Sometimes fetching download manifest. net. 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. ive tried many diffrent things but none seem to solve it. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. Danelliah-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:08am 4. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on. The Battle. net as admin. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files. Restarting the PC. Technical Support. Rambush-rattlegore. net desktop app, and game processes, and click End Process. net process in task manager and then right click > launch as administrator on battle. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Thank you! You solved my issue. Installed Battle. Our team is already on the case working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. Just going in an endless loop of saying it’s updating but doesn’t actually do anything. Don't forget to backup your Interface folder, though. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. 2 Likes. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. net, the game started to update, as usual. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. Click on the lock and unlock it,. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. The Repair Tool will scan your game files and attempt to fix any problems it finds. net install and when I go to install Classic WoW, the install starts, gets to 82. 4. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. net; Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else;Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. Shower. LoadingAdditional comment actions. Found the fix! Uninstall the driver in device manager under game controllers. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. 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. Step 2. 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. 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. net Launcher. 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. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. net and reinstalling it, I would let it try and install again. Download Stuck on 0% initializing. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. Been stuck on initializing for over an hour. The_Sinful. Perl-anetheron (Perl) March 9, 2021, 10:17pm #2. 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. With W11, the result is the same. Why is the. benchmarksupport@ul. Right-click the Battle. World of Warcraft Forums. net cache. Running windows 10. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Waited for an hour and the initializing part just stopped, had to press update again. Create another 'administrator' account on the machine and use that instead. See the original post and comments on r/wow subreddit. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while doing nothing. 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. November 14, 2023. Help please. So far, the game seems a lot more technical than I remember. Login to Battle. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. I just launched battle. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. Closing processes in task manager. 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. Closing processes in task manager. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Delete the Cache folder. 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. Thanks though. Press Command + I. After that, I restarted my PC and tried installing World of Warcraft again. Many players have reported this issue on the official forum and shared their possible solutions. You can do that here: ^JH”World of Warcraft Forums [Main Thread] Download Stuck on 0% initializing then BLZBNTAG0000138F. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. Installed bnet and then tried to. battle. It should say Install instead of Play. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. Wonder if this is somehow related to the fact that OW2 queue times are very very long (40k users). net and the download seems to continuously get stuck on 'Initializing', making no progress. yea same thing here spent all day in the Emergency room and came home to my game as broken as I am. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. Comments are on moderation and will be approved in a timely manner. Technical Support. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. Any suggestion on how to fix would. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Sadly did not work for me. Stuck on Initializing since Windows Update. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. net. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Stuck on initializing, every update. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. I’m stuck as well…. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. Technical Support. also manually patching agent and nothing helped even a little. Restart the Battle. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. Fix, rename etc. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. To 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. After a few seconds it. 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. Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Update the Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. any updates would sooth my mind. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. Technical Support. For some reason, WOW stays stuck initializing. 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 I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. Victa-ashbringer March 27, 2021, 3:03am 1. FIX. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. To use the Repair Tool first open the game and log in. net and wait a minute and it should start initializing. I know global download speeds are low but I have. Got better things to do. all other games work fine, just not wow. Close battlenet. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. exe. Support Technical Support. net files, or a problem connecting to the patching server. To figure out what is causing this, the original suggestion still stands: First start 3DMark with Steam launch option "--trace" added via right click, properties, then start using force 64bit option and send 3dmark-native. I tried to reinstall WoW and was stuck on initializing so I uninstalled the battle net app and now I lost my authenticator and I need to update my phone number now I'm fucked to sign in. Completely delete the battlenet folder with its files in C:ProgramData. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. And when I come back to my pc I can press play. Game Install or Update Stuck at 0 B/s. I’m stuck as well…. SupportTechnical Support. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. See full list on makeuseof. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. If all the above options fail, try using a VPN. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to bring up the Task Manager. If there is no maintenance in your region follow the steps below to resolve this. And yes my drivers are up to date. Won’t go past that. What a mess. Click the Settings menu option. Stuck on Initializing. net' folder to 'battle. " SupportTechnical Support. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. Im at a loss on what to do. To fix the problem, you can try running Bettle. Try connecting your device directly to your computer and test in different USB ports on your PC. net Desktop app. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. I'm OCE, and completely unable to patch to most recent build. Nothing is working helllpppp. Welcome to the Technical Support forum for Blizzard Desktop Application. Follow these steps to troubleshoot the problem and resume the installation or update process. Delete the Battle. i ended the update agent task in the task manager. Technical Support. This resolved this issue for me. I am unable to download the new patch and am stuck on initializing I have already restarted my entire pc. Zuul-balnazzar November 16, 2022, 6:55pm #33. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. net launcher and download the game before buying sub and the game is stuck on initializing, this is a fresh clean install on a new PC since I last played. Got this same issue. i roughly was able to reinstall the App after saying ‘Update agent went to sleep’. Revert the folder name change. Etzzy-doomhammer January 27, 2020, 6:22pm #4. Otherwise I've pulled my hair out about. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. Whenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. net app. net Agent". Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. For real though, I have no clue. Purpletits-firemawSeptember 26, 2022, 6:48pm. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. ago. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. It happened to me. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble; Diablo IV; Diablo Immortal; Overwatch 2;. 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). same here, seems like the update servers might be down. Nothing helps. I was just wondering if anyone was experiencing the same issue this morning before I create a support ticket. Refreshing connection. Within this directory just delete the folder named Battle. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. For me it is stuck at initializing. Fix, rename etc. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. net users are stuck at 1 percent when they update or install the app. Let it initialize for 5-10 minutes before you think you have a problem. Stuck on "Initializing. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Jalkoth-blades-edge November 9, 2022, 6:34am #1. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. Installed Battle. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it needs to update). I’ve tried restarting Battle. Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialogue. Type msconfig. World of Warcraft addon managers can prevent Agent from updating game files. net installer. Technical Support. I’ve tried: Other games update and download without issues. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. net Update stuck at 0% in your Windows 10 PC. 1. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net processes, restarting, etc. Brêez-outland November 16, 2022, 6:32pm #18. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. net Desktop App, then try to update a game. So far nothing has worked. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. 5 Likes. In the “Host” field, enter “ us. Stuck on Initializing. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. 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. Turn off your PC. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. SoM sure goona be fun. Community Tournaments. Stuck on Initializing. restarted and hardbooted. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. Technical Support. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. . Silvansaria-nordrassil. net and select WoW. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. 1 Like. . Imagine being on your 9th expansion and not being able to cope with what, by now, must be very predictable volumes of traffic. Some suggest closing Steam, running as admin, or updating Windows as possible. Cancel reply. 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. • Disabling Auto-Updates in the client. Boards. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. Hello, It started couple hours ago. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. And when I come back to my pc I can press play. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Finally, go back to the shortcut for the game or the launcher and right click to Run as Administrator. 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, . i cant install because im still i initializing… ive also attempted to install in a new folder. It took about an hour for the process to finish initializing and I had to completely uninstall wow TBC classic before it would start to update my retail wow. Disconnected When Leaving Garrison. Ways to Fix Fix World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing on Windows 11 Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. ago. Clearing Battle. Re-downloaded the launcher and tried downloading again. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. 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. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. 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. Support Technical Support. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Pointyënd-ashkandi July 13, 2023, 8:53am #1. Vanasmut-tichondrius. TravelingGleeman •. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. net and update the game to see if the issue persists. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Updated Windows 10, . Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. the Battle net and World of Warcraft works best if they are installed in the same folder. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. After that, navigate to the following path: C : ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment Battle. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. I’ve disabled my firewall. 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. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Same here, stuck on initializing. Every time I login to battle. 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. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. net as admin. Tried opening wow. So glad I’m not the only one. The games run well. Uninstalling and reinstalling the Battle. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Still stuck on initializing. While it will be stuck on <Initializing (2145571/2145571)> for 30min without the wow folder increasing in memory size, after 30min it began downloading as it should. i cant install because im still i initializing… ive also attempted to install in a new folder. How to resolve this issue when installing or. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. net stuck at 0 B/s just because of lacking admin right. Baradûr-draenor. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. same here… pls send help. Technical Support. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. 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. 2 Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Agnass-anvilmar. cleared caches. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. The connection issue is one of the most common reasons that cause Battle. 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. Uninstall Battle. After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. net. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. Hit the Windows key and R. ago. Yeah, mine is stuck as well. r/ModernWarfareIII is a developer-recognized community focused on the title. Same issue here. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Bypass the launcher that way. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. See, you got it half right. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"It is stuck on initializing. I was told the best solution is to completely. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. At least it worked for me. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. Nallianah-wyrmrest-accord. Support. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. net and blizzard folders. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. restarted and hardbooted. Just delete the Battle. net desktop app. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Thank you! Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. Confirmed Wow classic WOTLK is working fine. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. 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. Dezyy-hellfire November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #138. 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. Run Battle. The easiest fix for this problem is to just wait guys, don’t be impatient. 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”. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. net folder. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. Go ahead and delete both of those folders. com and I'll take a look. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources.