The game will not be updating; click Play. Ive been trying to install retail wow for a couple weeks now and i havent made much progress, the install is always stuck on initializing and crashes if it stays like that for a couple minutes. The weird thing is that even after removing BattleNet and the games folder, the launcher automatically adds Wow Classic to the update queue. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. Disk Cleanup Drive Selection will show up, select the drive you. Then the ‘downloading’ phase starts and uses my full internet speed and downloads a further 150mb, in the case of the latest patch/hotfix being small. The progress bars do not progress at all, stuck on “…Initializing”. Edit: Restarting the app in admin mode seems to have sped up the initialization speed. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. SoM sure goona be fun. net App and wait for any updates to. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. 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. Updated beta and PTR - ok. net client, rule out internet problems, clean the Battle. Stuck on scanning and repair mode - General Discussion - World of. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Battle. 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. Anyone else stuck at "initializing" and Update? Make sure nothing for Blizz is running in your task manager either. Technical Support. net and retry updating the app or your game. → Once the network is back online with the system, flush your DNS cache using the commands Here. Support Technical Support. Turn off your PC. Sagemode-darksorrow April 23, 2023, 11:58am #1. I’ve tried restarting Battle. I ended up reinstalling the game. Game update starts and then stops installing. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. This might fix the issue. Then just relaunch the launcher. exe file independent of the battle. net in the allowed list in your firewall settings and see if the download moves past “Initializing”. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. All subsequent reattempts and repairs always failed with the “whoops. SjurEido. switch to dragonflight beta and uninstall. I did a bit of poking around and discovered a paused World of Warcraft Classic in the launcher’s download manager. net launcher is acting like everything’s normal, no updates or anything. Wait until the lights turn back on. What a mess. it probably looked something like this. net app completely, didn’t help. Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Release Window Apparently Leaked. To resolve this: Click the Cogwheel icon next to the Play or Update button and choose Show in Explorer. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. Then the ‘downloading’ phase starts and uses my full internet speed and downloads a further 150mb, in the case of the latest patch/hotfix being small. Really stumped on this one. Completely delete the battlenet folder with its files in C:ProgramData. net' folder to 'battle. net app completely, didn’t help. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. thanks so much! My frustrations are lifted. New replies are no longer allowed. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. I wondered what was being patched, so I clicked on the Patch Notes link and the most recent patch notes it showed me were for Patch 8. Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm 11. 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. Of course, Battle. 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. net file > Agent file > latest agent file > latest AgentNGDP file and send that to: [email protected]. Went back to retail, and it is still the same. Right-click the Battle. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. net Agent". Technical Support. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Aerlas-magtheridon. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. MacOS Stuck at initializing: BLZBNTAGT0000138F. That should resolve the halt. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months ago The retail game started updating and stuck. 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. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc space. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. A fresh install of Bnet and WoW has done nothing. 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. I had to pause all updates. Gaming. Blizzard had absolutely no say in when the warzone update released. . net process in task manager and then right click > launch as administrator on battle. absolute joke from a game that costs more than netflix. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. dll & msvproc. Restarted bnet. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. net app. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. Close all Battle. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. Baradûr-draenor. Nothing helps. We aren’t aware of any server-side problems that would be preventing WoW’s updates, and because of this we can’t say for sure whether there is a common denominator causing this issue to be widespread. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing?World of Warcraft ForumsI have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. I’m stuck as well…. Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. 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. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. One hour ago I tried this: 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. Next time I started Battle. r/starcitizen. If I uninstall battle. blue spot “Play” one says “Update” tho under. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. sill stuck on initializing. Im unable to log into the game and play all i9 can do is click the. First, Perform the Preliminary Checks If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Run a security scan to remove any viruses or malware infections. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. 13. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Click Run setup. Updated beta and PTR - ok. Servers maxed out due to the rest of the world wanting to update WoW, and CoD players updating Warzone. -redownload a fresh battle. net desktop app. Wait for the update. ← previous page next page. World of Warcraft Down? How To Check The WoW Server Status. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. No idea what causes this or how to fix it completely. Yeah go to task manager processes after you close the launcher from the task bar and make sure to stop the “Battle. Scan and repair on retail wow. same and “w8ing for another patch”. #354. LoL: All LCS Roster Changes & Rumors. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Type msconfig. 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”. net folder. the solution that people have found is to go into the actual game folders and open the game client directly, bypassing the battlenet launcher. It started couple hours ago. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. I am having an issuing updating to the Wrath Of The Lich King pre patch. Select the Compatibility tab. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. Did you try running as admin? minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. net. 3. Just delete the Battle. Just any Wow can't ever seem to install. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. It will work then. Then relaunch and it should work. net -closing tasks in Task Manager related to Battle. 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. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle. net client altogether. 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”. 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. I’m stuck on the initialising steps. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. it sat at 0% for about 20-30 mins then had install showing on the button but applying updates under the button. I have deleted Battle. stuck on ‘Initializing…’. net launcher and still says initializing. net desktop app, and game processes, and click End Process. Shadowboy-terokkar November 16, 2022, 7:04pm #6. I have also. Disable or temporarily uninstall these programs, restart your computer, and try. the Battle net and World of Warcraft works best if they are installed in the same folder. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. Things i have tried so far that I have seen recommended on the internet: • Closing Discord during installation. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Technical Support. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\) and delete those three folders. Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9. IF it D. Restarting the PC. just fine. net app. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by Blizzard Entertainment. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. Same Problem here, now i have the classic feeling so many people enjoys. Uninstalling and reinstalling the Battle. Now wait a bit to be sure the update is completely stuck,WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. . Having the same issue. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. I'm trying to install on macOS Ventura 13. net Update Stuck on Initializing Download: 5 Ways To Fix It Gaming. Tried everything here? If you have tried these steps and still require assistance, visit our Technical Support Forums ( World of Warcraft ) ( StarCraft II ) ( Diablo III ) ( Hearthstone ) ( Heroes of the Storm ) ( Overwatch ) or contact us . stuck here to, been sitting watching initilising for just under 2 hours, maybe time to give up cancel if blizz cant even get their act together with updates god help us for next expansion Loading <style> html { overflow-y: revert !important; } #d-splash { display: none; } </style>It popped back up by itself and after a minute or so it started downloading…slowly, mind you. net as administrator. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no longer there and it is 0% Updating again. Wouldn’t run for me either, so I just went around the launcher and used the game’s . (or you could delete it if you really know what you're doing) Pulled up the Run menu (WIN+R) and enter 'C:programdata' (notice there is no space between program and. So all you’re doing is masking the view. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. That should fix it and the download should start in like 30 seconds after that. My Wrath Classic was having major freezing issue out of the blue. And every time it gets to this number it. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft. 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. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. Same problem on 2 computers. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. net launcher”. Whenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. Spacehunt-westfall. Such as packet loss occurring corrupting the data. Install Battle. net Desktop App; Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat I ended up fixing the problem by deleting the battle net cache. Trying to update to 10. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Put the birds to bed. Help! Since the newest patch in WoW I’ve been unable to load the game. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Add my user to the permissions for the World of Warcraft folder,. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Restart Battle. 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. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Nánu-tichondrius July 11, 2023, 6:34pm #1. The_Fluffy_Baron. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. Look for any battle. Program Data was a hidden file, so you'll have to go to view and check 'Hidden Items' to view this folder. Have tried stopping all the battle. Type msconfig. It also doesn’t matter which I tell it to update while pausing the other two. I r…If you want to play popular Blizzard games like World of Warcraft,. net folder. net processes, restarting, etc. Ensure that. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Same issue here. Same thing is happening to me and the only way to fix it is to end it. It’s the same result. IF it D. Just came here to confirm that I was able to solve it by doing Safe Mode (with Network), and then running the install from there. net App. Step 1. Same thing is happening to me and the only way to fix it is to end it. (retail and classic) C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft. Check on the top right of the launcher if there is a download button, near the notifications button. #354. Shower. cleared caches. Support. 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 ,. 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”. Same here. I had this issue. Updated Windows 10, . I might have re-installed the launcher and the game completely from scratch. Still stuck on initializing. Got this same issue. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or. Uninstall doesn’t work. WoW WotLK Classic:. For me it was a simple as closing the battle. NET. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. net, even if I also. Right-click on the Blizzard app’s desktop shortcut and open Properties. 2 Likes. 3. Fix, rename etc. net app. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. • 2 mo. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. Technical Support. Step 2. Now it’s stuck in an infinite update loop. I came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. I’m stuck as well…. Overwatch and Hearthstone are fine. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. I had to do this almost three times to get Retail WoW to finish the stuck update and it was the same thing like all the other times, it never actually does an update, it just finishes. Technical Support. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. trying to update games, but stuck on (initializing) or (waiting for another on another update). Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. You’ll have to: Reset your user interface, this will ensure. Classic Games; BlizzCon; Filters 62 results found for "initializing" Unhandled Exception: Access_Violation (C0000005). Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. net again. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. dll) but i can not find them in the winetricks windows dll installer list. net and retry updating the app or your game. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. net ” (without quotes). I’m also having this issue. Update problem - Wrath of the Lich King Classic Discussion - World of Warcraft Forums. I am now playable after all day of initializing. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. 270. Launcher stuck on initializing. Start battle. 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”. I’ve tried all fixes listed here plus a few others the CoD community came up with when facing the same problem. Removing bandwidth limit. exe and kill it. switch to dragonflight beta and uninstall. net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. Delete the Cache folder. You could try going to into run>msconfig>boot>safe_boot + networking box checked. Agnass-anvilmar. 2 Common Issues Subject. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. October 28, 2023. However, the update wouldn't ever start actually. World of Warcraft Forums. Then the ‘downloading’ phase starts and uses my full internet speed and downloads a further 150mb, in the case of the latest patch/hotfix being small. 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. if any particular version of wow hadn't been updated prior to yesterday, you're going to be locked out until they find. 2 from battle. Like I said classic works but retail doesn’t? Borathal-area-52 December 13, 2022,. Check on the top right of the launcher if there is a download button, near the notifications button. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. Classic Games; BlizzCon;The retail game started updating and stuck. Just any Wow can't ever seem to install. Click it, then select World of Warcraft to update. Retest. net by pressing the End. Here’s how to fix your screen freezing in the loading men in World of Warcraft: The battle. 1: 33: November 13, 2023 Flightstones randomly reset. Press Command + I. net window. Gaming. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Went back to retail, and it is still the same. 14. In the logs it says im missing some dll’s(msmpeg2vdec. Greetings, My Battle. The nutty thing is now retail wow is also stuck in the same loop and I hadn’t touched it. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. My Wrath Classic was having major freezing issue out of the blue. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). If Battle. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. Technical Support. My Battle. -tried uninstalling from the battle. net -Deleting the -Blizzard Entertainment- folder in ProgramData Still it just endlessly gets stuck on. That did the trick!I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . I have tried removing all traces of battle net from my pc, including. net client, rule out internet problems, clean the. net cache, whitelist the Battle. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. Did you try running as admin? minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. It will work then. Thanks though. 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. Alex470 • 1 yr. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. 1. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. There are several reasons why this could happen, including issues with the game files, server maintenance, or problems with your computer’s settings. WoW Classic Update wont install. net by pressing the End. This heat map shows where user-submitted problem reports are concentrated over the past 24 hours. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. Wait until the lights turn back on. Anyone else got problem downloading the. Nothing else worked. 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. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. Usually a restart of the client or my pc will fix it. Why is the. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. First, downloading and installing BNet and WoW on my PC, then moving the files onto a flash drive.