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” 1 Like. The same is happening for me. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. 1. 1 Like. Ezrald-altar-of-storms June 1, 2023, 5:41am #1. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. Inside the “ World of Warcraft ” folder, you’ll see another folder called “ WTF. Help please. Neither. Fix, rename etc. Its nice that blizz “does not. Then when it loops, end the app by going to the blizzard logo in the top left, right click, and click exit. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Continuing to watch the reinstall. Support Technical Support. 819. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. A user shares a solution to fix the issue of downloading WoW Retail on Windows 10 by running the BNet Update Agent as administrator. Féyre-burning-blade November 16, 2022, 9:21pm. well thats weird, launching the wow. 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. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. I play on a Mac. Step 2: In Game Settings, find your World of Warcraft and check the option Additional command line arguments. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. Every time I close Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 2 Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Usually a restart of the client or my pc will fix it. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. Close battle. Stuck on Initializing. 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. Restart your device and try downloading the update again. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. 2 Common Issues Subject. 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. net. im still stuck at 0% initializing . love this game. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm 11. Hearthstone is stuck waiting for something else to update. Turn on your. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. 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. C:\Program Files (x86)\World Of Warcraft_retail_. Open Battle. 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. The Repair Tool will scan your game files and attempt to fix any problems it finds. im not sure why its not connecting for. Deleting the Battle. net launcher and still says initializing. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. NET. Running BNet with Admin privileges and Windows 7 compatibility mode. Updated Windows 10, . It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. Tried everything I can think now doing system restore as one last attempt to fix. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. Every other day when I try to log into the game, I get another update, with times of being stuck on initializing ranging between 5 minutes and half an hour. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. It’s the same result. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. One hour ago I tried this: 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. Cannot update wow at all. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. Technical Support. 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. The battle net just tells me the game is updating but its stuck on initializing. Seems a widespread issue. Scan and Repair didn’t do anything either, got stuck just the same as Updating. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"Installed Battle. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. World of Warcraft, often abbreviated as WoW (or, when referring to the original game, vanilla, classic, or pre-BC), is a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released on November 23, 2004, on the 10th anniversary of the Warcraft franchise, three years after its announcement on September. com. net folder and restart your Blizzard App. Constant Updates and Endless Initialising. net and select WoW. currently trying an failing to get the beta for Dragon flight to install just stuck and has been for the last hour, already tried. My Tickets. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. net, the app may be stuck at "Initializing" and prevent you from progressing. Delfi. Technical Support. Same problem, I have closed Bnet multiple times through task manager, ran it. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Technical Support. 2. Control panel > user accounts > Change User Account Control Settings. Technical Support. Step 3. 3. net launcher and still says initializing. 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. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Removing bandwidth limit. Delete the Battle. Idk what to do now. net Agent". Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to. killing agent in task manager. Restarting this did not work. net. Technical Support. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. ŶŦǶNyŦǑP5-1100 December 15, 2020, 3:34pm #1. Was recently kicked out of the game a little over thirty minutes ago (right before the second stage of the time rift), and now I apparently need to apply an update for the second time today. Have tried stopping all the battle. 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” 1 Like. Windows. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. Right-click on the “Partition” on which the game has been installed and select “Properties”. SupportTechnical Support. No big deal I think, I'll just log back in, and so I close the game and go to reopen it, and see there's an update. SoM sure goona be fun. Keep getting. It doesn’t move. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Agnass-anvilmar. Close battle. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. if you receive any specific errors from the Desktop App about the installation process that can help narrow down what’s causing this. 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. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. -tried uninstalling from the battle. Mine is named D:install D:installWorld of Warcraft Pointing to the D:install when asked by battle. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. Vengeful Chicken is available for the next 3 days (NA)Update is stuck on initializing for World of Warcraft retail (worked fine for classic). Wrenn-kilrogg November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #183. ahh ok, im still stuck at 0% initializing . all other games work fine, just not wow. Go to the Battle. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Sheqz-tarren-mill November 16, 2022,. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. The progress bars do not progress at all, stuck on “…Initializing”. run as admin. Couldnt get past initializing update until i did this. 2) Open File Explorer. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15,. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. restarted and hardbooted. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … Common Problems. Continues to sit on (2203048/2203048) It is strange that it’s the same issue on all 3 of my machines. net launcher Close any process related to Steam and Discord Temporarily disable anti-virus/malware (in my case I disabled. Step 3: Open with Offline Mode in settings. Stuck on Initializing. net full disk access, making sure there was no world of warcraft folder in applications, AND restarting, it worked!Just delete the Battle. Initializing usually means something is downloading in the background which happens to me at every patch. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. 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. Now, navigate to the Services tab. Edit: Scan and repair seems to have fixed it for now. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. Brownpaw-draenor November 16, 2022,. Same here, stuck on initializing. . Blizzard: Feeling cute might post a blue post later . 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. 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 initializing, can’t play. Other users comment with their own experiences, tips and feedback on the same problem. Completely delete the battlenet folder with its files in C:ProgramData. SupportTechnical Support. Look for any battle. 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, . Download Stuck on 0% initializing; Mobile: No issues currently being tracked. Same here, stuck on initializing. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. I was able to resolve this issue using a VPN, setting my location to Hong Kong. net client cache ensures you rule out the file corruption as a cause of the error that prevents you from initializing WoW updates. ago • Edited 1 yr. