Downloading WOW Initializing stuck on (2145571) Desktop App Tech Support. 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. also manually patching agent and nothing helped even a little. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. When I started the launcher today it showed updates, but then didn’t load them. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. WoW download stuck on "initializing". Me too. A user shares a solution to fix the issue of downloading WoW Retail on Windows 10 by running the BNet Update Agent as administrator. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Fixes I’ve. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. Runabel-argent-dawn May 8, 2023, 11:27pm #1. For me it solved the problem I had download also stuck at initialising 2 times and simply pausing and restarting fixed it for me. Create a new directory. 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 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…Note that World of Warcraft is huge, you are downloading and installing a whole universe into your machine. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. On the other hand, if you’re still stuck at the initializing screen, make sure to move on. Open Battle. Updating 0% Initializing. net update agent” from there. Necrodemos-wyrmrest-accord. net application. Same problem on 2 computers. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Inside the “ World of Warcraft ” folder, you’ll see another folder called “ WTF. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. Open Battle. It’s updating, the launcher bugs out currently to where it will stop showing it downloading all the encoding tables and. When we try to install WOW. well thats weird, launching the wow. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. 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 have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. It never goes past initializing. Social media. Wrenn-kilrogg November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #183. net full disk access, making sure there was no world of warcraft folder in applications, AND restarting, it worked!Just delete the Battle. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. World of Warcraft Forums Update stuck on initializing. Selecting Properties from the list. Clearing Battle. Delete the Cache folder. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. net files, or a problem connecting to the patching server. net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. Select the World of WarCraft folder. I have restarted the application. Heymerth-chamber-of-aspects November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #76. Blizzard: Feeling cute might post a blue post later . Reinstall the Battle. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. We are able to install battle. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. net. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. I left it running overnight for 10+ hours, still Initializing… SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Technical Support. thanks so much! My frustrations are lifted. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. Try to get into your wow folder : world of warcraft > retail , then double click on your wow. Running BNet with Admin privileges and Windows 7 compatibility mode. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. exe. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Capernian-bronzebeard November 16, 2022, 7:39pm #118. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Just unistall the game, then stop. I can’t launch the game because the launcher is evidently trying to update or download some files, but it is stuck between “Initializing” and “Waiting on another installation or update. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. In the World of WarCraft Info box, go to the Sharing & Permissions section. 1 Like. net files from appdata, localappdata, etc; start reinstall of Battle. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. Re-downloaded the launcher and tried downloading again. SupportTechnical Support. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 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. If there's something preventing it from downloading, it may tell you why. Lolyp-argent-dawn November 16, 2022,. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. Check out this thread and see if any of them work for you. net. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. Nothing changes it. What more can we even attempt?SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. This happens to me every so often, clears up immediately when I turn my firewall off. Spam left click on the button. Shocckington-tichondrius November 14, 2023, 4:52pm 2. Leaf-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:16am #5. Femfatale-haomarush. 819. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Stuck on Initializing. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. Féyre-burning-blade November 16, 2022, 9:21pm. 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. Pretty sure this must be a bug in their software at this stage. At least it worked for me. Type msconfig. 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 Forums [Main Thread] Download Stuck on 0% initializing then BLZBNTAG0000138F. It’s stuck on Initializing. Restart the Battle. Nallianah-wyrmrest-accord. Worked for me when stuck in the battlenet app. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. Vanasmut-tichondrius. This happened to me and I reset and reinstalled everything. 27758. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. Technical Support. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. 2. For what it’s worth, 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. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. . Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. So glad I’m not the only one. Then it worked! Hopefully this is to some help to. Stuck on scanning and repair mode - General Discussion - World of. Turn off your PC. Jambrix November 16, 2022, 9:43pm #37. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. net as admin. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. SupportTechnical Support. Explanation please Blizz, not a great customer experience. catflapps. ran as. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. I have tried everything there is. 2 Likes. So glad I’m not the only one. Aerlas-magtheridon. 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 in its entirety. Cannot update wow at all. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. net app completely, didn’t help. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. This resolved this issue for me. World of Warcraft Forums. Click on dropdown down arrow on the top left corner. I thought it was battle. net folder in its entirety. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. net installer. I’ve deleted the BNet Files and Cache as that worked in the past but now i’m stumped. Stuck on "Initializing. You can not have. So far, the game seems a lot more technical than I remember. Hmm. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. Edit: Scan and repair seems to have fixed it for now. Partner and I also stuck on “Initializing” at 0%, seems a widespread issue. exe in my folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. Which meant all my addons and set-ups were erased. Up to two hours before the download starts. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Technical Support. However, I now have access to the game. Support. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Within this directory just delete the folder named Battle. net Stuck in a Refresh Loop. Danelliah-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:08am 4. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"Installed Battle. Technical Support. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. Ending the WoW process that was oddly running for no reason fixed this, for me. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. Support Technical Support. NET. Help pleaseOur team is already on the case working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. love this game. