Refreshing connection. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. (Am on a mac. Right-click the Battle. For some reason, WOW stays stuck initializing. Users share their solutions and experiences for downloading WoW Retail on Windows 10 or 11. net / win update / beta bnet / you name it I did it any idea that can help me download the game or its just an issue I have to wait since its lunch day of the new gameLauncher stuck on initializing. Press the Reset In-Game Options button to confirm. ALL OTHER GAMES ARE INSTALLING CORRECTLY. Game Install or Update Stuck at 0 B/s. Close all other applications. Then select World of Warcraft, and click its Reset In-Game options button. i cant install because im still i initializing… ive also attempted to install in a new folder. Click View within the ribbon. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. . SoM sure goona be fun. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. The game stay’s on initializing 2151354/2151354. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. Stuck on Initializing. 1 Like. 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, . Rebooting the PC helped. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. Baradûr-draenor. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. net. net as admin. Jesus Christ. Both are recent installs of the OS. Account, App, & Shop. 13. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. Program Data was a hidden file, so you'll have to go to view and check 'Hidden Items' to view this folder. Support Technical Support. Why can’t I install World of Warcraft? Try creating a new administrator account to resolve. After hitting “start install” the progress icon simply spins and I never get a proper. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. patch. Dadirro-silvermoon November 16, 2022,. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. net, then end program on the blizzard updater, reopen b. 0%. Elbodeep-area-52. Type C:ProgramData into the Open field and press Enter. mine aswell starting downloading the game a minute ago but has gone back to the initializing. Beloratai-argent-dawn January 1, 2023, 3:31pm #3. There are multiple Battle. 3. this a solution that I found when my world of Warcraft download got stuck at 0 B/s and wouldn't move no matter how long I left it up. net Update stuck at 0% in your Windows 10 PC. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it needs to update). The_Sinful. Delete the Battle. I left it to install when it stopped at 2145571/2145571 after 15hrs then game finally. I had the issue where it would do the initializing loop. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. net; Revert the folder name change; Start battle. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is stuck on 0% for a few hours. net installation got stuck. if it still gets stuck at the social club loop. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. • 1 yr. Follow these steps to restart the app, update or uninstall security programs, delete the tools folder, and update your drivers and operating system. (Am on a mac. net Agent. Idk what to do now. Technical Support. Now if only I could do the same with hearthstone…WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. net launcher settings and click on the "Network" tab. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. 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. Right-click on the Blizzard app’s desktop shortcut and open Properties. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"Accomplish more in World of Warcraft with in-game guides for Leveling, Gold, Professions, Achievements, and more. Tick the checkbox for Hidden items, and click on the Program Data folder. 0: 68:Don't install it in Program Files (the default location is C:Program FilesRoberts Space Industries). Reopen the Battle. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. . I have reinstalled Battle. same and “w8ing for another patch”. Check your internet connection: Make sure that you have a stable internet connection and that your firewall and antivirus software aren’t blocking the installation. Many players have reported this issue on the official forum and shared their possible solutions. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even. Closing processes in task manager. Click on This PC (Windows 10) and open the system partition C. Enable the highest download rate. Click on This PC (Windows 10) and open the system partition C. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. Silvansaria-nordrassil. I started downloading the latest wow update at 10:45, it’s 11:20 already and still stuck on initializing. Same here. I've looked into old threads and multiple articles going back several years, tried everything from deleting the cache, disabling my firewall, creating a new profile on my pc, but nothing has fixed the issue except uninstalling and re-installing the game. NET. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. I stopped using the launcher for wow. Check out this thread and see if any of them work for you. net launcher. This is very frustrating already. Game update starts and then stops installing. Ive tried everything from updating pc, uninstalling battle net, deleting temp folders. He says that Battle. In the World of WarCraft Info box, go to the Sharing & Permissions section. I’m having the same issue. Reboot your PC. 2 Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. 13. Other games in the Blizzard launcher all download fine, it's. well I did try lots of stuff like reinstalling app. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. I thought it was battle. I tried running Battle. We recently upgraded to Window’s 11 and had issues with WOW, so we uninstalled it figuring it was corrupt. