World of Warcraft. exe. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. Shop. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Stuck on initializing. Purpletits-firemaw September 26,. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Save changes and start the app. some have mentioned a simple computer restart worked as well. In this video, we will try to resolve the "Waiting On Another Update" error that Battle. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to get stuck. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. Click the Settings menu option. Still just initializing and at 0 when there shouldn’t be an update. I came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. Reinstall the Battle. Step 2. Agnass-anvilmar. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. You don't have two big updates on the same day. Baradûr-draenor. 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”. 13. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. battle. net to beta and still couldn't get it to work. net folder in its entirety. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. dll) but i can not find them in the winetricks windows dll installer list. net desktop application and re-install. LoadingTo check this is acutally works unpause your download for atleast 20MINS and check before and after folder size and check if it did increase or not. Didn’t do anything. net installer. I have to close the client and restart it a minimum of four times to get the update to begin. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. So glad I’m not the only one. It took about half an hour to download a 170-something MB’s but at least it worked. When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. Daemonicpope-frostmourne. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. net app installation is doing the same thing: getting stuck on the Updating function. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. net App is stuck in a Scan & Repair loop, this usually indicates that your game data is corrupted. net Update Stuck on Initializing Download: 5 Ways To Fix It. Like I said classic works but retail doesn’t? Borathal-area-52 December 13, 2022,. Ensure that. exe. 2. stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Of course, Battle. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is. . Step 4: Reboot (start windows normally) Step 5: Set the correct time zone (make sure your machine has the correct time zone) Step 6: Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update (if its downloading updates, let it finish. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and. Delete the Battle. Is there really an update right now (Monday evening)? My Battlenet launcher says there’s an update for wow classic and my update is stuck on initializing. After that i closed the battle net launcher and all instances running in task manager (including updater agent) then relaunched into wow and it started updating. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Today I wanted to play WoW. Restart the Battle. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. Technical Support. Discussion. net button at the top left of the Battle. Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. Blizzard, hello!? When will you fix this problem??? Bunch of threads about this problem, many people are facing this issue FOR 10+ DAYS NOW!!! And what we get is ONE damn bluepost with no ETA… THIS IS PATHETIC, FIX YOU…Stuck on Initializing since Windows Update. I did not have a WoW window up, but for some reason the process was still. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. Every time I close Battle. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. 57 Likes. Missing Gnomelia and/or Hearthstone Card Back After Defeating Hogger. net and retry updating the app or your game. 1. net cache. This is one of the most common reasons that cause Battle. If setup does not start automatically, click Start > File Explorer > This PC > open the drive containing the Windows 10 setup files, then double click Setup. ago. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. 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. World of Warcraft Forums Wotlk classic Update Stuck on Initializing. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. 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. So I ran a scan and repair on it. Now if only I could do the same with hearthstone…This forum provides players with a place to discuss technical issues with each other and official Blizzard representatives. Right-click the Battle. Retest. The new Battle. My WoW PTR update remains at 83%, WoW Classic and Retail remain at 0% updates, and the app is stuck on “…Initializing” no matter which update I set it on executing. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. Technical Support. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Can't install either wow or wow classic. 3. For me it was a simple as closing the battle. blue spot “Play” one says “Update” tho under. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. Rule Out Internet Issues. Can install games like Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, etc. Edit: Restarting the app in admin mode seems to have sped up the initialization speed. Support Technical Support. Click the Blizzard icon at the top left part of the screen and choose Settings from the dropdown menu. There has been a bug in bnet for as long as I remember where either the remaining data or download speed are reported wrong or the download just seems "stuck". If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". I updated the app and removed the green badge at the top. Agnass-anvilmar. Is anyone. How do I fix this?Run Battle. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. The problem is not on my side. net ” (without quotes). ran as. I have also tried repairing my game and still no joy : (. One hour ago I tried this: 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. net file > Agent file > latest agent file > latest AgentNGDP file and send that to: [email protected]. Yes, the Wow. net launcher’s window. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. 1 Like. All subsequent reattempts and repairs always failed with the “whoops. net Launcher. Same has last week when we had to wait over 30 minutes for some people to update the game and login, they had 10kbps. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft. Run Battle. Battle. 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 alone for hours. net app completely, didn’t help. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. That should fix it and the download should start in like 30 seconds after that. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product: Common Problems. Deodu-kazzak December 9, 2022, 9:38am 618. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. Evoker Level 70 Boost Gear Reverting From 424 to 414. Fixes I’ve tried: Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Just any Wow can't ever seem to install. r/ModernWarfareIII is a developer-recognized community focused on the title. net by pressing the End. Have authenticator connected and once you have a device that’s been authenticated a couple of times it stops asking so all I have to do is good ol logging in. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. this did not work for me ive tried everything on this forum and its still stuck. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. Type msconfig. Support. WoW update is stuck on initializing. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. Select the World of WarCraft folder. Restarted my computer. The_Fluffy_Baron. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Restart Battle. Boards. I tried it like 5 times, scan n repair, now im redownloading etc. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. I am sorry but I can't remember exactly. exe. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. It’s stuck on initializing. It’s the same result. Have also cleared bnet cache with rm -rf /Users/Shared/Batt. I came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. Have also cleared bnet cache with rm -rf /Users/Shared/Batt. net' folder to 'battle. Every time I login to battle. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while. Jambrix November 16, 2022, 9:43pm #37. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. Disk Cleanup: Open the File Explorer and select “This PC” from the left pane. Now it’s stuck in an infinite update loop. S. Step 2. Select Game Settings on the left of the window. Its been like this for a while. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. Now head to the Compatibility tab and check on the Run this program as an administrator option. 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”. I came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. net launcher and reopening it. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle. (retail and classic) C:Program Files (x86)World of Warcraft. 3. Disconnected When Leaving Garrison. Revert the folder name change. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III | Reddit. Technical Support. net is stuck on initializing. It’s the same result. it says waiting on another update, yet there isn’t anything else. net, the game (including Classic) and all addons seems to have done the trick - took nearly an hour to download the game again but at least I was able to log-in. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Eel-suramar. Try to launch in desktop mode for the updates - it seems to work faster (just yesterday my download limit in game mode was 100kb/s, desktop was 30Mb/s). Continuing to watch the reinstall. I did a test run by updating WOTLK classic and that went through fine. Community Tournaments. Up to two hours before the download starts. net -closing tasks in Task Manager related to Battle. 2 Common Issues Subject. Can install games like Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, etc. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. 1: 33: November 13, 2023 Flightstones randomly reset. YOUR. Please try these steps to. net process in task manager and then right click > launch as administrator on battle. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. I’m stuck as well…. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. One hour ago I tried this: 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Select all Agent, Blizzard Battle. Same problem on 2 computers. Step 1. Deleted. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. It just gets stuck in an update / initialising loop. sill stuck on initializing. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. Run as Administrator: Right-click on the installer and select “Run as Administrator” to give the installer the necessary permissions. net install and when I go to install Classic WoW, the install starts, gets to 82. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. I’ve tried all fixes listed here plus a few others the CoD community came up with when facing the same problem. This might fix the issue. WoW download stuck on "initializing". Restart your computer and try the install/update now. Spacehunt-westfall. net. Technical Support. I located my Blizzard games folder, which contained the 'Battle. Stuck on initializing screen and now ‘waiting on another update’. Click settings. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. Hello everyone i installed WOW classic a month ago and everything was running smooth till about a week ago on the battle. This happens seemingly random to me, and has for months with the battle. World of Warcraft. NET. Check if battlenet is actually doing anything. Are you on windows 11? try updating the “optional” updates for windows, and making sure you don’t have any razer processes (the mouse software) running in the background. Lavende-drakthul August 26, 2020, 8:14pm. After that reopen battlenet(do that as administrator, it may help), locate the folder of destiny and let it download. Delete the Cache folder; Restart computer and launch. Agnass-anvilmar. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. I was wondering if anyone had the same. Add my user to the permissions for the World of Warcraft folder,. it sat at 0% for about 20-30 mins then had install showing on the button but applying updates under the button. Sometimes fetching download manifest. Can't update. Turn off your PC. I’ll have to wait, I guess. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Stuck on Initializing. Re-installed Battle net app, checked other games for updates - worked well. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. Fresh Battle. 57 Likes. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. WoW Classic Update wont install. Thanks though. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Ways to Fix Fix World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing on Windows 11 Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. WoW update is stuck on initializing. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. Lastly, click on the OK button and then click on Apply to save the. Go to the Battle. Stuck on scanning and repair mode - General Discussion - World of. Check on the top right of the launcher if there is a download button, near the notifications button. net processes in Task Manager; Navigate to the following: C:\ ProgramData \Blizzard Entertainment\ Battle. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. Re-installed Battle net app, checked other games for updates - worked well. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. LoadingIf Battle. The Updating never gets anywhere, stuck on 0%, with it also saying "Initializing". the solution that people have found is to go into the actual game folders and open the game client directly, bypassing the battlenet launcher. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. For me it was a simple as closing the battle. Closed my Antivirus. 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”. if any particular version of wow hadn't been updated prior to yesterday, you're going to be locked out until they find. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. I have rebooted. Vanasmut-tichondrius. So I think the key thing here is patience. Check out this thread and see if any of them work for you. Put the birds to bed. Technical Support. exe file into steam as a non-steam game. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. . Then relaunch and it should work. 3 Likes. 3. Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\) and delete those three folders. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. Nothing helps. I conducted a scan/repair thinking that might help but fell into the infinite loop instead. Codes. thanks so much! My frustrations are lifted. patch. Game specific issues need to be reported on that. On the other hand, if you’re still stuck at the initializing screen, make sure to move on. “@Maverick_LIVE_ Go ahead and open a ticket then. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. however, this only works if you have the most up to date version of the game client. net launcher (or window). I even did a clean install of everything. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. net, set games location in another folder (I used: C:Games) Rght click on Games folder, share with everyone (read) Download WoW inside VM. same and “w8ing for another patch”. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. MacOS Stuck at initializing: BLZBNTAGT0000138F. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. 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 or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. Cook food. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. 2 Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. I’m stuck as well…. Be it for downloading, launching, or updating these games on your PC. Gelebor-hydraxis. Nothing works. net it says Hearthstone is updating but is stuck at 0% and Initializing. So glad I’m not the only one. I’m on the Battlenet launcher and it says WoW classic has an update, when i click the update button it says ‘Initializing’ then goes to ‘fetching patch manifest’ for a split second and then back to ‘Initializing’ and stops. net website gives you a potential fix. First, make sure that your internet connection is. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. My Wrath Classic was having major freezing issue out of the blue. Launcher stuck on initializing. Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. He then proceeded to run through the gambit of attempted fixes, completely uninstalling battlenet and WoW - and worked through this article. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick.