Restart your computer and try the install/update now. Reinstall the Battle. cleared caches. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no longer there and it is 0% Updating again. Hmm. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. WoW update is stuck on initializing. net, the game started to update, as usual. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Also a Mac user here stuck on 0%. Tried to. Why does this keep happening? Paused the updates and tried the scan and repair, but it gets stuck on waiting for another update. the Battle net and World of Warcraft works best if they are installed in the same folder. Technical Support. I’ve disabled my firewall. stuck on initializing. If Battle. To prevent this from happening, we encourage you to regularly update your security software and configure your. Hellbirah-aggramar July 14, 2023, 7:57pm #3. Press Command + I. :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” 1 Like. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. 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. Re-downloaded the launcher and tried downloading again. Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. NET and GPU Restarting the PC. Run a security scan to remove any viruses or malware infections. In summary, if you find yourself grappling with a World of Warcraft update that remains stuck in the initialization phase, there are various. AggravatingTest3760. If these basic fixes do not help the situation, it’s time to move on to more complex steps. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. Step 2. Under the General tab, select the Selective startup. Constant Updates and Endless Initialising. Nothing changes it. Program Data was a hidden file, so you'll have to go to view and check 'Hidden Items' to view this folder. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. r/starcitizen. It also doesn’t matter. Turn on your. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. Try closing background applications to. I am unable to download the new patch and am stuck on initializing I have already restarted my entire pc. Closed my Antivirus. Hey! I got back from work a few hours ago and wanted to hop on to play WoW for a couple hours but the game is stuck on “Initializing…” for the past hour or two and won’t install? I have scoured the internet and. → Now I am sitting at my computer, watching Battle. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. And I mean everything, I literally formatted my drive and started over. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Restart Battle. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. Select all Agent, Blizzard Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Have tried stopping all the battle. The problem is still there. Restart my computer. However, these applications may occasionally prevent Blizzard software from running, installing, or patching correctly. This worked for me on release day as well!!! Thanks! I’ve reinstalled the game twice now because the stupid update has been stuck on initializing. 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. I often use WoW to play. 2 Likes. Plus now I logged out to update addons and hey it’s stuck on initializing and won’t update. Rambush-rattlegore July 15, 2023, 12:40am #1. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Technical Support. Certain permissions and features can only be accessed if you have granted admin rights to the World of Warcraft game. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. General Discussion. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. all other games work fine, just not wow. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble; Diablo IV; Diablo Immortal;. Advanced Troubleshooting If the above steps fail, try the steps provided in the articles below . The update servers are unreachable. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. The Battle. Aerlas-magtheridon November 16, 2022,. Step 4. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. Delete the Battle. Delete the Battle. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. 48. Goto the Cog icon above your Email and switch to a. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". Try logging out of the Battle. net folder. com Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. Terminate the World of Warcraft Task: If the above remedies prove ineffective, terminating the World of Warcraft task within the Task Manager could initiate the update process anew. The same is happening for me. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. I have to close the client and restart it a minimum of four times to get the update to begin. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. • 2 mo. I restarted my computer before going to the extremes, nothing is working. November 14, 2023. Dudesweat-bleeding-hollow November 17, 2022, 1:21am #70. Reinstall the Battle. I use no addons. Rebooted PC. 4. Solution 1: Run Battle. The update is never taking too long, it is finished exactly when it is meant to. (Am on a mac. Bandwidth settings have no limits or any schedule but still it’s been extremely slow. These items can improve healing, durability, or damage output. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. One hour ago I tried this: 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. Im at a loss on what to do. 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. Technical Support. It’s taken 30+ minutes to download another 30 MB, from 250 to 280MB. Fix, rename etc. If I try again, it keeps failing. Update stuck at initializing. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. Warlóór-steamwheedle. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. Just unistall the game, then stop. By Shan Abdul Jan 6, 2023. Deleted the cache, interface and WTF files, but that did nothing. This happened to me and I reset and reinstalled everything. Nothing changes it. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). net app quickly enough, it’ll say initializing under the play button, then checking data indices, then starts reclaiming disk space. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. Look for any battle. Control panel > user accounts > Change User Account Control Settings. Good grief. Spam left click on the button so you can click right when it says Update (it disappears in a fraction of a second, you need to spam the left. Yeah go to task manager processes after you close the launcher from the task bar and make sure to stop the “Battle. Open task manager, sort by network if it helps. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. net app and install the program till you get to the initialization loop. Ensure you’re running Battle. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. Troubleshooting Installation and Patching. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. 2 Common Issues. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Loading. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. net when it gets stuck on the update button instead of install. Game will not load, because the updater is stuck on initializing. Same issue. Uncheck the ” Load startup items ” box. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. First, pause and resume the update to see if the issue resolves itself. net folder. Stuck on initializing for the past 45min . 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 stressful experience. Disable or temporarily uninstall these programs, restart your computer, and try. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. 2 Common Issues. catflapps. Close the World of Warcraft tab if it’s open. Very slow but it is downloadingJinji-whisperwind July 11, 2023, 8:31pm #1. net launcher (or window). net Desktop App. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. Try closing background applications to. net. net desktop application uses a process called Agent to install and patch Blizzard games. net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. Blizzard failing at being a game company. Missing Gnomelia and/or Hearthstone Card Back After Defeating Hogger. 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. → Now I am sitting at my. Nothing helps! Other games update and download without issues. Can't install, the download is stuck on Initializing (0%) I can't update my game, it's been stuck at Initializing for 30 min; If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. Close battle. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. Anyone else stuck on 0% updating or initializing? Update not working for me. Trying to update to 10. 4MB/s. Close all Battle. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. Every time I close Battle. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Waiting for another update is no longer there and it is 0% Updating again. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. Tried that, and completely uninstalled and reinstalled Bnet. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. Hit the Windows key and R. Start battle. And of course, nobody likes waiting too long for downloads. Stuck on initializing. Game update starts and then stops installing. Type msconfig. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. net again. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. The progress bars do not progress at all, stuck on “…Initializing”. Technical Support. Killsalot. Two possible workarounds that could help are listed below until we get this fully resolved: Try clearing the Battle. Are many others having this problem?World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. • 1 mo. net and still. I have rebooted. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. I had to pause all updates. net ” (without quotes). If Battle. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. Game update starts and then stops installing. Baradûr-draenor. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. Rambush-rattlegore. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. I think the download servers are dead. Step 5. Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Subject. Finally, restart your PC and start the Blizzard app again. Having the same issue. 2 Common Issues. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Support Technical Support. Hello, I'm just asking if there's a way to fix Bnet because i just installed it right now and i'm at 45% stuck. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. Now i get ‘Incompatible’ on all servers. 4. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. I'm trying to install on macOS Ventura 13. NET. Windows applied an update last week and since then haven’t been able to log in or update WoW. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while doing nothing. 1 Like. Restart the PC then restart the Battle. 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. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. ’ - > I. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard. Click on This PC (Windows 10) and open the system partition C. Need help to fix this. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". The steps that worked for me was as follows: Make sure auto-update is disabled on your Battle. ago • Edited 1 yr. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. Eventually we’ll see it…the login screen… and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. -tried uninstalling from the battle. I have tried everything the internet has told me to try. net Agent". 2 Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Open file explorer/file manager (Right Click Windows Start) Navigate to the folder where the desktop application would normally be installed. maybe time to give up cancel if blizz cant even get their act together with updates god help us for next expansion. Every other day when I try to log into the game, I get another update, with times of being stuck on initializing ranging between 5 minutes and half an hour. Type msconfig. → Now I am sitting at my computer, watching Battle. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Hi. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. 2 Common Issues. Hello, It started couple hours ago. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. com. It also doesn’t matter which I tell it to update while pausing the other two. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the game was. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. A big part of any MMORPG is learning to select and utilize the best gear for your character. I’ve disabled my firewall. Agnass-anvilmar. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Savagely-steamwheedle-cartel November 16, 2022, 9:40pm #36. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz would suggest as well as the. Just going in an endless loop of saying it’s updating but doesn’t actually do anything. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"Clear your cache: Clearing your cache can help to improve download speeds in the Battle. You have tried everything, so I doubt these are new, but it helped me: Turn the computer off, unplug it for 30. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and. I have also tried repairing my game and still no joy : (. net cache. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps:Game updating, nothing happening. Here's how to do that on Windows. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I’m stuck as well…. This is one of the most common reasons that cause Battle. I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . World of Warcraft addon managers can prevent Agent from updating game files. 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. Close all Battle. " Disable VPN: The Battle. Common Problems. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. -force quit battle. Step 3. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. -redownload a fresh battle. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Had the big DLL problem in March as well. Running windows 10. Stuck on initializing, can’t play. Restarted my PC and was able to start up wow just fine. It’s updating, the launcher bugs out currently to where it will stop showing it downloading all the encoding tables and. 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. I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . Step 3. I have also tried repairing my game and still no joy : (. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing". Step 4. Rebooting the PC helped. Wait for the update; Play; 4 Likes. I have tried everything there is. net client altogether. Spread the loveAs a World of Warcraft player, it can be frustrating when an update gets stuck on “Initializing” on your Windows computer. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Step 3 of the link worked for me. This is not the first time I have issues with that crappy Battle. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. Technical Support. Hello, It started couple hours ago. Tried to repair - stuck. Technical Support. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. I started experiencing this issue a few hours ago after being spammed with lua errors in-game with no addons enabled. Technical Support. Vincerus-stormrage November 14, 2023, 4:47pm 1. Select the World of WarCraft folder. Broken installations are just another path, one that we all must take. I had to pause all updates. For me it started yesterday already. stuck on initializing for about 40 minutes now, after rebooting the PC because I was stuck on “waiting for another update to finish” for half an hour. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. 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. The exact same thing is happening to me right now. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. net. net app is known to not be very VPN friendly, so try downloading the data. It should work after about a minute or two. After that, navigate to the following path: C :\ ProgramData \ Blizzard Entertainment \ Battle. net. 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. Sometimes, killing the update in the task manager and. Still stuck on initializing. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. However, the update wouldn't ever start actually. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. I have deleted Battle. 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. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. Community Tournaments. Click on This PC (Windows 10) and open the system partition C. If it’s still getting stuck, go ahead and post your. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Been stuck on waiting for this thing to “update” for a half hour now. I deleted and unistalled through the Battlenet app Wow Classic and WoW live, I bought Dragonflight $89. 1 Like. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. net. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no longer there and it is 0% Updating. Now, I still cant buy gems or missives of the AH. My Tickets. Perl-anetheron (Perl) March 9, 2021, 10:17pm #2. Servers maxed out due to the rest of the world wanting to update WoW, and CoD players updating Warzone. You could try going to into run>msconfig>boot>safe_boot + networking box checked. 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. After that, navigate to the following path: C : ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment Battle. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix)Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Sometimes fetching download manifest. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. net app. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Tick the checkbox for Hidden items, and click on the Program Data folder. 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. Sometimes, killing the update in the task manager and.