See full list on makeuseof. 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. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. im not the only one then? 5 Likes. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. Had the same issue on Windows 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. net as admin. Every time I login to battle. Got this same issue. 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. Close battle. 2 Likes. Restarting the PC. switching to beta, giving battle. also manually patching agent and nothing helped even a little. ALL OTHER GAMES ARE INSTALLING CORRECTLY. 13. Delete the Cache folder. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while doing nothing. Deleted my World of Warcraft folder . 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). 15 years ago it was one click and you could play, but as technology advances, the. all other games work fine, just not wow. I was told the best solution is to completely. Under Background processes, find " Battle. com If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Uninstall Battle. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. Uninstalled everything to do with battlenet launcher, used VPN to switch country, reinstalled launcher and located game and started update straight away. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. I’ve also restarted the client as well as my PC. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. catflapps. Start the test and launch the Battle. com and I'll take a look. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Pointyënd-ashkandi July 13, 2023, 8:53am #1. Stuck on initializing. Ballbreaker-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 10:27pm #456. net. start installing the game but close the battlenet launcher again as soon as it starts actually downloading. completely exit battle net and. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Windows applied an update last week and since then haven’t been able to log in or update WoW. Help please. Close battle. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. Slide the slider all the way down to never Notify. Technical Support. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Close Blizzard processes. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. Sheqz-tarren-mill November 16, 2022,. I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . Seems its on Blizz’s back end. 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 . Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. It’s stuck on initializing. 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; Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else;Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. Delete the Cache folder. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this. Re-downloaded the launcher and tried downloading again. 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. It doesn’t move. Then when it loops, end the app by going to the blizzard logo in the top left, right click, and click exit. Hello, It started couple hours ago. What worked for me. net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. exe. Users share their solutions and experiences for downloading WoW Retail on Windows 10 or 11. Have already restarted my PC and tried to pause/restart the update. Can't update World of Warcraft. 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. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. I’ve tried restarting Battle. net Desktop app. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. Look for any battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. While it will be stuck on <Initializing (2145571/2145571)> for 30min without the wow folder increasing in memory size, after 30min it began downloading as it should. I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. To figure out what is causing this, the original suggestion still stands: First start 3DMark with Steam launch option "--trace" added via right click, properties, then start using force 64bit option and send 3dmark-native. 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. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it needs to update). exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. 1 Like. My original post was in the technical support forum ( Download Issue / Stuck in Initializing ) and it was suggested I come here for help with the issue. . Trepan-archimonde November 16. go to the Boot tab. The_Sinful. Disconnected When Leaving Garrison. #$%#. Close other applications (Steam, etc) Switched to Google's DNS. net. Cofe-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:20pm #72. 2 from battle. I tried running Battle. Revert the folder name change. 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. Common Problems. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. It can repair corrupted files fix errors in the game’s database and even reset addons and keybindings. Same issue. I have deleted Battle. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. The installation however, stops at Initializing (2145572/2145572), and then goes back to Updating after a few seconds, and then back to Initializing. No matter which one I have it work on, the Update gets stuck on “Initializing” at 0% and won’t. 1 Like. This is found in C:/ProgramData (which is a hidden folder). Greetings, My Battle. net cache files following the steps Here. net, clear out all the WoW folders per Blizzard blue-post instructions, reinstall. For real though, I have no clue. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. net launcher and still says initializing. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Stuck on initializing screen and. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Technical Support. Let it initialize for 5-10 minutes before you think you have a problem. Shakazdi-wyrmrest-accord October 6, 2022, 1:03am 1. I. I uninstalled the game and am now stuck on initializing when trying to reinstall. Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022,. Refreshing connection. C:Program Files (x86)World of Warcraft. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. NET and GPU. Updated Windows 10, . The game will not be updating; click Play. net Desktop App, then try to update a game. Hi there, Also stuck on initializing. At least it worked for me. Click it, then select World of Warcraft to update. Baradûr-draenor. idx files, doing a clean install of the battlenet launcher, clearing the battlenet cache, restarting my computer, and launching battlenet as admin, relaunching countless times and just letting it sit for an hour now and it hasn’t budged whatsoeverWoW update is stuck on initializing. All subsequent reattempts and repairs always failed with the “whoops. Yeah, mine is stuck as well. Then press the Esc key to open the Game Menu. Boards. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. Community Tournaments. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. YOUR. How do I fix this?Support Technical Support. Honesty just give it time. Kill the battle. Restart your device and try downloading the update again. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild. same here, seems like the update servers might be down. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. IP Release, Renew, and Flush DNS. Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. Stuck on Initializing. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. Imagine being on your 9th expansion and not being able to cope with what, by now, must be very predictable volumes of traffic. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months ago Blizzard Forums They just had a post in EU about sending a log into wow, but they edited the link and I am unsure of the steps. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. 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. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. If it is downloading then it will unstuck after some time, don't interrupt it again just be patient. I have restarted the application. The connection issue is one of the most common reasons that cause Battle. While it will be stuck on < Initializing (2145571/2145571) > for 30min without the wow folder increasing in memory size, after 30min it began downloading as it should. Restarted my computer. Don't forget to backup your Interface folder, though. Blizzard ForumsGlad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Some suggest closing Steam, running as admin, or updating Windows as possible. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. net, the app may be stuck at \"Initializing\" and prevent you from progressing. Leaubergine-draenor November 16, 2022,. net, the app may be stuck at "Initializing" and prevent you from progressing. Step 2: In Game Settings, find your World of Warcraft and check the option Additional command line arguments. 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. 14. One of the more memorable moments leading up to World of Warcraft: Dragonflight’s launch came a few months back when Ion Hazzikostas was asked about a certain impossible-to-miss sword sticking out of Silithus. I’ve tried removing the . Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble; Diablo IV; Diablo Immortal; Overwatch 2;. Groót-quelthalas November 16, 2022, 8:28pm #208. To use the Repair Tool first open the game and log in. Stuck on initializing, every update. In the “Host” field, enter “ us. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022, 9:52pm. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. The update servers are unreachable. Technical Support. and it stuck on initializing, occasionally moves a bit but barely, the download just d o e s n t start. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. And when I come back to my pc I can press play. ive tried many diffrent things but none seem to solve it. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. Just delete the Battle. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. Delete the Battle. Stuck on Initializing since Windows Update. 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. 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 launcher’s window. If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. I just tried starting another download via the launcher and that works fine. 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. net app completely, didn’t help. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. If you want to leave a comment on whether that worked for you or not, leave the comment in that topic… not here. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. net. Initializing Checking Residency. Support Technical Support. Type msconfig. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Elbodeep-area-52. C:Program Files (x86)World Of Warcraft_retail_. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. I might have re-installed the launcher and the game completely from scratch. Waited for an hour and the initializing part just stopped, had to press update again. net in the allowed list in your firewall settings and see if the download moves past “Initializing”. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. Two possible workarounds that could help are listed below until we get this fully resolved: Try clearing the Battle. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. 4MB/s. After that, navigate to the following path: C :\ ProgramData \ Blizzard Entertainment \ Battle. " SupportTechnical Support. The Updating never gets anywhere, stuck on 0%, with it also saying "Initializing". My retail ended up needing a reinstall. For me it started yesterday already. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. It retries continuously but it does not get past that 2127019/2027019… I restarted bnet client, restarted my computer, uninstalled the wow files, started the repair client, but nothing seems to help. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. I conducted a scan/repair thinking that might help but fell into the infinite loop instead. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. After a few seconds it. Oddly enough, after i did a windows update, it suddenly came on for a while. I’ve tried all fixes listed here plus a few others the CoD community came up with when facing the same problem. Having the same issue. net games. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. After ich freed some space it downloaded on its own without a problem! ReplyAre you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12. Missing Gnomelia and/or Hearthstone Card Back After Defeating Hogger. Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. So I have not played for years decided to download the battle. I am also stuck with this problem. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Select all Agent, Blizzard, and game processes, and click End Process. Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022,. 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. Desktop App Tech Support. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. World of Warcraft Forums. 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. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. The installation however, stops at Initializing (2145572/2145572), and then goes back to Updating after a few seconds, and then back to Initializing. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. Paused the update and when I resume it says something about being in a queue. Deodu-kazzak December 9, 2022, 9:38am 618. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. net App is stuck in a Scan & Repair loop, this usually indicates that your game data is corrupted. 1 Like. Click on dropdown down arrow on the top left corner. Open Battle. Reboot Windows to safe mode + network. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. 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. im not sure why its not connecting for wow when hearthstone, diablo etc work. Ethernia-tirion November 16, 2022, 7:16pm #67. net users are stuck at 1 percent when they update or install the app. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. IF it D. I play on a Mac. Support Technical Support. It began as a memory access crash while playing the game. I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Technical Support. . Right-click the Battle. In this scenario, you can fix the discussed issue by following the below-listed instructions. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. 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. Disable or temporarily uninstall these programs, restart your computer, and try. After a few seconds it. It started couple hours ago. Close all Battle. Stuck on. Kurai888. any tips or fixes for it? Others have similar issues. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. EDIT: Great stuff! Sharing links to your own forum doesn’t work, but when user copies and pastes it in the browser, the link works just fine!World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. Closing processes in task manager. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Wait until the lights. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I can’t reinstall WoW. battle. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. just gets stuck. 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. Step 2: Reinstall BattleNet. . Technical Support. When I started the Battle. 7) Trying to update to 10. So after deleting all the wow folders, removing battle. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. Rambush-rattlegore. Looking at trying Hardcore Classic out so redownloaded Battle. 1: 145: October 24, 2023 MacOS - Memory leak since Beta DF and WoW goes to 120 GO of. Control panel > user accounts > Change User Account Control Settings. net launcher. net app. So glad I’m not the only one. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Technical Support. Expect at least some free game time for this. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. For some reason, WOW stays stuck initializing. CAS System Unable. net full disk access, making sure there was no world of warcraft folder in applications, AND restarting, it worked!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. I managed to fix the issue by completely uninstalling World of Warcraft and the battlenet app. For what it’s worth, stuck on initializing for about 40 minutes now, after rebooting the PC because I was stuck on “waiting for another update to finish” for half an hour. The Battle. Close all Battle. Greetings all, We’ve been working to improve some of the available troubleshooting resources for our games. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. Nothing changes it. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. Tried exiting and relaunching the battle. [Main Thread] - High World MS during afternoon - Nova/Wind ISP/Telecom Italia Sparkle Nov 2023. With W11, the result is the same. Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:Program FilesWorld of Warcraft) and delete those three folders. 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. run Battlenet and install WOW. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". Zero progress gets made. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. I’ve deleted the BNet Files and Cache as that worked in the past but now i’m stumped. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. Fresh Battle. 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. Close the Blizzard launcher and then go in task manager and find the battlenet update agent and end task. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. See, you got it half right. net and blizzard folders. . Try creating a new user account on Windows, and add it to. SjurEido. We do not need any AgentNGDP files for now. Jalkoth-blades-edge November 9, 2022, 6:34am #1. net. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble; Diablo IV; Diablo Immortal; Overwatch 2;. Click Selective startup and clear the Load startup items check box. I’m stuck as well…. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. C:\Program Files (x86)\World Of Warcraft_retail_. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. well thats weird, launching the wow.