If you're using a Mac, Repair Disk Permissions to resolve any permission. World of Warcraft Forums. Select all Agent, Blizzard, and game processes, and click End Process. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. Clearing Battle. Installed Battle. It should work after about a minute or two. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard. (M1 Max, running OS12. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. Thaelia-deathwing. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. I can run a speed test and my internet is fine,. Updating 0% Initializing. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. The exact same thing is happening to me right now. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. So glad I’m not the only one. Support Technical Support. SeriousAdult • 1 yr. Select the World of WarCraft folder. 2 Likes. 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. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. 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”. We do not need any AgentNGDP files for now. That did the trick!WoW update stuck on Initializing, any help? I already had a look on bnet and deleted ny battlenet folder to try and fix it; but no luck. ago • Edited 1 yr. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. Technical Support. Stuck on. Then try wow again. Cannot update wow at all. 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. TravelingGleeman •. Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm 11. This is likely causing the stuck on initializing for most players right now (though getting stuck at this stage may be caused by other issues outside of the current CDN. Installed Battle. < 1 2 3 >. 2 Common Issues Install Button Stuck on Spinning. SupportTechnical Support. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. The new Battle. 56 Likes. Brêez-outland November 16, 2022, 6:32pm #18. Look for any battle. Technical Support. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Close all Battle. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. Technical Support. net. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. net icon, but nothing else happens. Fresh Battle. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix) Refreshing connection. 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. Technical Support. Here I am again ($&*!). Technical Support. Why is the. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. C:\Program Files (x86)\World Of Warcraft_retail_. Baerduun-defias-brotherhood November 28, 2022, 3:12pm 599. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. Every now and then it’ll start downloading at like 150 bytes a second for a. Today I wanted to play WoW. Vanasmut-tichondrius. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. If I uninstall battle. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. net. Create another 'administrator' account on the machine and use that instead. 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. Technical Support. Many players have reported this issue on the official forum and shared their possible solutions. Close other applications (Steam, etc) Switched to Google's DNS. Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9:27pm. Thank you for your help! comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. Restart the Battle. After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t. I repaired the client 3 times and it is still stuck in 99% Initializing for 3 hours now. Open the Game Install/Update section from the left pane. Clearing Battle. net processes, restarting, etc. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. For real though, I have no clue. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. Windows. net and select WoW. Been sat for ages waiting to update, thought I was going insane. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. 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. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Close battle. Check the ” Hide all Microsoft services ” box. Hope this helps. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. 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. A fresh install of Bnet and WoW has done nothing. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. Delete the Battle. 2 from battle. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Try login in to another account, or create a free trial, and see if that fixes it. I was able to do an update for classic WoW, but not retail. This can be caused by something blocking the Battle. Yeah, mine is stuck as well. Support Technical Support. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. 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. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. net folder and restart your Blizzard App. I get stuck on initializing (2151424/2151424) and the cycle repeats 5 times before changing to paused and staying there indefinitely. Same here - i can only assume it's as most of the players get home from work and all start the download at once and kills the servers. Restarted bnet. 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. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. Chromie-ahnqiraj November 16, 2022, 9:26pm #352. Restarting this did not work. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. 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. 2 Likes. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. Have already restarted my PC and tried to pause/restart the update. Stuck at 99% cannot scan and repair. Finally, go back to the shortcut for the game or the launcher and right click to Run as Administrator. Sianguste-garrosh December 17, 2022, 1:59pm #4. Go to the Battle. Help & Support. Start the battle. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. IP Release, Renew, and Flush DNS. Nallianah-wyrmrest-accord. Fixes I’ve tried:. Type msconfig. So far nothing has worked. 20 per sec. With W11, the result is the same. That should fix it and the download should start in like 30 seconds after that. 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. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. net desktop app. Zero progress gets made. net, clear out all the WoW folders per Blizzard blue-post instructions, reinstall. However, I’ve noticed over the last few weeks, that the download speed is extremely slow, talking down to like 15kbs as if this was 2001 and I was on 56k dial up. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. I have restarted the application. 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. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. My Battle. If those two solutions don’t work, you’ll need to delete your WTF, Cache, and Interface folders located in your World of Warcraft directory. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. Hi there, Also stuck on initializing. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. This might fix the issue. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. an I dont have an antivirus at all. Then just relaunch the launcher. I’ve tried. Best. Step 3: Click the Done button from the bottom right corner to save the settings. For some reason, WOW stays stuck initializing. Close the task manager. Downloading WOW Initializing stuck on (2145571) Desktop App Tech Support. Have tried stopping all the battle. Here’s how to fix your screen freezing in the loading men in World of Warcraft: The battle. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Technical Support. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Agnass-anvilmar. Click on the lock and unlock it,. World of Warcraft ForumsBefore deleting any files, make sure Battle. Look for any battle. Just unistall the game, then stop. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. Step 5. 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 alone for hours. Ethernia-tirion November 16, 2022, 7:16pm #67. Now, navigate to the Services tab. World of Warcraft Forums. 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, . 2 Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. I knew I’d have to relearn spells and rotations, but tbh, this seems a lot more like a 3rd line technical. net. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. Press the Battle. Hit the Windows key and R. He says that Battle. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. For PC, A. Same problem on 2 computers. 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. 2. Test the internet speed. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. Community Tournaments. Then click Options > Game Settings. After a few seconds it. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. 4MB/s. I downloaded a free VPN, set my location to HK and set my login region to Asia - it started downloading after 5 or so mins. 3. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". Open task manager and close Xbox game manager thing, then close b. You almost certainly don’t, and it just takes a while to get. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. So after deleting all the wow folders, removing battle. I’m stuck as well…. I assumed maybe it didn’t like my D drive, so i went 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. I can’t even install battle net app… I did it because I was stuck on initializing, and now I’m completely stuck with app… it’s annoying. Stuck on Initializing. Technical Support. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. net launcher. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. exe file. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net launcher (or window). Step 1. Update the Battle. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. net cache, whitelist the. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. SupportTechnical Support. The_Sinful. Same happened to me yesterday. Completely close the battle net app then navigate to the directory above. Initializing, doesn’t work. World of Warcraft. net client, rule out internet problems, clean the Battle. Rule Out Internet Issues. 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. Mine started when I was going to restart WoW and I was met with an update in the battle. I had the issue where it would do the initializing loop. However, the update wouldn't ever start actually. I think the download servers are dead. I’ve tried switching to mobile hotspot and nothing. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. Emeldavi-tichondrius. 10 votes, 13 comments. net Desktop App, then try to update a game. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. Any help on this from the tech savvy would be appreciated. 3. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. start installing the game but close the battlenet launcher again as soon as it starts actually downloading. exit bnet > task manager > end bnet update agent > open bnet. Restarted client, restarted PC. Restart my computer. Other games in the Blizzard launcher all download fine, it's. Tyrskorn-2108 March 27, 2021, 8:43am 2. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Restart Battle. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no longer there and it is 0% Updating again. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. Seems a widespread issue. Open Task Manager. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. However, I now have access to the game. 57 Likes. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. Same here, stuck on initializing. Here are the instructions: Download the tool from this page. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. 1: 33: November 13, 2023 Flightstones randomly reset. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Same thing is happening to me and the only way to fix it is to end it. Try logging out of the Battle. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. For me it started yesterday already. Support Technical Support. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. 4 GB update would be chucked in after completing an install of the game. mine aswell starting downloading the game a minute ago but has gone back to the initializing. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Thaelia-deathwing. Just delete the Battle. net agents running and I had to add all of them to the windows defender firewall exception list (I did not have to do on my new Windows 11 machine). And every time it gets to this number it. Confirmed Wow classic WOTLK is working fine. And yes my drivers are up to date. 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. A bit late, but I was having the same issue when trying to launch WoW from the Home tab on battlenet. Removing bandwidth limit. Open the Blizzard app. Expect at least some free game time for this. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Nazwyn-terenas (Nazwyn) November 16, 2022, 7:28pm 94. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. ago. I’m having the same issue. Are many others having this problem? Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Uncheck the box next to the “Enable peer-to-peer” option and click on Done in order to accept the changes. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. Mine was stuck on initializing for an hour after restarting multiple times, next to update, select scan and repair and then restart the app after that finishes, it immediately updated afterwards. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. You’ll have to: Reset your user interface, this will ensure. Shakazdi-wyrmrest-accord October 6, 2022, 1:03am 1. 4. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. Expect at least some free game time for this. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Then, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to get to your task manager, and end any process that is called AGENT. I can’t reinstall WoW. Nothing is working helllpppp. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. After ich freed some space it downloaded on its own without a problem! ReplyWorld of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. If those two solutions don’t work, you’ll need to delete your WTF, Cache, and Interface folders located in your World of Warcraft directory. MMORPG NEW. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Nothing changes it. ran as. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Jobinstein • Additional comment actions. I have rebooted the. I will send you all i got from this timeline =) Oramir. Click the Settings menu option. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. Wrathofevil-1493 January 8, 2023, 6:19am #1. Under Background processes, find " Battle. I have tried it all, from clearing caches, cookies, flushing. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. This is the fix that’s worked for me. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc space. The games run well. I am sorry but I can't remember exactly. Its been like this for a while. net. 1 Like. Clear all app cache. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. Fixes I’ve tried:. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while doing nothing. Run a security scan to remove any viruses or malware infections. A fresh install of Bnet and WoW has done nothing. If that does not work, turn beta mode on for your b. 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. net window. Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022,. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Stuck on Initializing. To check this is acutally works unpause your download for atleast 20MINS and check before and after folder size and check if it did increase or not. I tried to install the update but it was very very slow, like ~80 kb/s. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Technical Support.