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. The only reason why I uninstalled it in the first place was due to a bug where both WoW Classic and normal WoW wouldn’t install/patch, and would instead be caught in a loop of initializing the update, reclaiming disc space, then saying that they were waiting for other updates, and then going back in the loop, forever. Don't forget to backup your Interface folder, though. Put Battle. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. Hello blizzard hamster wheel it faster, thanks. 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 even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. 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 have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. Here I am again ($&*!). I have tried it all, from clearing caches, cookies, flushing. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. Cannot Install WoW; Stuck on Initialization. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. Last resort I went to my Mobile HotSpot. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. Vorlin-dalaran Same. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. . Alter your DNS to unblock Blizzard download servers, then run the update once more. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. Same here, stuck on initializing. 4. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Update or temporarily uninstall any. proxy settings. And every time it gets to this number it. Capernian-bronzebeard November 16, 2022, 7:39pm #118. Any help on this from the tech savvy would be appreciated. Kill the battle. Won’t go past that. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Technical Support. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. 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, . However, I now have access to the game. Program Data was a hidden file, so you'll have to go to view and check 'Hidden Items' to view this folder. TravelingGleeman •. Check the ” Hide all Microsoft services ” box. . I recently tried to download this game after a good few years away and got stuck on this issue like many others. This is the only game that makes it happen. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. I was just wondering if anyone was experiencing the same issue this morning before I create a support ticket. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. Tyrskorn-2108 March 27, 2021, 8:43am 2. Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Click open again if a window doesn’t open showing its contents. Things were fine maybe 8 hours ago, but now it’s stuck at “initializing” - nothing changed here. For me it is stuck at initializing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net Desktop App, then try to update a game. Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. it probably looked something like this. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. net. Initializing stuck. For real though, I have no clue. Technical Support. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. I'm OCE, and completely unable to patch to most recent build. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. Same problem on 2 computers. Help please. I can’t reinstall WoW. Close battle. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. What worked for me. Deleting the Battle. 1 Like. Cannot update wow at all. Turn on your. 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. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. Last resort I went to my Mobile HotSpot. Two possible workarounds that could help are listed below until we get this fully resolved: Try clearing the Battle. World of Warcraft Forums – 16 Nov 22 WoW download stuck on "initializing" Howdy! UPDATE! Thanks for the data I requested I have forwarded this to our team. I’ve tried restarting Battle. net, clear your wtf and cache folder, restart, and see if it works. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. Been stuck for over 30min like this now. C:Program Files (x86)World of Warcraft. i ended the update agent task in the task manager. 3M subscribers in the wow community. Press Command + I. Same issue here, tried restarting pc back to initializing. Anyone else. 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. 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. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. It never goes past initializing. Uninstalled & went to reinstall, keep getting stuck in the scanning/initializing loop & once it was finally starting to properly install WoW battlenet launcher crashes, won’t load (says can’t run on the computer?! it always has before) so i uninstall the launcher & try to reinstall. When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. I’ve tried removing the . :C I tried the usual fixes, nothing worked, and when I tried renaming the World of Warcraft folder to do a clean install it got stuck at “intializing” 🙃It started couple hours ago. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 7:03pm #45. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. I’ve had this issue before. exe in my folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. Support Technical Support. What more can we even attempt?I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net, even if I also. Click the Settings menu option. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 4 GB update would be chucked in after completing an install of the game. Jaidyn. Yeah go to task manager processes after you close the launcher from the task bar and make sure to stop the “Battle. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. Paused the update and when I resume it says something about being in a queue. Step 3. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. Run troubleshooting for WoW download update stuck on initializing. I tried to install the update but it was very very slow, like ~80 kb/s. i cant install because im still i initializing… ive also attempted to install in a new folder. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. So after deleting all the wow folders, removing battle. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. Technical Support. It will stuck in initializing again, but don't get mad! When the WoW update gets stuck on initializing, you must disable other apps and processes, update the Battle. go to the Boot tab. 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, . The_Sinful. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. . Step 3: Open with Offline Mode in settings. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Every now and then it’ll start downloading at like 150 bytes a second for a. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Installed bnet and then tried to. Windows applied an update last week and since then haven’t been able to log in or update WoW. 4 GB. I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . You can do that here: ^JH”World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. net update agent in task manager before it would work to reopen and start the patch successfully. Running windows 10. net agents running and I had to add all of them to the windows defender firewall exception list (I did not have to do on my new Windows 11 machine). World of Warcraft - Patch Stuck on Initializing - Update Proble…Lovelost-azgalor Same for me. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. ran as. I was told the best solution is to completely. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. 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. This might fix the issue. net I’ve also removed WoW, which now I think might have been a mistake. 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. There are multiple Battle. :C I tried the usual fixes, nothing worked, and when I tried renaming the World of Warcraft folder to do a clean install it got stuck at “intializing” 🙃I’m trying to reinstall WoW but it’s just stuck on 0% initializing forever. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. 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. 