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW PTR WoW Retail WoW Classic 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… Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. The_Fluffy_Baron. Step 3: Click the Done button from the bottom right corner to save the settings. flush DNS. Open Task Manager. #353. After that reopen battlenet(do that as administrator, it may help), locate the folder of destiny and let it download. If that doesn’t do it, it would be really helpful if you could describe the issue in more details, e. Hello, I’ve tried to install WoW again, used different drives, uninstalled / reinstalled app, tried a VPN - everything I can think of. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. I just don't know what to do at this point so I'm posting here, with hopes someone who encountered similar problem could help. Have tried stopping all the battle. Reinstall the Battle. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. net Launcher. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. But I have troubles to install the game. From here select “Support” then “Repair Tool”. I’ve deleted the BNet Files and Cache as that worked in the past but now i’m stumped. Baradûr-draenor. Hit the Windows key and R. Check if battlenet is actually doing anything. There was an update for the battle. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. See the original post and comments on r/wow subreddit. It is common for some problems to be reported throughout the day. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. Camera turning gets stuck randomly. The Updating never gets anywhere, stuck on 0%, with it also saying "Initializing". Waited for an hour and the initializing part just stopped, had to press update again. Okay, I found the solution for my stucked installation. I did not have a WoW window up, but for some reason the process was still. net and then run the above launcher file it does the whole initializing but does not loop and begins download 🙂Stuck on Initializing since Windows Update. Then back restart to normal and play. net app installation is doing the same thing: getting stuck on the Updating function. 4 GB. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. Every time I login to battle. net Agent". If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. got a new gaming computer and Battlenet loaded just fine but it will not install WoW or Diablo III. 2 Common Issues Subject. Cannot update wow at all. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. Install stuck on "Initializing". net launcher and still says initializing. I have. alright gonna necro this post, recently tried to install but it kept being stuck at initializing and at a 68% percent solution: i pressed the pause/resume button on the bottom left nonstop until the blue button on top turned light blue and it said install, i clicked it and it continued the download for me then the download finishedWorld of Warcraft Forums. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else; Start battle. Installed bnet and then tried to install WoW but “got the initializing…” loop. Hi! Thanks for all of the tips. :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” 🙃The Battle. To me this is absurd. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle. I’ve also noticed that since this began, the settings of some addons have completely reset, including my entire weakauras collection. well thats weird, launching the wow. net and try a WoW install Delete World of Warcraft folder in Applications Try an install, let battle net generate the World of Warcraft folder, and set permissions to read and write, applying to enclosed folder. net and delete the "Agent. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Next, open a File Explorer window and navigate to C:WindowsSoftwareDistribution . net processes, restarting, etc. Choose somewhere else to install it. Now, I tried something different. net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialogue. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. (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. Now if only I could do the same with hearthstone… WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. After that, I restarted my PC and tried installing World of Warcraft again. Today I wanted to play WoW. exe. Been sat for ages waiting to update, thought I was going insane. So I think the key thing here is patience. net desktop app. LoadingI’ve been around WoW since 2006 but haven’t played any WoW since Classic was launched some years back. net and the download seems to continuously get stuck on 'Initializing', making no progress. net Application after downloading from the website. If its stuck initializing. It also doesn’t matter which I tell it to update while pausing the other two. However, the update wouldn't ever start actually. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t. Technical Support. I’ve tried everything people mentioned so far with no luck (new admin user, disabling antiviruses, UAC exceptions and so on). Click the Settings menu option. net; Click on locate the game, choose the folder. Nothing changes it. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. it probably looked something like this. Vanasmut-tichondrius. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. Close other applications (Steam, etc) Switched to Google's DNS. Step 1. After Uninstalling I cant even re-install WoW at all this is crazy it just keeps scanning and repairing and says its going to update then fails over and over, horrible. net; It should say Install instead of Play; Close battle. net desktop app. I was able to do an update for classic WoW, but not retail. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. net folder. WoW download stuck on "initializing". Try creating a new user account on Windows, and add it to. 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. Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. well thats weird, launching the wow. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. just gets stuck. WoW Installation stuck on "initializing" tried new installation, clearing cache, creating new admin profile. 1: 145: October 24, 2023 MacOS - Memory leak since Beta DF and WoW goes to 120 GO of Memory. Same happened to me yesterday. Also, if I go and launch each individual . net. Unfortunally I'm not able to install it as it gets stuck on initializing. Etzzy-doomhammer January 27, 2020, 6:22pm #4. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild. Had a corrupt UI and went through procedure to reset WoW which didn’t correct problem. Restarting battle. g. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge. I’ve tried restarting Battle. net launcher. However, I now have access to the game. C:Program Files (x86)World Of Warcraft_retail_. So try and do a clean fresh reinstall and then let it do its thing. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. net desktop app, and game processes, and click End Process. I have tried EVERYTHING I could find here or on the web. this hasnt worked either. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. 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, . WoW will launch without your BNet login. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. 57 Likes. Step 5. 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. SjurEido. g. Хотела перейти на лицензионные программы. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. I renamed the 'Battle. " once again. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … Completely wipe every mention of blizzard from Applications, Library in ~/ and /, and reinstall battle. This is one of the most common reasons that cause Battle. To use the Repair Tool first open the game and log in. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III | Reddit. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any. 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. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). Установила adobe creative cloud. Then click Options > Game Settings. In the Explorer window you just opened, locate and delete the Data folder. I’ve tried everything listed on this thread (including trying with my antivirus turned off), but I still am stuck on initializing (2145571/2145571). Decided to reinstall. Click on Blizzard and choose Settings from the drop-down menu. net Launcher. Common Problems. Step 1: Close your Battle. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Restart Battle. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. 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 launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. When we try to install WOW. Just going in an endless loop of saying it’s updating but doesn’t actually do anything. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Check out this thread and see if any of them work for you. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. Stuck on initializing screen and now ‘waiting on another update’. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. 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. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. I’ve tried all fixes listed here plus a few others the CoD community came up with when facing the same problem. net app completely, didn’t help. Under Background processes, find " Battle. < 1 2 3 >. Same problem on 2 computers. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. What a mess. SupportTechnical Support. I tried: Pc Restart Java install-reinstall Zygor. I tried everything I could think of then gave up. See full list on makeuseof. Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. Clearing Battle. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. deleting battle. net app and try to install WoW Classic, this will then get stuck on "Initializing. net Update Agent process (Agent. If your World of Warcraft update is stuck initializing, there are a few things you can try to fix the issue. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. Hey, I’m a returning player to world of Warcraft. Nothing is working helllpppp. Technical Support. 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. Share Sort by: Best. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. It worked for me. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. yea same thing here spent all day in the Emergency room and came home to my game as broken as I am. For problems installing or using the Battle. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. net launcher”. Sure - the 'Gear' beside the Play/Updating button has a drop-down menu with 'Show in Explorer', which will open your WoW install folder. 56 Likes. Run as Administrator: Right-click on the installer and select “Run as Administrator” to give the installer the necessary permissions. Delete all the files in the folder. ok so to start with you will need to rename the rockstar folder in that one drive folder to "rockstar-backup". net and blizzard folders. I am running it currently and doing a fresh install as administrator but so far nothing has happened, it just is on "initializing". Two possible workarounds that could help are listed below until we get this fully resolved: Try clearing the Battle. I have plenty of space on my SSD, looked at other fixes and now luck. World of Warcraft Forums – 29 Nov 22 Update stuck on initializing. To resolve this: Click the Cogwheel icon next to the Play or Update button and choose Show in Explorer. My Battle. Users share their solutions and experiences for downloading WoW Retail on Windows 10 or 11. Press the Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. 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). Sometimes fetching download manifest. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. 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". I've looked into old threads and multiple articles going back several years, tried everything from deleting the cache, disabling my firewall, creating a new profile on my pc, but nothing has fixed the issue except uninstalling and re-installing the game. Fukngloom-tarren-mill November 14, 2023, 9:03am 1. net app. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. Yeah, mine is stuck as well. Same here, stuck on initializing. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. Start battle.