30. How to resolve this issue when installing or. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. Expect at least some free game time for this. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Trying to do update that is apparently needed today but just stuck. Support Technical Support. World of Warcraft® Overwatch® 2. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. try to repair Battle. I tried running Battle. Seeing as though this thread is closed: Update stuck on initializing - #242 by Sonlak-grobbulus Just today I thought I would resub to try out Dragonflight. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on. YOUR. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. Same stuck on “Initializing” and I Just pre purchased the expansion so I could enjoy playing this evening. Game update starts and then stops installing. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. Uninstall doesn’t work. Inside the “ World of Warcraft ” folder, you’ll see another folder called “ WTF. 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. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. “@Maverick_LIVE_ Go ahead and open a ticket then. 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. Check your network activity with Task Manager by. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. Sometimes fetching download manifest. I’ve deleted the BNet Files and Cache as that worked in the past but now i’m stumped. Fresh Battle. . • 2 mo. net file > Agent file > latest agent file > latest AgentNGDP file and send that to: Techinfo@blizzard. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. November 14, 2023. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Fix, rename etc. My Battle. Step 4. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. 🤔 ( I have. So far, the game seems a lot more technical than I remember. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while. net launcher (or window). If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Continues to sit on (2203048/2203048) It is strange that it’s the same issue on all 3 of my machines. Step 3 of the link worked for me. I have restarted the application. Been stuck for over 30min like this now. I managed to finally get the game to fully install after trying a couple suggestions in conjunction with each other. At this rate it’s going to take hours and hours to complete the download. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. Close all Battle. I have plenty of space on my SSD, looked at other fixes and now luck. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. net Agent". Today I wanted to play WoW. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. exe. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. You almost certainly don’t, and it just takes a while to get. 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. Anyone know what can be done about this? Pausing the update just makes the launcher think there’s ANOTHER update. net button at the top left of the Battle. net website gives you a potential fix. Scan and Repair didn’t do anything either, got stuck just the same as Updating. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. 2 Likes. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. 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. -redownload a fresh battle. 1 Like. Same issue. For me it solved the problem I had download also stuck at initialising 2 times and simply pausing and restarting fixed it for me. net client right? Dèschanel-stormrage July 11, 2023, 11:45pm #3. r/kde. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. Same problem on 2 computers. Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData. Initializing Checking Residency. Try to get into your wow folder : world of warcraft > retail , then double click on your wow. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. 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. 2 Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Follow these steps to troubleshoot the problem and resume the installation or update process. Community Tournaments. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Troubleshooting Security Applications. Deleting Blizzard and BNet folders from ProgramData. General Discussion. Recently, my Battle. 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. Download Stuck on 0% initializing. This happens to me every so often, clears up immediately when I turn my firewall off. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. There are several reasons why this could happen, including issues with the game files, server maintenance, or problems with your computer’s settings. 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 cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. " SupportTechnical Support. 2. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Open Battle. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15,. Trepan-archimonde November 16. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. My Tickets. Alter your DNS to unblock Blizzard download servers, then run the update once more. The game won’t even install, it is stuck on update/initializing loop. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Configure your security software's exception list to allow Blizzard applications to run. Agnass-anvilmar. " SupportTechnical Support. Still stuck on initializing. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Loading I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. 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. November 15, 2018. Delete the Battle. Technical Support. When installing, game switches to “Updating” and gets into the loop of getting “Initializing (2127019/2127019)”. The problem is not on my side. It’s stuck on Initializing. LoadingI have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. Reinstall the Battle. Pointyënd-ashkandi July 13, 2023, 8:53am #1. Exit Bnet -> Open Folder that contains WoW folder -> Rename to something like "World of Warcraft_backup" -> Open Bnet and click update, it will change to "Install" (Skip this if it already changed to "Install") -> Rename WoW folder back to "World of Warcraft" (previous name). Cancelling the scan replaces the game’s ‘Play’ button with ‘Update,’ which just begins the scan once again. Reinstall the Battle. Runabel-argent-dawn May 8, 2023, 11:27pm #1. Restarting this did not work. Hit the Windows key and R. Constant Updates and Endless Initialising. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Uninstalled everything to do with battlenet launcher, used VPN to switch country, reinstalled launcher and located game and started update straight away. 2 Common Issues. 2. The Battle. Step 3: Open with Offline Mode in settings. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. 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. restarted and hardbooted. all other games work fine, just not wow. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. I came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. Cofe-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:20pm #72. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers but that’s just a wild guess as. This is the first thing you should do when you see your blizzard app is not downloading anything or stuck in a queue. We recently upgraded to Window’s 11 and had issues with WOW, so we uninstalled it figuring it was corrupt. Launcher Stuck at Initializing. Same issue here, tried restarting pc back to initializing. Download Stuck on 0% initializing; Mobile: No issues currently being tracked. World of Warcraft. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. The progress bars do not progress at all, stuck on “…Initializing”. You’ll have to: Reset your user interface, this will ensure. Aerlas-magtheridon. net folder. Close all other applications. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. New comments cannot be posted. 2 Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Hibb-tichondrius August 26,. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm 1. After that, I restarted my PC and tried installing World of Warcraft again. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. However, I now have access to the game. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. 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 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. There are several reasons why this could happen, including issues with the game files, server maintenance, or problems with your computer’s settings. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. Hello, It started couple hours ago. net again. • Disabling Auto-Updates in the client. Stuck on scanning and repair mode - General Discussion - World of. net app. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the game was. Deleting the Battle. Removing bandwidth limit. net again. