For all people curious on how to fix this, the answer MIGHT be to just give it time. 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. 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. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. 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. net games. Having the same issue. Turn off your PC. Brêez-outland November 16, 2022, 6:32pm #18. start installing the game but close the battlenet launcher again as soon as it starts actually downloading. It needs 16gb of free storage to download the patch. Stuck on initializing, every update. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers. Close battle. Etzzy-doomhammer January 27, 2020, 6:22pm #4. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. well thats weird, launching the wow. Kranox-mazrigos. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Net Launcher somehow lost the location of all of my games. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. Updated Windows 10, . Have already restarted my PC and tried to pause/restart the update. Same here, stuck on initializing. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. Expect at least some free game time for this. I have tried all steps to fix it, but nothing works…. Select the World of WarCraft folder. net. Cook food. World of Warcraft ForumsI have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. I did have to tell the launcher where my game folder was again, but it immediately updated and was playable again. Agnass-anvilmar. Sayman-nesingwary March 9, 2021, 10:09pm #1. net and blizzard folders. I have rebooted the. I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. I ended up deleting agent folder, emptying recycling bin, and restarting my pc before starting the launcher and it fixed everything. 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. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. net Desktop App, then try to update a game. My original post was in the technical support forum ( Download Issue / Stuck in Initializing ) and it was suggested I come here for help with the issue. Disable all the background apps and close the other running apps other than WoW on your PC. So far, the game seems a lot more technical than I remember. Jinji-whisperwind July 11, 2023, 8:31pm #1. I tried to reinstall WoW and was stuck on initializing so I uninstalled the battle net app and now I lost my authenticator and I need to update my phone number now I'm fucked to sign in. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. My Tickets. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. YOUR. So glad I’m not the only one. 13. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. benchmarksupport@ul. 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. Here’s how to fix your screen freezing in the loading men in World of Warcraft: The battle. Right-click the Battle. Honesty just give it time. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. Vanasmut-tichondrius. 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. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. I ended up reinstalling the game. 15 years ago it was one click and you could play, but as technology advances, the. 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. My Tickets. 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 WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net launcher. When I started the Battle. Today I wanted to play WoW. 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. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. This hasn’t worked for me. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. I’ll have to wait, I guess. I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. The problem is not on my side. Then select World of Warcraft, and click its Reset In-Game options button. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Hey Victa, For more information about this and steps you can try to resolve it, check out. I have several other Battle. I might have re-installed the launcher and the game completely from scratch. It started couple hours ago. Uninstall doesn’t work. Restarted CPU and all that jazz. net app. Delete the Cache folder. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. I tweeted to Blizzard CS and they said they are aware and working on it. In such cases: Restart your router. Thank you for your help! comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. com and I'll take a look. Refreshing connection. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. It took a bit of time, but it eventually got done. net application. Hello, It started couple hours ago. Updated: 6 months ago Article ID: 14236 Common Problems. I'm trying to install on macOS Ventura 13. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. World of Warcraft. Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. post your log again. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. idx files, doing a clean install of the battlenet launcher, clearing the battlenet cache, restarting my computer, and launching battlenet as admin, relaunching countless times and just letting it sit for an hour now and it hasn’t budged whatsoeverWoW update is stuck on initializing. Support Technical Support. Reopen the Battle. 1 Like. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. Restart the launcher and it should start updating. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Victa-ashbringer March 27, 2021, 3:03am 1. go to the Boot tab. 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. Blizzard ForumsWorld 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. Delete the Cache folder. Updated Windows 10, . Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. Put Battle. 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. 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. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Updated: 4 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. I’ve tried restarting Battle. . Revert the folder name change. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Right-click on the Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Every time I close Battle. net. 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. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. World of Warcraft Lore Overview for people who don't really care Part 2: Part 2: The Expansions (WOTLK-MOP)Select all Agent, Blizzard Battle. Restarted my computer. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. 2 Common Issues. Which meant all my addons and set-ups were erased. 1 Like. Technical Support. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. Delete the Battle. Open the Battle. Uninstall Battle. net, clear out all the WoW folders per Blizzard blue-post instructions, reinstall. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Closing processes in task manager. Things i have tried so far that I have seen recommended on the internet: • Closing Discord during installation. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. See, you got it half right. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. net full disk access, making sure there was no world of warcraft folder in applications, AND restarting, it worked!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. make sure you are running steam as admin and then run the game again. net. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. I renamed the 'Battle. The update servers are unreachable. Found the fix! Uninstall the driver in device manager under game controllers. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. Didn’t do anything. MacOS Stuck at initializing: BLZBNTAGT0000138F. 13. Update the Battle. net' folder to 'battle. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Type C:ProgramData into the Open field and press Enter. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. It will work then. im not the only one then? 5 Likes. Launcher stuck on initializing. Trepan-archimonde November 16. same here… pls send help. To fix the problem, you can try running Bettle. thanks so much! My frustrations are lifted. net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. 2 Likes. all other games work fine, just not wow. Press the Battle. Yeah, mine is stuck as well. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. Step 3: Click the Done button from the bottom right corner to save the settings. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. -force quit battle. Follow these steps to troubleshoot the problem and resume the installation or update process. Then on relaunch of bnet it said update, I clicked, it did a scan, and failed at 100%. And yes my drivers are up to date. " SupportTechnical Support. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022, 9:52pm. Stuck on initializing screen and now ‘waiting on. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Nothing helps. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. Hit the Windows key and R. Technical Support. I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. Cofe-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:20pm #72. Hit the Windows key and R. Meneshá-argent-dawn November 16, 2022,. Closing processes in task manager. Game update starts and then stops installing. WoW will launch without your BNet login. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. net Stuck in a Refresh Loop. i cant install because im still i initializing… ive also attempted to install in a new folder. net cache. 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. 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. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. “@jaebird88 (2) Right-click the WoW icon on your desktop & select run as administrator. net . 2 Likes. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. 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. NET. I’ve tried all the methods for fixing it online. Support Technical Support. After that, navigate to the following path: C :\ ProgramData \ Blizzard Entertainment \ Battle. net Launcher. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix)It never goes past initializing. Stuck on scanning and repair mode - General Discussion - World of. 57 Likes. I'm OCE, and completely unable to patch to most recent build. Welcome to the Technical Support forum for Blizzard Desktop Application. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. Updated:. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. Lolyp-argent-dawn November 16, 2022,. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Darkseid-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:30pm #102. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Technical Support. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Go ahead and delete both of those folders. Nothing is working helllpppp. net launcher’s window. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. version. Leaf-azuremyst November 16, 2022,. Oddly enough, after i did a windows update, it suddenly came on for a while. im not sure why its not connecting for wow when hearthstone, diablo etc work. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. I know global. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. 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. The games run well. Reboot Windows to safe mode + network. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Waiting on Another Installation or Update. I was told the best solution is to completely. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. What a mess. Received Wrong Amount of Bloody Tokens from PvP World Quest - Overcoming A Mountain: Krolkoth. After recording data for about 5 minutes, click “export text. Then just relaunch the launcher. Aerlas-magtheridon. After a few seconds it. patch. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. In the World of WarCraft Info box, go to the Sharing & Permissions section. Stuck on. Start battle. Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\) and delete those three folders. Stuck at "initializing". • 1 yr. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Look for any battle. I conducted a scan/repair thinking that might help but fell into the infinite loop instead. net won’t update. Couldnt get past initializing update until i did this. net users are stuck at 1 percent when they update or install the app. Installed Battle. battle. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm 1. You almost certainly don’t, and it just takes a while to get. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. net update agent in task manager before it would work to reopen and start the patch successfully. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Same issue here, tried restarting pc back to initializing. ŶŦǶNyŦǑP5-1100 December 15, 2020, 3:34pm #1. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. ago. also manually patching agent and nothing helped even a little. 2 Likes. net app completely, didn’t help. It should work after about a minute or two. 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. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Technical Support. Installed bnet and then tried to. Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. Stuck on Initializing. Then, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to get to your task manager, and end any process that is called AGENT. 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. Féyre-burning-blade November 16, 2022, 9:21pm. 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. Uninstalled & went to reinstall, keep getting stuck in the scanning/initializing loop & once it was finally starting to properly install WoW battlenet launcher crashes, won’t load (says can’t run on the computer?! it always has before) so i uninstall the launcher & try to reinstall. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. FIX. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Try connecting your device directly to your computer and test in different USB ports on your PC. The progress bars do not progress at all, stuck on “…Initializing”. FIX. I’ve tried all fixes listed here plus a few others the CoD community came up with when facing the same problem. Initializing, doesn’t work. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix) It never goes past initializing. Click Selective startup and clear the Load startup items check box. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. I’m also having this issue. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. November 14, 2023. 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. • Disabling Auto-Updates in the client. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. I did not have a WoW window up, but for some reason the process was still. proxy settings. Try logging out of the Battle. Zero progress gets made. SupportTechnical Support. Open the Battle. 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. A fresh install of Bnet and WoW has done nothing. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. net Agent". I suspect that the client isn't updating, but instead that the Battle. Windows applied an update last week and since then haven’t been able to log in or update WoW. Whenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. Re-downloaded the launcher and tried downloading again. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022,. 33. Agnass-anvilmar. I know global download speeds are low but I have. Stuck on initializing. Continuing to watch the reinstall. net app completely, didn’t help. Other games in the Blizzard launcher all download fine, it's. Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. net website gives you a potential fix. Delete the Battle. net, the game started to update, as usual. WoW download stuck on "initializing".