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. Uninstalled Battlenet thinking it would help if I reinstalled but now it’s stuck on installing. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. Aerlas-magtheridon. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. LoadingAre you having trouble with your World of Warcraft installation or update? Do you see the annoying "Initializing. I will send you all i got from this timeline =) Oramir. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. well I did try lots of stuff like reinstalling app. Zero progress gets made. Then on relaunch of bnet it said. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. Didn’t do anything. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. The_Sinful. Update the Battle. Step 3 of the link worked for me. World of Warcraft Forums Support Technical Support. Baradûr-draenor. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. Fixes I’ve tried: Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData Closing processes in task manager Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet Updated Windows 10, . Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. I’ve tried all fixes listed here plus a few others the CoD community came up with when facing the same problem. Stuck on initializing, every update. In such cases: Restart your router. Restarted bnet. NET. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9:27pm. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. For PC, A. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Waiting on Another Installation or Update. start installing the game but close the battlenet launcher again as soon as it starts actually downloading. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. WoW update is stuck on initializing. I’ll have to wait, I guess. net app completely, didn’t help. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. Clear all app cache. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. NET. run as admin. Whenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. Reopen the Battle. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. 20 per sec. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. Only problem is, my game just stays on initializing loop forever. Thaelia-deathwing. Support Technical Support. Finally, go back to the shortcut for the game or the launcher and right click to Run as Administrator. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. Fixes I’ve tried: Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData Closing processes in task manager Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version Uninstalling and. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. net app and install the program till you get to the initialization loop. Clearing Battle. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. Alex470 • 1 yr. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. Just going in an endless loop of saying it’s updating but doesn’t actually do anything. . net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. Technical Support. Delete the Battle. So try and do a clean fresh reinstall and then let it do its thing. any attempt to render video gets stuck at "Initializing Video Export". 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. Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. 5 M1 MBP. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. Nothing changes it. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. I’m having the same issue. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. Stuck on Initializing. net and reinstalling it, I would let it try and install again. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. With W11, the result is the same. 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. Restart my computer. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. Ive tried everything from updating pc, uninstalling battle net, deleting temp folders. Delete the Cache folder; Restart computer and launch. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. 2 Likes. Same here, stuck on initializing. Click the Blizzard icon at the top left part of the screen and choose Settings from the dropdown menu. Hearthstone. World of Warcraft on Reddit! I had this happen on my old Windows 10 computer. Whatever you do don't go uninstalling battlenet or anything - this is a server issue not your pc issue (the same issue will prevent you from. SupportTechnical Support. I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. 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. Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. 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. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. net launcher. Then just relaunch the launcher. 1: 33: November 13, 2023 Flightstones randomly reset. So far nothing has worked. Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. Emeldavi-tichondrius. 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. The exact same thing is happening to me right now. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Scan and Repair didn’t do anything either, got stuck just the same as Updating. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. This might fix the issue. netI just bought the latest expansion of World of Warcraft today and I am installing it new on my PC (up until now, I have not played the game on the PC). love this game. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. It took a bit of time, but it eventually got done. I have tried all steps to fix it, but nothing works…. net. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. 4MB/s. net folder in its entirety. After that reopen battlenet(do that as administrator, it may help), locate the folder of destiny and let it download. What a mess. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. net folder. I’m stuck as well…. net is running, close it; Close all Battle. net. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. 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. WoW will launch without your BNet login. After that, I restarted my PC and tried installing World of Warcraft again. Technical Support. rename the Diablo 4 Beta folder. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. Hopefully that helps, good luck!Catch Me Live At: Me On Twitter: all people curious on how to fix this, the answer MIGHT be to just give it time. It’s the same result. I paused the download and resumed it and it initially went to “normal” download speeds but got stuck at ~80%. net app completely, didn’t help. Type msconfig. Closed my Antivirus. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. So glad I’m not the only one. Blizzard Forums It never goes past initializing. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle. Cofe-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:20pm #72. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. Other games in the Blizzard launcher all download fine, it's. That did the trick!WoW update stuck on Initializing, any help? I already had a look on bnet and deleted ny battlenet folder to try and fix it; but no luck. IF it D. r/ModernWarfareIII is a developer-recognized. Spam left click on the button. Click on dropdown down arrow on the top left corner. It should work after about a minute or two. Nazwyn-terenas (Nazwyn) November 16, 2022, 7:28pm 94. I can run a speed test and my internet is fine,. 15 years ago it was one click and you could play, but as technology advances, the. 2 Common Issues. -redownload a fresh battle. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. I can’t even install battle net app… I did it because I was stuck on initializing, and now I’m completely stuck with app… it’s annoying. World of Warcraft ForumsBefore deleting any files, make sure Battle. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. Birchfox-giantstalker November 16, 2022, 7:28pm #93. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. Inside there, you can find Blizzard Entertainment and Battle. net. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. Game update starts and then stops installing. Can't install, stuck at initializing.