwed things up and is making a lot of experiences in game very. Switch to the Game Install/Update tab by clicking on it and scroll down to the Network Bandwidth section. Subject line: Stuck on initializing. Usual way to resolve this is to reboot your computer and then start the launcher to get the update. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. Running windows 10. net App. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Phones. Up to two hours before the download starts. So the launcher seems to be stuck at initializing the update, taking what seems far too long to update WoW. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. 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. 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. Type msconfig. net launcher’s window. Mine was doing this just now but I just let it roll for about 10 mins and it started downloading eventually. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. My 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. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. net processes, restarting, etc. Blizzard failing at being a game company. World of Warcraft® Overwatch® 2. I assumed maybe it didn’t like my D drive, so i went to my C. Update stuck at initializing. World of Warcraft addon managers can prevent Agent from updating game files. net button at the top left of the Battle. Stuck on Initializing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. We are able to install battle. Hopefully it gets a fix. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is stuck on 0% for a few hours. Every time I close Battle. Tried restarting PC, reinstalling bnet, repair client, clean registers, try to set game folder to full permissions, yet nothing happens, tho I see that network activity is happening. Open the Battle. Wrathofevil-1493 January 8, 2023, 6:19am #1. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. I have restarted the application. 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. Other users comment with their own experiences, tips and feedback on the same problem. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble; Diablo IV; Diablo Immortal; Overwatch 2;. Delete the Battle. net again. -redownload a fresh battle. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and. . Sometimes, killing the update in the task manager and. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. Technical Support. Reinstall the Battle. Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. -redownload a fresh battle. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". ran as. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. It should work after about a minute or two. General Discussion. It will work then. Windows. net installer.