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Same here, stuck on initializing. 2) Open File Explorer. net launcher (or window). At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). Sayman-nesingwary March 9, 2021, 10:09pm #1. Nazwyn-terenas (Nazwyn) November 16, 2022, 7:28pm 94. You can not have. Click on dropdown down arrow on the top left corner. Silvansaria-nordrassil. . Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. C:\Program Files (x86)\World Of Warcraft_retail_. I recently uninstalled it to make room for another game. Technical Support. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"Unable to Complete Achievement - Dream On. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Delete the Cache folder. - and World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, and must run one of our games. Since yesterday, my Launcher has been stuck at the beginning of the progress bar, usually saying “initializing” or sometimes “waiting for another update” briefly then back to “initializing”. Test the internet speed. Tick the checkbox for Hidden items, and click on the Program Data folder. Linux. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. all other games work fine, just not wow. WoW Stuck on Initializing Help Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. Seems a widespread issue. 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. Technical Support. 270. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. net -closing tasks in Task Manager related to Battle. Occasionally, you may find your World of Warcraft update stuck on initializing because of internet connectivity issues. net folder. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. 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. Follow these steps to troubleshoot the. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. If Battle. 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. I have also tried repairing my game and still no joy : (. net. Macbook. Deleting these files is perfectly safe and won't harm your system in any way. If World of Warcraft doesn't launch on your computer, I’m going to give you the best solution. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. it’s not even downloading it just initializing over and over and you have to wait like 15 mins to even play the game. net should fix the issue, but a addon manager sometimes stops the update. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. 7. I have rebooted the. Known WoW Classic Technical Support Issues [Updated - Jan 6th, 2023] Well met, adventurers! We’ll be using this forum thread to track known technical support issues, like conflicts which cause performance errors, crashes, and connection problems in WoW Classic. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. I can’t launch the game because the launcher is evidently trying to update or download some files, but it is stuck between “Initializing” and “Waiting on another installation or update. exe from the retail directory bypasses it, it almost immediately stops initialising while launching the game, and game runs fine, no. January 6, 2023. secondary logon. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. Type msconfig. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. Stuck on Initializing. Updated: 6 months ago Article ID: 14236 Common Problems. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. net processes, restarting, etc. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. Blizzard failing at being a game company. LoadingWorld of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. I ended up reinstalling the game. Restarted bnet. Close the World of Warcraft tab if it’s open. Deodu-kazzak December 9, 2022, 9:38am 618. net Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Help pleaseWorld of Warcraft Arena World Championship. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. an I dont have an antivirus at all. I managed to fix the issue by completely uninstalling World of Warcraft and the battlenet app. Let it initialize for 5-10 minutes before you think you have a problem. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Have tried stopping all the battle. Start battle. Right-click on the Blizzard app’s desktop shortcut and open Properties. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Stuck on initializing, every update. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. 1. Support. 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. Sometimes, killing the update in the task manager and. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" I can’t reinstall WoW. Download stuck on the "Updating Battle. love this game. Silvansaria-nordrassil. Which meant all my addons and set-ups were erased. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. 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”. Desktop App Tech Support. Technical Support. Check BlizzardCS on Twitter for breaking news and information on our services. Nerd-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:17pm. Try logging out of the Battle. I recently uninstalled it to make room for another game. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. If there is no maintenance in your region follow the steps below to resolve this. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Baradûr-draenor. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. 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. Cannot update wow at all. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. 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. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. 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. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. 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”. Closed my Antivirus. (M1 Max, running OS12. 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. -redownload a fresh battle. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Deleting the Battle. Technical Support. Edit: Restarting the app in admin mode seems to have sped up the initialization speed. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Arkanor-deathwing November 3, 2022, 6:58pm #5. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. Any suggestion on how to fix would. same issue, in the battle. Subject line: Stuck on initializing. Open Battle. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. Share Sort by: Best. Support Technical Support. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix)Game update starts and then stops installing. FIX. Force Stop Blizzard. • 1 yr. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Savagely-steamwheedle-cartel November 16, 2022, 9:40pm #36. World of Warcraft Forums. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. Nánu-tichondrius July 11, 2023, 8:37pm #2. exe,. Plus now I logged out to update addons and hey it’s stuck on initializing and won’t update. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Up to two hours before the download starts. (setting the files / etc with the 1,72 mb size) then back to initializing . SupportTechnical Support. Update stuck at initializing. [Main Thread] - High World MS during afternoon - Nova/Wind ISP/Telecom Italia Sparkle Nov 2023. Help please. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". Are many others having this problem? Step 2. Updated: 8 months ago Article ID: 23672 Antivirus and firewall software play an important role in computer security. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Phones. Clear all app cache. World of Warcraft Forums Update stuck on initializing. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is stuck on 0% for a few hours. Have already restarted my PC and tried to pause/restart the update. After a few seconds it. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Hey, probably not many people in my situation but I’m trying to install WoW again (for obvious reasons 😃 ) and I’m stuck at installing the battle. Supersalv • 10 mo. Hopefully it gets a fix. Technical Support. Delete the Battle. 5. Uncheck the box next to the “Enable peer-to-peer” option and click on Done in order to accept the changes. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. Community Tournaments. Didn’t do anything. Hellbirah-aggramar July 14, 2023, 7:57pm #3. Technical Support. Clearing Download Cache on Steam. net app. Check out the list below,. 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. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download). net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Game update starts and then stops installing. Same problem, I have closed Bnet multiple times through task manager, ran it. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. net launcher’s window.