net, clear your wtf and cache folder, restart, and see if it works. This resolved this issue for me. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. 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. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. Technical Support. Deodu-kazzak December 9, 2022, 9:38am 618. m stuck at initializing! WHo would have expected that from Blizzard on a launch day! 2 Likes. r/ModernWarfareIII is a developer-recognized community focused on the title. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Finally, go back to the shortcut for the game or the launcher and right click to Run as Administrator. Support Technical Support. Друидяшка-soulflayer November 27, 2022, 4:44pm 598. net. Clear all app cache. 1 Like. I’m stuck on the initialising steps. Technical Support. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 302546 Common Problems I click on install for a game and the install button changes to the spinning Battle. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Waiting on Another Installation or Update. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. What a mess. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. Community Tournaments. Help please. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. I did some investigating via different apps as well as a third party program designed to test conflicts with System files and it does seem like the client is conflicting with UAC virtualization for the client, and update agent. 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. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. Updating 0% Initializing. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Now we are unable to reinstall the program. post your log again. Type msconfig. If I try again, it keeps failing. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. an I dont have an antivirus at all. Expect at least some free game time for this. Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:Program FilesWorld of Warcraft) and delete those three folders. #354. Open Battle. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. It will work then. Pointyënd-ashkandi July 13, 2023, 8:53am #1. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on. ago. Disable all the background apps and close the other running apps other than WoW on your PC. Update the Battle. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. net client, rule out internet problems, clean the Battle. Click settings. Its been like this for a while. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. Technical Support. Last resort I went to my Mobile HotSpot. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. 15 years ago it was one click and you could play, but as technology advances, the. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. Technical Support. I was stuck in initializing also. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. net process in task manager and then right click > launch as administrator on battle. net folder and restart your Blizzard App. net launcher then go task manager close remaining apps then restart should probably fix it. Initializing stuck. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Update stuck initializing I did my updates and everything yesterday but when I launched battlenet today, first it gave me a battlenet update then the Wow update was stuck at initializing, been trying to solve it for 2 hours now. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. Put Battle. exit bnet > task manager > end bnet update agent > open bnet. Any work around? I had the same problem yesterday. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. The installation however, stops at Initializing (2145572/2145572), and then goes back to Updating after a few seconds, and then back to Initializing. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Clearing Battle. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. net App from writing. Spam left click on the button. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. net. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to bring up the Task Manager. Start battlenet again. Then just relaunch the launcher. Launcher stuck on initializing. Two possible workarounds that could help are listed below until we get this fully resolved: Try clearing the Battle. Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. Instead of using a wireless connection, use a physical LAN. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 1. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. 1 Like. Usually a restart of the client or my pc will fix it. Trepan-archimonde November 16. It will work then. • 2 mo. 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. This is likely causing the stuck on initializing for most players right now (though getting stuck at this stage may be caused by other issues outside of the current CDN. net in the allowed list in your firewall settings and see if the download moves past “Initializing”. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. . At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). What more can we even attempt? I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. I’ve been through every setting and it doesn’t seem to matter. 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. Delete the Battle. The game will not be updating; click Play. Look for any battle. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. net. 2. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. net cache files following the steps Here. It should work after about a minute or two. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. Press the Reset In-Game Options button to confirm. net and wait a minute and it should start initializing. Loading WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. Under the General tab, select the Selective startup. I’m having the same problem too - My desktop PC isn’t updating but oddly my laptop works ok which I don’t get as I used the desktop for wow yesterday and I’ve ran WoW on my laptop for weeks. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Reboot Windows to safe mode + network. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. I’ve had this issue before. However, I’ve noticed over the last few weeks, that the download speed is extremely slow, talking down to like 15kbs as if this was 2001 and I was on 56k dial up. net files, or a problem connecting to the patching server. Had the same issue on Windows 11. Open task manager and close Xbox game manager thing, then close b. deleting battle. I repaired the client 3 times and it is still stuck in 99% Initializing for 3 hours now. 2. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 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. I've done some browsing forums and stuff for similar issues in the past, have tried killing update agent and restarting, completely rebooting, there was some recommendations for updating windows to the most recent version, which was done last night. Game update starts and then stops installing. Do NOT post them here or advertise them, as per the forum rules. Click open again if a window doesn’t open showing its contents. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. 1 Like. I was able to resolve this issue using a VPN, setting my location to Hong Kong. Type msconfig. Technical Support. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … Common Problems. Been sat for ages waiting to update, thought I was going insane. 819. Restarted bnet. Thank you for your help! comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. Continuing to watch the reinstall. Run a security scan to remove any viruses or malware infections. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. Game is stuck at 99% in battle net launcher with 5mb remaining, originally it got stuck and I decided to scan and repair, this sent my game into an endless scan loop and I could no longer play the game, I reinstalled the battlenet launcher and eventually caved and reinstalled wow (note this is a big deal, as. Don't forget to backup your Interface folder, though. 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 users are stuck at 1 percent when they update or install the app. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. The Battle. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Technical Support. Technical Support. Technical Support. Select the World of WarCraft folder. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. 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. My Tickets. net launcher (or window). Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to. Start the battle. exe" is downloading. He then proceeded to run through the gambit of attempted fixes, completely uninstalling battlenet and WoW - and worked through this article. Stuck at 99% cannot scan and repair. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. 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. Start battle. Paused the update and when I resume it says something about being in a queue. Close the task manager. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. if it still gets stuck at the social club loop. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. net in the allowed list in your firewall settings and see if the download moves past “Initializing”. Thank you! You solved my issue. Technical Support. Furthermore, I paid 90 euros for pre-order to play it will pre-launch, and I’m. Aerlas-magtheridon. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. Then relaunch and it should work. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Yeah go to task manager processes after you close the launcher from the task bar and make sure to stop the “Battle. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. 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, . Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. Support. The very good news is that it’s relatively easy to see the current status of TBC Classic ‘s servers. net, the game started to update, as usual. 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. Danelliah-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:08am 4. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. LoadingIf it's stuck saying it's initializing, I'd suspect a permissions problem somewhere still. At this rate it’s going to take hours and hours to complete the download. This is what fixed it for me. any updates would sooth my mind. SupportTechnical Support. MMORPG. 1: 145: October 24, 2023 MacOS - Memory leak since Beta DF and WoW goes to 120 GO of. After that, navigate to the following path: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. 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. net folder. Restarted client, restarted PC. net and blizzard folders. Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\) and delete those three folders. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. exe file. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. Fixes I’ve tried:. I get stuck on initializing (2151424/2151424) and the cycle repeats 5 times before changing to paused and staying there indefinitely. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. SeriousAdult • 1 yr. go to the Boot tab. Customer. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. For real though, I have no clue. battle. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. What i did to fix my problem, was to close the battlenet and then deleted "battlenet" and "Blizzard Entertainment" folders at C:\ProgramData. This is the only game that makes it happen. Rambush-rattlegore. net Launcher. I was sitting waiting for Deathwhisper to become active trying not to lose my mind over the lag, when suddenly I disconnect from the server. 2. Just delete the Battle. Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. net and reinstalling it, I would let it try and install again. Technical Support. Pennab-mirage-raceway November 16, 2022, 7:34pm #109. repeat until successful. Me too. net app. Baerduun-defias-brotherhood November 28, 2022, 3:12pm 599. I have restarted the application. Zero progress gets made. i had 8gigs left on my disc and it kept initializing for 2hours at 4%. Things were fine maybe 8 hours ago, but now it’s stuck at “initializing” - nothing changed here. 57 Likes. 1: 33: November 13, 2023 Flightstones randomly reset. Technical Support. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Open Task Manager. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. The file I'm working with is a a frame-based animation - 160 x 160px, 120 frames. The Battle. Vanasmut-tichondrius. 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. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. net. 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 paused the download and resumed it and it initially went to “normal” download speeds but got stuck at ~80%. Turn off your PC. 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 players we. Every time I close Battle. net launcher. 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). Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. I knew I’d have to relearn spells and rotations, but tbh, this seems a lot more like a 3rd line technical. restarted and hardbooted. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. 1 Like. Jaidyn. 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. You can replicate the problem by simply marking the Data folder as Read-Only, suggesting something on your pc is preventing access to the game folder (s), usually an anti-virus or firewall app. cleared caches. ago. Restarting the PC. net App. Thaelia-deathwing. 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. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. Windows applied an update last week and since then haven’t been able to log in or update WoW. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. Perma "Updating/Initializing". This has happened now for several days, and I cannot play the game at all. And every time it gets to this number it. Stuck on Initializing. Looking for some assistance here if possible. Support Technical Support. Remedial steps taken:WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Hello everyone i installed WOW classic a month ago and everything was running smooth till about a week ago on the battle. Recently, my Battle. Uninstalled everything to do with battlenet launcher, used VPN to switch country, reinstalled launcher and located game and started update straight away. Close other applications (Steam, etc) Switched to Google's DNS. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Installed Battle. 3. . I have fast internet and the space on the computer. well thats weird, launching the wow. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Test the internet speed. Support Technical Support. Technical Support. Zero progress gets made. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. After being stuck on 'initializing' for nearly 3 hours and going to scan and repair - I now get a download estimate of 87. net -Deleting the -Blizzard Entertainment- folder in ProgramData Still it just endlessly gets stuck on. net, then end program on the blizzard updater, reopen b. There was also a World of Warcraft update that happened in the meanwhile and it went through just fine, but my DI update is stuck on 99% - Initializing, for more than 1 hour already. Emeldavi-tichondrius. net; Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else;World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net icon, but nothing else happens. Once you are at character select, close the first unauthenticated WoW. #$%#. 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…Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. The_Sinful. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Wait for the update. Lolyp-argent-dawn November 16, 2022,. cleared caches. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. I had this issue. Cannot Install WoW; Stuck on Initialization. Wait until the lights turn back on. If you're using a Mac, Repair Disk Permissions to resolve any permission. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. It should work after about a minute or two. World of Warcraft on Reddit! Premium Explore Gaming. I’d like to report that I can’t download WoW. The steps that worked for me was as follows: Make sure auto-update is disabled on your Battle. Camera turning gets stuck randomly. C:\Program Files (x86)\World Of Warcraft_retail_. Step 3: Open with Offline Mode in settings. My Battle. 57 Likes. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. SjurEido. For real though, I have no clue. Imagine being on your 9th expansion and not being able to cope with what, by now, must be very predictable volumes of traffic. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. Which meant all my addons and set-ups were erased. go to the Boot tab. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. 2 from battle. For some reason, WOW stays stuck initializing. Servers maxed out due to the rest of the world wanting to update WoW, and CoD players updating Warzone. Honesty just give it time. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Hit the Windows key and R. World of Warcraft Forums Support Technical Support. You can close battle. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix) Refreshing connection. “@Maverick_LIVE_ Go ahead and open a ticket then. net and select WoW. A fresh install of Bnet and WoW has done nothing.