Cannot update wow at all. benchmarksupport@ul. Third day in a row now. Uninstall Battle. 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. 2. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. I’ve tried restarting Battle. net, then end program on the blizzard updater, reopen b. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. Windows. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Its been like this for a while. The game will not be updating; click Play. Technical Support. Uncheck the ” Load startup items ” box. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. 2 Common Issues Subject. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. World of Warcraft Classic. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. com and I'll take a look. I’ve had this issue before. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Hearthstone. None of my friends have this issue. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. Delete the Battle. Step 2. 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. A fresh install of Bnet and WoW has done nothing. It’s the same result. Just delete the Battle. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. And every time it gets to this number it. Blizzard had absolutely no say in when the warzone update released. Fixes I’ve tried: Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData Closing processes in task manager Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version Uninstalling and. net, clear out all the WoW folders per Blizzard blue-post instructions, reinstall. Same here, been stuck for nearly 2 hours. Technical Support. ago • Edited 1 yr. World of Warcraft Forums. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. I paused the download and resumed it and it initially went to “normal” download speeds but got stuck at ~80%. I managed to finally get the game to fully install after trying a couple suggestions in conjunction with each other. net folder. • 1 yr. Look for any battle. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Yeah, mine is stuck as well. In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. Help please. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Been stuck for over 30min like this now. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Same problem on 2 computers. 7th ? The initializing zipped along quite fast until it reached around 250 MB of 442 MB, then it bogged down to a crawl. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. 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. I was able to resolve this issue using a VPN, setting my location to Hong Kong. Technical Support. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. Login to Battle. Same problem on 2 computers. Today I wanted to play WoW. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Uninstalling and reinstalling the Battle. If I uninstall battle. net Launcher. 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. I’m stuck as well…. I have tried all steps to fix it, but nothing works…. Inside there, you can find Blizzard Entertainment and Battle. Technical Support. Step 3: Click the Done button from the bottom right corner to save the settings. Dadirro-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:31pm. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. 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, . FIX. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. Clearing Battle. SoM sure goona be fun. I haven’t played the game for a long time and with dragon flight the one expansion I’ve wanted to play for a while now, I bought it a few days ago got sometime so I can catch up a few of my characters in levels for the release but now the game is stuck in an updating loop when I install it, it doesn’t even attempt to install the game but freezes at initializing (2127019/2127019) and then. Agnass-anvilmar. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. net it says Hearthstone is updating but is stuck at 0% and Initializing. WoW update is stuck on initializing. net. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Didn’t do anything. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. net cache, whitelist the. This worked for me as well, thanks. I assumed maybe it didn’t like my D drive, so i went to. net as admin. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. 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. If you are in Europe try the Americas. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. World of Warcraft. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. yea same thing here spent all day in the Emergency room and came home to my game as broken as I am. same here… pls send help. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. Nazwyn-terenas (Nazwyn) November 16, 2022, 7:28pm 94. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Spam left click on the button. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. 20 per sec. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. It should say Install instead of Play. Brêez-outland November 16, 2022, 6:32pm #18. You don't have two big updates on the same day. switching to beta, giving battle. ran as. Help! Since the newest patch in WoW I’ve been unable to load the game. exe file. Net Launcher somehow lost the location of all of my games. Press the Battle. 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. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. Close battle. Continuing to watch the reinstall. Won’t go past that. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. Technical Support. Close all Battle. i cant install because im still i initializing… ive also attempted to install in a new folder. WoW Download is stuck on initializing. The exact same thing is happening to me right now. It will stuck in initializing again, but don't get mad! Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc>performance>resource monitor In the "resource monitor" window check at network tab, if a process "Agent. I can’t reinstall WoW. Have tried stopping all the battle. Press the Reset In-Game Options button to confirm. Same here, stuck on initializing. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. net. 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). net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. (Don’t enter with your id and password) Step 4: Download WoW with your regions. Technical Support. net folder and restart your Blizzard App. Hopefully that helps, good luck! Catch Me Live At: Me On Twitter: 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. Groót-quelthalas November 16, 2022, 8:28pm #208. Completely delete the battlenet folder with its files in C:ProgramData. Install stuck on "Initializing". World of Warcraft Forums – 16 Nov 22 WoW download stuck on "initializing" Howdy! UPDATE! Thanks for the data I requested I have forwarded this to our team. Close the task manager. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. im not sure why its not connecting for wow when hearthstone, diablo etc work. My Battle. Sianguste-garrosh December 17, 2022, 1:59pm #4. I can run a speed test and my internet is fine,. World of Warcraft Forums – 16 Nov 22 WoW download stuck on "initializing" Howdy! UPDATE! Thanks for the data I requested I have forwarded this to our team. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. Seriously how many times do we have to see this before Blizzard makes an affirmative move to end all the problems around this ongoing issue. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. Delete the Battle. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. 3. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. How to resolve this issue when installing or. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Wait until the lights. Technical Support. net client, rule out internet problems, clean the Battle. I tried to install the update but it was very very slow, like ~80 kb/s. net launcher then go task manager close remaining apps then restart should probably fix it. Mine started when I was going to restart WoW and I was met with an update in the battle. net launcher. After that, navigate to the following path: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. net cache. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. So I finally gave in, saved my WTF, Interface, Screenshots folders from each of the 3 WoW directories (retail, classic, PTR), uninstalled all of them, and used Battle. Technical Support. 1 Like. Been stuck on initializing for over an hour. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. net, clear your wtf and cache folder, restart, and see if it works. net website gives you a potential fix. Other games on Bnet update just fine. im not the only one then? 5 Likes. Zero progress gets made. It will work then. Type msconfig. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. Same here, stuck on initializing. Got better things to do. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. Update stuck at initializing. Tick the checkbox for Hidden items, and click on the Program Data folder. Restart the Battle. net stuck on initializing. Same also, for PTR, and all versions of wow. It retries continuously but it does not get past that 2127019/2027019… I restarted bnet client, restarted my computer, uninstalled the wow files, started the repair client, but nothing seems to help. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Run as Admin. The installation however, stops at Initializing (2145572/2145572), and then goes back to Updating after a few seconds, and then back to Initializing. I’m stuck in a “Repair-Loop”… when I tried the scan and repair function, it scans for ~10 minutes or so, then tells me “something wen wrong” and that I should try again. For problems installing or patching World of Warcraft, connecting to the realms or crashing during game play. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. Click on the lock and unlock it,. Jaidyn. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. It doesn’t move. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. SupportTechnical Support. Thank you! You solved my issue. Support Technical Support. You can do that here: ^JH”World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. -force quit battle. i went up to download the game. For me it started yesterday already. Start battle. Turn off your PC. net app and install the program till you get to the initialization loop. net Launcher. Updating 0% Initializing. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. I just launched battle. Will try on a third computer in a different city today and sending to the other computers via Dropbox or. At least it worked for me. Yeah i have a fix for it (it worked for me anyway), close the game + the launcher completely, go into task manager, find the battle net update agent and close it then reopen the launcher, lmk if it works. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. Uninstalled Battlenet thinking it would help if I reinstalled but now it’s stuck on installing the damn launcher itself nevermind updating Warcraft for me to play. So glad I’m not the only one. Fixes I’ve tried:. Run troubleshooting for WoW download update stuck on initializing. Resolve Any Internet Connection Issues. I tweeted to Blizzard CS and they said they are aware and working on it. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. When I started the Battle. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. 1: 145: October 24, 2023 MacOS - Memory leak since Beta DF and WoW goes to 120 GO of. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. EDIT: Great stuff! Sharing links to your own forum doesn’t work, but when user copies and pastes it in the browser, the link works just fine!World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Thank you! World of Warcraft Forums. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). Open the Blizzard app. net. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Continuing to watch the reinstall. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. With W11, the result is the same. When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. Camera turning gets stuck randomly. See full list on makeuseof. msc and open System Configuration. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. NET and GPU Restarting the PC Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. Support Technical Support. (M1 Max, running OS12. Couldnt get past initializing update until i did this. Had the same issue on Windows 11. I r…What a mess. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Same here, stuck on initializing. SjurEido. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. 2 Likes. It’s the same result. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. secondary logon. No big deal I think, I'll just log back in, and so I close the game and go to reopen it, and see there's an update. Ethernia-tirion November 16, 2022, 7:16pm #67. I left it running overnight for 10+ hours, still Initializing… SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Meneshá-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 7:15pm #65. an I dont have an antivirus at all. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. I have tried it all, from clearing caches, cookies, flushing. 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. World of Warcraft on Reddit! I had this happen on my old Windows 10 computer. Instead of using a wireless connection, use a physical LAN. Put Battle. Boot into Safemode. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. Whatever you do don't go uninstalling battlenet or anything - this is a server issue not your pc issue (the same issue will prevent you from. Installed Battle. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. I've tried a clean. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Waiting on Another Installation or Update. 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. Reboot your PC. Tried that, and completely uninstalled and reinstalled Bnet. rename the Diablo 4 Beta folder. net client, rule out internet problems, clean the Battle. The steps that worked for me was as follows: Make sure auto-update is disabled on your Battle. Alex470 • 1 yr. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. net and wait a minute and it should start initializing. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. Uninstalled Battlenet thinking it would help if I reinstalled but now it’s stuck on installing the damn launcher itself nevermind updating Warcraft for me to play. Support Technical Support. Clearing Battle. WoW Stuck on Initializing Help Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. You can close battle. 3. C:Program Files (x86)World of Warcraft. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Go ahead and delete both of those folders. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. NET. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. Technical Support. net cache. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files. I’m stuck in a “Repair-Loop”… when I tried the scan and repair function, it scans for ~10 minutes or so, then tells me “something wen wrong” and that I should try again. I’m also having this issue. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. 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. • 2 mo. WoW will launch without your BNet login. net desktop app and update the game to see if the issue persists. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. For me it is stuck at initializing. Ways to Fix Fix World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing on Windows 11 Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. This might fix the issue. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. It will work then. Technical Support. " SupportTechnical Support. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. 819. ago. Got this same issue. Here are the instructions: Download the tool from this page. Zero progress gets made. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue. Windows applied an update last week and since then haven’t been able to log in or update WoW. Right-click the Battle. World of Warcraft ForumsBefore deleting any files, make sure Battle. net, even if I also. Technical Support. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,.