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. ago • Edited 1 yr. Its nice that blizz “does not. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. Tried that, and completely uninstalled and reinstalled Bnet. Delete the Cache folder; Restart computer and launch. exe file. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. Click on This PC (Windows 10) and open the system partition C. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Installing BNet in Beta. 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. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. 5 M1 MBP. com Restart your PC. net folder and restart your Blizzard App. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Cofe-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:20pm #72. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. Start battle. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and. I’m stuck as well…. Press the Reset In-Game Options button to confirm. This patch/update really screwed things up and is making a lot of experiences in game very. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. Hexenmeíster-amanthul November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #49. Have tried stopping all the battle. WoW won't launch Windows 10 at times. I am trying to install World of Warcraft. Every now and then it’ll start downloading at like 150 bytes a second for a minute then get back to being stuck at initializing. Unable to Gain. 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. In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. Trepan-archimonde November 16. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. When installing, game switches to “Updating” and gets into the loop of getting “Initializing (2127019/2127019)”. World of Warcraft on Reddit! Members Online. Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9:27pm #353. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 2 Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Thought I would log in and saw there was the latest patch, so clicked for it to get going and it seems to initialise, reclaim space and then looks good to go. Right-click on the “Partition” on which the game has been installed and select “Properties”. net. Keep getting. Close Unwanted Programs and Services on Windows. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. The battle net just tells me the game is updating but its stuck on initializing. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. net Launcher. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. 3 So I clicked on View all patch notes to see something that is actually from shadowlands. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Blizzard failing at being a game company. . Nazwyn-terenas (Nazwyn) November 16, 2022, 7:28pm 94. 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. Changing region. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. Close battle. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. This might fix the issue. My Tickets. Same here, stuck on initializing. Boards. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. net launcher from freshly downloaded . Uncheck the box next to the “Enable peer-to-peer” option and click on Done in order to accept the changes. Same issue here. Neither. Sometimes fetching download manifest. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. 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. Hello, It started couple hours ago. Having the same issue. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Jambrix November 16, 2022, 9:43pm #37. Continues to sit on (2203048/2203048) It is strange that it’s the same issue on all 3 of my machines. If I try again, it keeps failing. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Sometimes, killing the update in the task manager and. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. Occasionally, you may find your World of Warcraft update stuck on initializing because of internet connectivity issues. Launcher Stuck at Initializing. " SupportTechnical Support. net, the app may be stuck at "Initializing" and prevent you from progressing. net App. Vengeful Chicken is available for the next 3 days (NA)Update is stuck on initializing for World of Warcraft retail (worked fine for classic). ŶŦǶNyŦǑP5-1100 December 15, 2020, 3:34pm #1. it’s not even downloading it just initializing over and over and you have to wait like 15 mins to even play the game. 2. Cannot update wow at all. Stuck on Initializing. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. 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 progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. What a mess. go to the Boot tab. #$%#. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. s update speed (Patch 4. So far nothing has worked. Turn on your. Running windows 10. The only reason why I uninstalled it in the first place was due to a bug where both WoW Classic and normal WoW wouldn’t install/patch, and would instead be caught in a loop of initializing the update, reclaiming disc space, then saying that they were waiting for other updates, and then going back in the loop, forever. NET. net Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Same problem on 2 computers. net again. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. So im at 150/270mb on initializing nowlol. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. See full list on makeuseof. #$%#. Anyone know what can be done about this? Pausing the update just makes the launcher think there’s ANOTHER update. com. 01) upvotes r/kde. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months ago Article. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Wait until the lights turn back on. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. Terrko-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #79. Thaelia-deathwing. Close battle. Now, navigate to the Services tab. Delete the Cache folder. Same issue here. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. net, uninstalled Battle. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. SupportTechnical Support. Step 4. Revert the folder name change. It never goes past initializing. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on. Stuck on Initializing. 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. 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. Reinstall the Battle. Then try wow again. It’s stuck on Initializing. 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. Anyone else stuck on 0% updating or initializing? Update not working for me. Save changes and start the app. Im at a loss on what to do. 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. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. The steps that worked for me was as follows: Make sure auto-update is disabled on your Battle. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Nothing works. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022, 9:52pm. 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”. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Technical Support. Silvansaria-nordrassil. exe; reinstall via administrator; flush DNS; and still the installer is 1 very slow to install and 2 gets stuck anywhere between 40% and 55%Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. I came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. 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. im not sure why its not connecting for. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. We have more resources available in our knowledge database. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. it probably looked something like this. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. r/starcitizen. Tried that, and completely uninstalled and reinstalled Bnet. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. It doesn’t move. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. Thanks though. cleared caches. Technical Support. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. Also. My WoW PTR update remains at 83%, WoW Classic and Retail remain at 0% updates, and the app is stuck on “…Initializing” no matter which update I set it on executing.