If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. net button at the top left of the Battle. Deleting these files is perfectly safe and won't harm your system in any way. At this rate it’s going to take hours and hours to complete the download. 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. 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. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Inside the “ World of Warcraft ” folder, you’ll see another folder called “ WTF. I did have to tell the launcher where my game folder was again, but it immediately updated and was playable again. 2 Common Issues. )Restarting battle. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. net launcher and download the game before buying sub and the game is stuck on initializing, this is a fresh clean install on a new PC since I last played. Loading. Initializing, doesn’t work. 30. 2 Likes. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. I’d like to report that I can’t download WoW. Test the internet speed. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. Closed my Antivirus. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. Jalkoth-blades-edge November 9, 2022, 6:34am #1. Same here, stuck on initializing. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Completely close the battle net app then navigate to the directory above. I’m stuck on the initialising steps. Press Command + I. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. Technical Support. After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 2 Likes. Close all Battle. Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022,. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. I have plenty of space on my SSD, looked at other fixes and now luck. 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. I'm having the same problem as this guy, basically the installer hangs at the beginning with the Battle. Updating 0% Initializing. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. World of Warcraft - Patch Stuck on Initializing - Update Problem(For non-Turkish players this is Turkish Guide, dont say me anything about guide language but. Edit: Restarting the app in admin mode seems to have sped up the initialization speed. Revert the folder name change. This has happened now for several days, and I cannot play the game at all. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. 3. Hopefully it gets a fix. This worked for me on release day as well!!! Thanks! I’ve reinstalled the game twice now because the stupid update has been stuck on initializing. I think the download servers are dead. Silvansaria-nordrassil. Under Background processes, find " Battle. stuck on initializing or about 30mins only few hours before wotlk release , such a stressful experience. Restarted CPU and all that jazz. I ended up reinstalling the game. Help please. In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. Plus now I logged out to update addons and hey it’s stuck on initializing and won’t update. Check the ” Run this program as an administrator ” box. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. g. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. Close all Battle. an I dont have an antivirus at all. Deleting the Battle. Nazwyn-terenas (Nazwyn) November 16, 2022, 7:28pm 94. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. net, the game started to update, as usual. Same issue, been waiting an hour now trying to download - being an old vet in this game I remember the times back at the start with issues like this and Blizzard would credit us day to our subscriptions - I wonder why they wont bring that idea back. net. So I finally gave in, saved my WTF, Interface, Screenshots folders from each of the 3 WoW directories (retail, classic, PTR), uninstalled all of them, and used Battle. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Same here, stuck on initializing. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. If the issue you are experiencing is not on the list above, make sure you check our Support Site!If that doesn’t do it, it would be really helpful if you could describe the issue in more details, e. I am trying to install World of Warcraft. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. SupportTechnical Support. I did not have a WoW window up, but for some reason the process was still recognised as running, this prevented the update from starting. Then input -d3d11 in the box. secondary logon. net Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Step 2: In Game Settings, find your World of Warcraft and check the option Additional command line arguments. World of Warcraft - Patch Stuck on Initializing - Update Problem(For non-Turkish players this is Turkish Guide, dont say me anything about guide language but. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. net app. This forum provides players with a place to discuss technical issues with each other and official Blizzard representatives. Open task manager, sort by network if it helps. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. (Don’t enter with your id and password) Step 4: Download WoW with your regions. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. Download stuck on the "Updating Battle. It can repair corrupted files fix errors in the game’s database and even reset addons and keybindings. Pretty sure this must be a bug in their software at this stage. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. 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 as well…. General Discussion. . 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, . However, I now have access to the game. Aerlas-magtheridon November 16, 2022, 7:36pm #113. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). exe,. Delfi. Blizzard failing at being a game company. Reinstall the Battle. net. net as admin. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. Turn on your. Here are the steps to fix Blizzard waiting on another update: 1. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. It’s updating, the launcher bugs out currently to where it will stop showing it downloading all the encoding tables and. Step 5. What more can we even attempt? SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Community. Restart your device and try downloading the update again. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Anyone know what can be done about this? Pausing the update just makes the launcher think there’s ANOTHER update. Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. Trepan-archimonde November 16. 2 Common Issues Subject. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. Here’s how to do it: 1) Close WoW and ensure it’s not running in the background. . Sometimes fetching download manifest. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. I have tried everything there is. I have restarted the application. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. Been stuck on initializing for over an hour. We have more resources available in our knowledge database. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. 2. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is stuck on 0% for a few hours. Running windows 10. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. It took a bit of time, but it eventually got done. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. SoM sure goona be fun. Spam left click on the button. I started experiencing this issue a few hours ago after being spammed with lua errors in-game with no addons enabled. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Stuck at initializing. World of Warcraft Forums. I’ve disabled my firewall. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" I can’t reinstall WoW. Check out this thread and see if any of them work for you. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 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. Anyone else experiencing extreme slow Initializing in Battle. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. -tried uninstalling from the battle. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. LoadingWorld of Warcraft Forums Desktop app and WoW update stuck in infinite loop while updating. net app and try to install World of Warcraft again. (setting the files / etc with the 1,72 mb size) then back to initializing . Seriously how many times do we have to see this before Blizzard makes an affirmative move to end all the problems around this ongoing issue. Step 3. Click OK and Restart your Steam. Then when it loops, end the app by going to the blizzard logo in the top left, right click, and click exit. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. However, these applications may occasionally prevent Blizzard software from running, installing, or patching correctly. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Same problem on 2 computers. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. 2 Likes. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. My Battle. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. FIX. Step 3: Open with Offline Mode in settings. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Troubleshooting Security Applications. net folder and restart your Blizzard App. net app. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. Nánu-tichondrius July 11, 2023, 8:37pm #2. Technical Support. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Dezyy-hellfire November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #138. im not sure why its not connecting for. Disable or temporarily uninstall these programs, restart your computer, and try. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. Clear all app cache. Sadly, same here. Other users comment with their own experiences, tips and feedback on the same problem. Restarting this did not work. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Had the same issue on Windows 11. well thats weird, launching the wow. Stuck on "Initializing. Which meant all my addons and set-ups were erased. Technical Support. net app completely, didn’t help. Community Tournaments. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. 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. Delete the Cache folder. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Help pleaseWorld of Warcraft Arena World Championship. Stuck on. Dartanin-ghostlands. Click settings. 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. Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm 11. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. Clearing Download Cache on Steam. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. Played wow no problems. My Battle. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. this hasnt worked either. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Game update starts and then stops installing. Zero progress gets made. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Updated:. :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” 🙃I thought it was battle. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. There was an update for the battle. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to fix the issue. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. net app, and then click Exit. Technical Support. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. Share Sort by: Best. From here select “Support” then “Repair Tool”. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. Didn’t do anything. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Turn off your PC. I'm trying to install WoW but the installer hangs at the start. Groót-quelthalas November 16, 2022, 8:28pm #208. I r…The Battle. Stuck at initializing?Start the battle. Im at a loss on what to do. net Launcher. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. net Agent". net launcher (or window). Just delete the Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Open Battle. Hopefully it gets a fix. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. Now we are unable to reinstall the program. Aerlas-magtheridon. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix) Game update starts and then stops installing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. 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. 7) Trying to update to 10. Missing Gnomelia and/or Hearthstone Card Back After Defeating Hogger. love this game. I’m also having this issue. I play on a Mac. im still stuck at 0% initializing . It should work after about a minute or two. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. Been stuck for over 30min like this now. You can replicate the problem by simply marking the Data folder as Read-Only, suggesting something on your pc is preventing access to the game folder(s), usually an anti-virus or firewall app. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. Technical Support. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. When I started the launcher today it showed updates, but then didn’t load them. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. When installing, game switches to “Updating” and gets into the loop of getting “Initializing (2127019/2127019)”. Issue with initializing. im not the only one then? 5 Likes. Type msconfig. Closed my Antivirus. 2 Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. 2 Common Issues. 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. Launcher Stuck at Initializing. " SupportTechnical Support. Zero progress gets made. (Am on a mac. Click on the “Disk Cleanup” button under the “General” tab and then click on the “OK” button. net client cache ensures you rule out the file corruption as a cause of the error that prevents you from initializing WoW updates. Something like, battle. It started couple hours ago. Same issue here. After that, navigate to the following path: C :\ ProgramData \ Blizzard Entertainment \ Battle. go to the Boot tab. 2 from battle. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. Last resort I went to my Mobile HotSpot. Open Battle. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. ALL OTHER GAMES ARE INSTALLING CORRECTLY. The steps that worked for me was as follows: Make sure auto-update is disabled on your Battle. Stuck on Initializing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Phones. After a few seconds it. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. If Battle. 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. Delete the Cache folder; Restart computer and launch. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Played wow no problems. net App. Technical Support. Try to get into your wow folder : world of warcraft > retail , then double click on your wow. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Seems its on Blizz’s back end.