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Community Tournaments. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers. 57 Likes. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). You can not have. Restarted CPU and all that jazz. 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. 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. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Follow these steps to troubleshoot the. well thats weird, launching the wow. On the other hand, if you’re still stuck at the initializing screen, make sure to move on. Press Command + I. 7. Trepan-archimonde November 16. 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, . I have fast internet and the space on the computer. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is stuck on 0% for a few hours. Graphics. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. Turn off your PC. CAS System Unable. And I mean everything, I literally formatted my drive and started over. @NarcoticBooDa24 If you're stuck on "Checking for Updates" - removed it often leaves junk data in this article: Blizzard Agent Troubleshooting (PC) Keywords: Agent, agent. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Hibb-tichondrius August 26,. Been stuck for over 30min like this now. . I’ve tried all fixes listed here plus a few others the CoD community came up with when facing the same problem. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Updated: 8 months ago Article ID: 23672 Antivirus and firewall software play an important role in computer security. Leaf-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:16am #5. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. 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. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. You can close battle. Yeah, mine is stuck as well. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. When installing, game switches to “Updating” and gets into the loop of getting “Initializing (2127019/2127019)”. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Same stuck on “Initializing” and I Just pre purchased the expansion so I could enjoy playing this evening. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. If I try again, it keeps failing. Worked for me when stuck in the battlenet app. 4MB/s. restarted and hardbooted. 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. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. Removing bandwidth limit. My Battle. Technical Support. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. I’m stuck as well…. 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. :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” 1 Like. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). 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. ago. Subject line: Stuck on initializing. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. Returning to the game and also getting this issue. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. Hope this helps. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. 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. Uninstalling and reinstalling the Battle. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. New comments cannot be posted. 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 Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. It should say Install instead of Play. Save changes and start the app. net app which I downloaded, but it didn’t help. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. com Restart your PC. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. Disk Cleanup: Open the File Explorer and select “This PC” from the left pane. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. So far nothing has worked. I managed to finally get the game to fully install after trying a couple suggestions in conjunction with each other. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. I’m also having this issue. I'm trying to install WoW but the installer hangs at the start. Same issue here. Stuck on Initializing. Start battle. Zero progress gets made. Open task manager, sort by network if it helps. ALL OTHER GAMES ARE INSTALLING CORRECTLY. 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. Install stuck on "Initializing". World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. 3 So I clicked on View all patch notes to see something that is actually from shadowlands. 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. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. Check the ” Run this program as an administrator ” box. Now we are unable to reinstall the program. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. The battle net just tells me the game is updating but its stuck on initializing. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. I left it running overnight for 10+ hours, still Initializing… SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9:27pm #353. Spread the loveAs a World of Warcraft player, it can be frustrating when an update gets stuck on “Initializing” on your Windows computer. 2. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". World of Warcraft Forums. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. 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. Same issue for me: Intitializing (367/367 Bytes) and it just hangs there. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. Technical Support. Worked for me when stuck in the battlenet app. Subject line: Stuck on initializing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. The games run well. 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. It can repair corrupted files fix errors in the game’s database and even reset addons and keybindings. Just delete the Battle. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. Alter your DNS to unblock Blizzard download servers, then run the update once more. I restarted my computer and restarted BattleNet multiple times and it finally went through. 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. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. Visit our main page to know more: ----- This is not a technical support forum. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and. [Main Thread] - High World MS during afternoon - Nova/Wind ISP/Telecom Italia Sparkle Nov 2023. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. Downloading WOW Initializing stuck on (2145571) Desktop App Tech Support. For me it started yesterday already. Help pleaseOur team is already on the case working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. 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. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022, 9:52pm. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. I was able to do an update for classic WoW, but not retail. 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. Phones. Wait until the lights turn back on. I'm trying to install on macOS Ventura 13. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm. Every time I close Battle. Support Technical Support. 14. net Desktop app. Try closing background applications to. It’s stuck on Initializing. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm 1. Also stuck on initializing. Same also, for PTR, and all versions of wow. Tried restarting PC, reinstalling bnet, repair client, clean registers, try to set game folder to full. Hmm. Walsìngham-pyrewood-village July 14, 2023,. KDE is an international commmunity creating free and open source software. net app completely, didn’t help. Press the Battle. Support Technical Support. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". exe; reinstall via administrator; flush DNS; and still the installer is 1 very slow to install and 2 gets stuck anywhere between 40% and 55%Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Yeah go to task manager processes after you close the launcher from the task bar and make sure to stop the “Battle. Sayman-nesingwary March 9, 2021, 10:09pm #1. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. 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. ran as admin, uninstalled. 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. Stuck on "Initializing. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. 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. Reinstall the Battle. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past.