Now, navigate to the Services tab. It began as a memory access crash while playing the game. Install 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. Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. I was sitting waiting for Deathwhisper to become active trying not to lose my mind over the lag, when suddenly I disconnect from the server. If there's something preventing it from downloading, it may tell you why. After that, navigate to the following path: C : ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment Battle. It’s the same result. Removing bandwidth limit. 33: 902:. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. In the World of WarCraft Info box, go to the Sharing & Permissions section. Under Background processes, find " Battle. However, I now have access to the game. Deleting bnet folder in C:\ProgramData. Can't update. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or. 3 Likes. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. “@Maverick_LIVE_ Go ahead and open a ticket then. I might have re-installed the launcher and the game completely from scratch. This topic was automatically closed 60 days after the last reply. net app and after I open the installer, it just stays on “Updating Blizzard Agent” for ever…Tried rebooting my Mac, downloading again the bnet app, nothing helps. Put the birds to bed. Thank you! You solved my issue. Put Battle. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. This error message usually signifies an issue with the Client Access Security (CAS) system responsible for authenticating and granting access to the game. Technical Support. I had to pause all updates. Add my user to the permissions for the World of Warcraft folder,. net app installation is doing the same thing: getting stuck on the Updating function. it sat at 0% for about 20-30 mins then had install showing on the button but applying updates under the button. World of Warcraft Forums Wotlk classic Update Stuck on Initializing. Lavende-drakthul August 26, 2020, 8:14pm. Stuck at initializing? Topic Archived. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is. So all you’re doing is masking the view. MacOS Stuck at initializing: BLZBNTAGT0000138F. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Spacehunt-westfall. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. Like I said classic works but retail doesn’t? Borathal-area-52 December 13, 2022,. LoadingIf Battle. When installing, game switches to “Updating” and gets into the loop of getting “Initializing (2127019/2127019)”. Agnass-anvilmar. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. Then on relaunch of bnet it said update, I clicked, it did a scan, and failed at 100%. See: Download Stuck on 0% initializing - #14 by Skelgarer-1963 - Technical Support - World of Warcraft Forums. 13. Unable to Complete Achievement - Dream On. 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. Hit the Windows key and R. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. Hopefully it gets a fix. I was stuck in initializing also. net app completely, didn’t help. net Desktop App; Update. It began as a memory access crash while playing the game. I was sitting waiting for Deathwhisper to become active trying not to lose my mind over the lag, when suddenly I disconnect from the server. net launcher (or window). net. 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. Check the ” Run this program as an administrator ” box. 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. 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. 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. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. Technical Support. Wotlk classic Update Stuck on Initializing. net, set games location in another folder (I used: C:Games) Rght click on Games folder, share with everyone (read) Download WoW inside VM. Just unistall the game, then stop. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. net Agent". The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. All Active. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Please help, this is beyond …I just launched battle. Can't update. go to the Boot tab. New replies are no longer allowed. So I ran a scan and repair on it. Run the repair tool to repair any damaged game files. So i have multiple hard drives in my PC , and for some reason if i try to update my main game location - My E drive - its stuck on Initializing 5% - the game starts to update then says Whoops something is wrong. Hello everyone i installed WOW classic a month ago and everything was running smooth till about a week ago on the battle. net processes, restarting, etc. In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. 57 Likes. net update agent” from there. → Now I am sitting at my computer, watching Battle. That did the trick! Had the same problem too, I updated graphics drivers, made sure windows 11 was up to date, changed the battle. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Selecting Properties from the list. If the Battle. I did a bit of poking around and discovered a paused World of Warcraft Classic in the launcher’s download manager. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. Rule Out Internet Issues. -tried uninstalling from the battle. I started experiencing this issue a few hours ago after being spammed with lua errors in-game with no addons enabled. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. IF it D. Press Command + I. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. The Battle. If you are installing from a DVD or USB thumb drive, insert or connect it, then click the on screen notification. if any particular version of wow hadn't been updated prior to yesterday, you're going to be locked out until they find. I renamed the 'Battle. Having the same issue. I am sorry but I can't remember exactly. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. 1. 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. With W11, the result is the same. I play on a Mac. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and. net and select WoW. net users encounter when they want to update their game. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. Disable read-only settings for WoW folder; Delete the "Indices" folder inside "World of Warcraftdata" folder; Scan and Repair the game; Create new administrator user. Did you try running as admin? minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. 3. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. You can do that here: ^JH”Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. Now Classic WoW is stuck… again. News. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first. One hour ago I tried this: 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. net launcher. I’ll have to wait, I guess. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. Same issue. 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 progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. The Battle. Initializing is taking forever. Game update starts and then stops installing. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. net desktop app i got a notification that i needed to download an update for WOW classic so i proceded to intalling the update but when i did the update is stuck in ‘‘initializing’’ and doesnt seem to download the update and im getting really frustated. Click on This PC (Windows 10) and open the system partition C. sill stuck on initializing. Launcher stuck on initializing. Disk Cleanup: Open the File Explorer and select “This PC” from the left pane. absolute joke from a game that costs more than netflix. Went back to retail, and it is still the same. Now, I tried something different. Sometimes fetching download manifest. net Killed agent process a multitude of times. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months agoAre you having trouble with your World of Warcraft installation or update? Do you see the annoying "Initializing. net -closing tasks in Task Manager related to Battle. Click settings. World of Warcraft. I was able to resolve this issue using a VPN, setting my location to Hong Kong. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Type C:ProgramData into the Open field and press Enter. My 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. Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. 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. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. In the World of WarCraft Info box, go to the Sharing & Permissions section. Technical Support. This might fix the issue. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. New replies are no longer allowed. Many players have reported this issue on the official forum and shared their possible solutions. Then relaunch and it should work. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. I even did a clean install of everything. ← previous page next page. Same has last week when we had to wait over 30 minutes for some people to update the game and login, they had 10kbps. same and “w8ing for another patch”. Been stuck on this since yesterday. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Updated Windows 10, . Re-installed Battle net app, checked other games for updates - worked well. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing". This happened to me suddenly today. Same problem on 2 computers. net folder and restart your Blizzard App. 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. Rule Out Internet Issues. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. Shower. 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. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. Run as Administrator: Right-click on the installer and select “Run as Administrator” to give the installer the necessary permissions. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. Today i had a update on Battle Net app, now it started to update WOW, its stuck in “Initializing” for over 1 hour, restarted the update, the app, the PC and nothing happens. Retest. Right-click the Battle. Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. Stuck. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). Same thing is happening to me and the only way to fix it is to end it. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. Hi, When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. 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. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). it sat at 0% for about 20-30 mins then had install showing on the button but applying updates under the button. I’ve tried different things. Like A Dragon Gaiden: How To Bond With Akame. Close all Battle. Step 3. 4. Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9. Game update starts and then stops installing. Rebooted PC. Download Stuck on 0% initializing. Select the Compatibility tab. 30. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Stuck at initializing? Topic Archived. 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. Im unable to log into the game and play all i9 can do is click the. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to. 1: 33: November 13, 2023 Flightstones randomly reset. 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. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. Still stuck on initializing. exe in my folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. Lastly, click on the OK button and then click on Apply to save the. There are several reasons why this could happen, including issues with the game files, server maintenance, or problems with your computer’s settings. net and update the game to see if the issue persists. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. I’m stuck as well…. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. net website gives you a potential fix. I had to pause all updates. YOUR. Support. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Servers maxed out due to the rest of the world wanting to update WoW, and CoD players updating Warzone. I was stuck in initializing also. net. Same here. Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData. I have deleted Battle. Technical Support. Run troubleshooting for WoW download update stuck on initializing. Try closing background applications to. Open Task Manager using Ctrl+Shift+Esc and close all running instances of Battle. LoL: All LCS Roster Changes & Rumors. LoadingI came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. Tried to launch classic Wrath, got to the character screen, pretty ok. net by pressing the End. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. Step 2: In Game Settings, find your World of Warcraft and check the option Additional command line arguments. Help! Since the newest patch in WoW I’ve been unable to load the game. Configure your security software's exception list to allow Blizzard applications to run. net folder. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. Next, if that didn’t work, cancel the update entirely and restart. The weird thing is that even after removing BattleNet and the games folder, the launcher automatically adds Wow Classic to the update queue. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. Just any Wow can't ever seem to install. Overwatch and Hearthstone are fine. net file > Agent file > latest agent file > latest AgentNGDP file and send that to: [email protected]. Whenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. net launcher is acting like everything’s normal, no updates or anything. Been stuck like that for an hour or so now. net by pressing the End. My Wrath Classic was having major freezing issue out of the blue. It’s the same result. If that does not work, turn beta mode on for your b. Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm 11. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. -force quit battle. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Checked folder permissions over the wow folder including rechecking the files within the directory. I came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. And. Advanced Troubleshooting. Also a Mac user here stuck on 0%. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. Close the task manager. First, Perform the Preliminary Checks If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Have tried stopping all the battle. It also doesn’t matter. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. Download Battle. look in the task manager. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. World of Warcraft - Patch Stuck on Initializing - Update Probl…When the WoW update gets stuck on initializing, you must disable other apps and processes, update the Battle. #$%#. I am having an issuing updating to the Wrath Of The Lich King pre patch. Technical Support. 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. October 28, 2023. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. The game will not be updating; click Play. World of Warcraft Forums. Retest. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. For me it was a simple as closing the battle. Gaming. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. Download stuck on the "Updating Battle. Press Command + I. same and “w8ing for another patch”. Shop. Yes, the Wow. Same issue here. Type cleanmgr and hit the OK button. Once you are at character select, close the first unauthenticated WoW. Before deleting any files, make sure Battle. #354. Didn’t do anything. If these basic fixes do not help the situation, it’s time to move on to more complex steps. Start the test and launch the Battle. Discussion. net installer. Rlyehfhtagn-twisting-nether November 17, 2022, 8:11pm. 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 think the download servers are dead. Luckily I have been playing World of Warcraft for like a decade, and I know exactly what you should do to force update your game. net is running, close it; Close all Battle. Support Technical Support. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". Click on the lock and unlock it,. Start battle. 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). This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. 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. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. Hey, probably not many people in my situation but I’m trying to install WoW again (for obvious reasons ) and I’m stuck at installing the battle. I can’t reinstall WoW. Select the World of WarCraft folder. closed bnet via task manager. NET. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. Uncheck the box next to the “Enable peer-to-peer” option and click on Done in order to accept the changes. Latest Videos. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. 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 window. Any work around? I had the same problem yesterday. Let it initialize for 5-10 minutes before you think you have a problem. dll) but i can not find them in the winetricks windows dll installer list. some have mentioned a simple computer restart worked as well. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. World of Warcraft Forums 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. Restarted my computer. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. I did not have a WoW window up, but for some reason the process was still. That should fix it and the download should start in like 30 seconds after that. Close battle. 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. Tried to launch classic Wrath, got to the character screen, pretty ok. net as an administrator and in compatibility mode. [Main Thread] - High World MS during afternoon - Nova/Wind ISP/Telecom Italia Sparkle Nov 2023. " SupportTechnical Support. however, this only works if you have the most up to date version of the game client. exe and kill it. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. net is running, close it. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. Clean up. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. The update starts and then stops, saying it’s waiting for another update. The new Battle. Same with everyone in my guild. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. So im stuck on initializing and have been for some time, i’ve tried the task manger method, running update as admin method, scanning & repairing, closing discord etc etc etc. I'm clicking update, the download bar goes red, saying: Initializing. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship.