Ezrald-altar-of-storms June 1, 2023, 5:41am #1. Now as part of uninstall of Battle. Your servers are gonna be incompatible so don’t waste your time trying it. Jaime-todeswache November 16, 2022, 7:41am #7. Aerlas-magtheridon. Reboot Windows to safe mode + network. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. net Launcher. . Now the game is stuck on initializing. net is running, close it; Close all Battle. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. ye it works again, it looks like it was something wrong on the update servers. I knew I’d have to relearn spells and rotations, but tbh, this seems a lot more like a 3rd line technical support simulator. Delete the Cache folder. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Im at a loss on what to do. Loading I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. NET. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. So good! Edit: yes, I tried restarting thje battle net app. system (system) Closed 2. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. net files, or a problem connecting to the patching server. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Now, you can check if Blizzard launcher stuck on initializing. 7) Trying to update to 10. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. I’m having the same issue. Open Task Manager. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. 2 Likes. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. 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. When the WoW update gets stuck on initializing, you must disable other apps and processes, update the Battle. Steps taken to troubleshoot and resolve – closed and relaunched Battle net – did not resolve ran Scan and Repair – did not resolve / said there was nothing to repair restarted PC – did not resolve completely. result file (. What more can we even attempt? Battle Net app does not update game. Im at a loss on what to do. I tried launching as admin and reinstalling Battle. 2 Likes. (Download speeds ranging between 20kbs to 150kbs)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, . Your servers are gonna be incompatible so don’t waste your time trying it. net launcher”. Sadly did not work for me. Ðrpøurritûs-les-sentinelles November 16, 2022, 6:44pm #25. net, even if I also. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix)I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . Vanasmut-tichondrius. and here we go 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 stress…SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. If I uninstall battle. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. 1 Like. 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. Now luckily these issues are similar enough that the same steps should help with all three types of issues. Some of the time Battle. Themount-nethergarde-keep December 7, 2022, 8:11am 615. I r… the problem have 6 o 7 hours. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. Changed to americas and use vpn to connect to NY. Also stuck on waiting for download. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Jinji-whisperwind July 11, 2023, 8:31pm #1. Getting stuck on initializing can. Start battle. Share Sort by: Best. I’ve disabled my firewall. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1 For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…” I’ve tried restarting Battle. Uninstall doesn’t work. Technical Support. Aedzy-draenor June 13, 2023, 10:06am #1. cleared caches. Edit: Nvm its frozen at 56%. Been this way for 2 days, Did a windows update (I'm on 11, theres a . Technical Support. According to some user reports, some third-party software and VPNs can trigger the Battle. I’m having the same issue. Same here. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. One of the recently-reported problems concerns a stuck in the initializing screen. Technical Support. Initially stuck on “initializing”, then uninstalled Battle. PS tried all the steps you mentioned as well as reinstalling bnet. Same issue here, also on a Mac Studio (M1 Max, running OS12. Love blizzard, one comes at home after a long workday hoping to play and this… i really wanted to post some nice things about how you suck, but i will control myself. Tried opening wow. Just not the live version. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. I’ve watched 2 videos about this and tried copying them which lead to absolutely nothing. Advanced Troubleshooting. Technical Support. Technical Support. net launcher. net launcher. 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, . Restart your computer and try the install/update now. -redownload a fresh battle. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. It also doesn’t matter. Same here, been trying everything i can think of nothing works. What more can we even attempt?I was given the advice to use these instructions found in the “Blizzard Support: Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing” and it worked for me. Technical Support. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. Hit the Windows key and R. Reopen the Battle. Unable to update retail after 25/10 patch. net file > Agent file > latest agent file > latest AgentNGDP file and send that to: Techinfo@blizzard. 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. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. Uninstalling and reinstalling would not be a problem normally, but with the low download rate that the game manages (thanks blizzard download servers!) and being unwilling to run the pc over night, I’ll lose another half day of beta time. net or OW2 itself. exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. Tyler1-2130 June 16, 2023, 11:09pm 3. my battlenet client is trying to update wow and its stuck on initializing. Open the Battle. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. So the initializing needs 100mb but it took 20-30 minutes to get 10mb done and it proceeded to go back down to 0. net app completely, didn’t help. I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. Every time I close Battle. 3. Same problem on 2 computers. Its been like this for a while. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Tried opening wow. All of the answers I can find or get from Blizzard revolve around clearing my cache, reinstalling battle. (Don’t enter with your id and password) Step 4: Download WoW with your regions. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Still stuck, cannot play the game i pay for. I lost a whole evening with this bs last time and then in the morning it worked fine. Deleting the Battle. Follow these steps to troubleshoot and resolve the issue: restart the app, update or uninstall security programs, delete the tools folder, close other applications, and update or reinstall drivers and operating system. net Desktop App is stuck at “Initializing,” try the following steps: Restart Battle. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. net Launcher. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Once you are at character select, close the first unauthenticated WoW. If I play 4 times a week the game needs update 3 times. Your servers are gonna be incompatible so don’t waste your time trying it. After that, navigate to the following path: C :\ ProgramData \ Blizzard Entertainment \ Battle. Restart the Battle. exe. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. It is highly recommended if you do not see your exact issue being discussed in an active thread, that you create your own. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. Technical Support. Not sure if this was just timing/luck, but closing out of battle. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. Thelight-darkspear. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. End Battle. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. net desktop app for more than a few minutes, follow the steps to disable proxies, plug into modem, delete cache and tools. Hi there, Also stuck on initializing. ; Try logging out of the Battle. I’ve disabled my firewall. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. 1 Like. Technical Support. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. Here's how to fix overwatch update stuck on initializing. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Very frustrating. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files; And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. Seems a widespread issue. New comments cannot be posted. ago • Edited 1 yr. After setting up a VPN Connection (to Canada), I closed Bnet from taskmanager and restarted it. Restarting the Diablo download and changing D4 installation folder had no success either. im not sure why its not connecting for wow when hearthstone, diablo etc work. Only thing that worked for me was to go to the Download Manager. Start battle. I know global. Tried but no dice, restarted the first part of the update (setting the files / etc with the 1,72 mb size) then back to initializing 🙁 World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing"Close battle. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. C:Program Files (x86)World Of Warcraft_retail_. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. 1 Like. 15 years ago it was one click and you could play, but as technology advances, the. Rlyehfhtagn-twisting-nether November 17, 2022, 8:11pm. Exact same issue here, stuck in initializing for 25 minutes now. I even did a clean install of everything. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. Chandrah-magtheridon November 16, 2022, 9:28pmInstalled Battle. Click the Blizzard icon at the top left part of the screen and choose Settings from the dropdown menu. net;. I have tried everything there is. I was running into this on a fresh install. Technical Support. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. 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, . For me it started yesterday already. Once you have the zip file, please email it to us: [email protected] on update/initializing. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. 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. Restarting the Diablo download and changing D4 installation folder had no success either. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to. Don’t expect Blizzard to have any form of smooth launch. Vanasmut-tichondrius. Please help, this is beyond. Still stuck on initializing. The update can stay in initializing mode for 30-45-60 min. If I try again, it keeps failing. Sometimes routers can cause connectivity problems, especially if you leave them running for some time. Seemed to me people weren’t resolving this issue by trying obscure stuff involving reinstalls, VPNs and other crap - what was really fixing it was reconnecting to the update servers over and. Expect at least. Cancel reply. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Open Task Manager. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. Until that send Bob and Virginie. For this, running the Blizzard app in a selected startup can minimizing the program’s conflict. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Continuing to watch the reinstall. What worked for me. 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. Game update starts and then stops installing. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. net app and start a new install of Dragonflight. 2 Likes. Technical Support. 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). Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the game was. If your Blizzard app stuck on. you know its maintanence until 11am CEST. Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. Restart your device and try downloading the update again. 3 Likes. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. The game will not be updating; click Play. Stuck on Initializing. Hatorri-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 7:43pm #121. Rule Out Internet Issues. Technical Support. Restarting the PC. Solution 4. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. First: Stuck on initializing. Shogox-2378 November 18, 2023, 10:57am 1. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. Restarting battle. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Hellbirah-aggramar July 14, 2023, 7:57pm #3. For PC, A. Wish they fix this issue. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW PTR WoW Retail WoW Classic 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… Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. If I try again, it keeps failing. I have done a clean uninstall and reinstall several times now, clearing temp, localappdata, programdata, etc each time, and still. I close bnet and relaunched it and after like 30min it was working. net. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. Thelight-darkspear. Ive tried everything from updating pc, uninstalling battle net, deleting temp folders. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. check. They do their best to solve this issue. stuck here to, been sitting watching initilising for just under 2 hours, maybe time to give up cancel if blizz cant even get their act together with updates god help us for next expansion. If installed I would disable or set to default any. Technical Support. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. Kranox-mazrigos. net or OW2 itself. After all, we never had any launch issues and we’re famous for absolutely stable. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. YOUR. Eldrêth-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 9:07am #10. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing". 1 Like. Also stuck on initializing. Finally, restart your PC and start the Blizzard app again. Technical Support. Bnet Agent crashing when initializing fresh install. net Desktop app. love this game. net Launcher. Its either get stuck on Initializing to the point I have to Reinstall Battle. anyone know why Locked post. net app and opening it again. With their resources and experience they should be better than this. ago. 1 Like. Continues to sit on (2203048/2203048) It is strange that it’s the same issue on all 3 of my machines. I was told the best solution is to completely. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. net app completely, didn’t help. 819. Technical Support. Type C:ProgramData into the Open field and press Enter. 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. I recently tried to download this game after a good few years away and got stuck on this issue like many others. I’m stuck as well…. 1. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. It just gets stuck in an update / initialising loop. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. 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. I stopped using the launcher for wow. Support Technical Support. Don’t expect Blizzard to have any form of smooth launch. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. net app. net and update the game to see if the issue persists. Technical Support. net. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Update or temporarily uninstall any. All of the answers I can find or get from Blizzard revolve around clearing my cache, reinstalling battle. net says it has another update working. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Step 3: Open with Offline Mode in settings. Babouk-dun-morogh November 16, 2022, 6:34pm #19. I’m also having this issue. Control panel > user accounts > Change User Account Control Settings. Jambrix November 16, 2022, 9:43pm #37. Alcatrazchad-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:16pm #66. Nice. . I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. Third: Stuck at 35%. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. Update stuck on initializing. Recently, my Battle. Muthar-burning-legion December 10, 2022, 9:13am 620. It’s updating, the launcher bugs out currently to where it will stop showing it downloading all the encoding tables and. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Support Technical Support. Heymerth-chamber-of-aspects November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #76. With their resources and experience they should be better than this. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. net. Selecting Properties from the list. Open the Battle. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. net Launcher. bnet just died. Close battle.