My desktop PC isn’t updating but oddly my laptop works ok which I don’t get as I used the desktop for wow yesterday and I’ve ran WoW on my laptop for weeks. Blizzard, the sovereign leader in MMO genre, offers a great desktop client that still doesn’t shy from issues of its own. Cancel reply. 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. Played wow no problems. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. Tried opening wow. Hmm. YOUR. net and still. This is found in C:/ProgramData (which is a hidden folder). After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t fun…. Open comment sort options. Solution 4. exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. Themount-nethergarde-keep December 7, 2022, 8:11am 615. Technical Support. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Step 3 of the link worked for me. Technical Support. ago • Edited 1 yr. For me it started yesterday already. net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. stuck here to, been sitting watching initilising for just under 2 hours, maybe time to give up cancel if blizz cant even get their act together with updates god help us for next expansion 6 Likes Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022, 6:42pmWhat a mess. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. Rambush-rattlegore July 15, 2023, 12:40am #1. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. Darkseid-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:30pmGame update starts and then stops installing. Right-click on the “Partition” on which the game has been installed and select “Properties”. 0 and a WoW patch introducing an entirely new playable class the same day. Passile-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 9:28pm 356. I just did the same also rushed home for this. Update stuck on initializing. Don’t expect Blizzard to have any form of smooth launch. If I uninstall battle. 9 Likes. cleared caches. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. Aerlas-magtheridon. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I was given the advice to use these instructions found in the “Blizzard Support: Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing” and it worked for me. NET and GPU. Tried but no dice, restarted the first part of the update (setting the files / etc with the 1,72 mb size) then back to initializing 🙁 World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing"Close battle. 13. Now, I tried something different. Technical Support. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. “Let’s release WZ 2. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. Initializing is taking forever. 1 Like. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. My desktop PC isn’t updating but oddly my laptop works ok which I don’t get as I used the desktop for wow yesterday and I’ve ran WoW on my laptop for weeks. Thelight-darkspear. 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). 1 Like. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. Close all Battle. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. net Launcher. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Checking the logs for the update agent it looks like it was constantly. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. • 1 yr. Ive tried everything from updating pc, uninstalling battle net, deleting temp folders. Your servers are gonna be incompatible so don’t waste your time trying it. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Blizzard Forums Just delete the Battle. So glad I’m not the only one. Rambush-rattlegore. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. hahaha same!! on disc with friends all enjoying the game and here i thought was just me, myself and i. all other games work fine, just not wow. Same issue for me: Intitializing (367/367 Bytes) and it just hangs there. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Only thing that worked for me was to go to the Download Manager. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. 56 Likes. #354. Overwatch 2, a popular free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter game, continues to evolve with frequent updates and bug fixes from Blizzard Entertainment. Follow these steps to troubleshoot and resolve the issue: restart the app, update or uninstall security programs, delete the tools folder, close other. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Couldnt get past initializing update until i did this. I’ll have to wait, I guess. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. I had the same problem with being stuck on initializing for about 2 hours. anyone know why Locked post. -force quit battle. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge. Up to two hours before the download starts. net launcher”. I have tried everything the internet has told me to try. PS tried all the steps you mentioned as well as reinstalling bnet. Are you having trouble with your World of Warcraft installation or update? Do you see the annoying "Initializing. Technical Support. Technical Support. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Technical Support. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. You can do that here: ^JH”WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Restarted my PC and was able to start up wow just fine. 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. My update’s “initializing” is stuck on a loop. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Jaime-todeswache November 16, 2022, 7:41am #7. Good job releasing a patch for Call of Duty and WoW on the same day on servers from grandma’s basement. I know global. 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. Subreddit for all things Overwatch™, Overwatch 2™ and the Overwatch™ Universe, the team-based shooter from Blizzard Entertainment. Same Problem here, now i have the classic feeling so many people enjoys. If you are getting stuck on Starting Battle. I did some investigating via different apps as well as a third party program designed to test conflicts with System files and it does seem like the client is conflicting with UAC virtualization for the client, and update agent. Wait for the update. Third: Stuck at 35%. Very frustrating. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. The update servers are unreachable. I renamed the 'Battle. I tried creating a new adm account and it. It’s stuck on Initializing. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly. same and “w8ing for another patch”. 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. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. Sheqz-tarren-mill November 16, 2022,. If you’re having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. Very frustrating. Game update starts and then stops installing. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. Two possible workarounds that could help are listed below until we get this fully resolved: Try clearing the Battle. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Update stuck on initializing. For me it started yesterday already. 1 Like. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. I’ve tried removing the . I have tried removing all traces of battle net from my pc, including %appdata% %localdata% and program data etc, removed the WoW client and attempted a fresh re install, this wouldn’t even initialise. Aedzy-draenor June 13, 2023, 10:06am #1. Revert the folder name change. same and “w8ing for another patch”. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. net Desktop app. Same issue here, also on a Mac Studio (M1 Max, running OS12. net client right? Dèschanel-stormrage July 11, 2023, 11:45pm #3. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. 3. Restart my computer. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. So I guess something must have corrupted my WoW installation? What would be the best steps to reinstall that, while saving all my current addons and character variables? See full list on windowsreport. NET. PC with fresh install has Windows 10 while mine is Windows 11. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. not to mention fixing my OS. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. Even asked Reddit. Follow these steps to troubleshoot and resolve the issue: restart the app, update or uninstall security programs, delete the tools folder, close other applications, and update or reinstall drivers and operating system. If the Scan & Repair function is erroring every time this can mean there’s corrupt files in the WoW install that can’t be repaired. Muthar-burning-legion December 10, 2022, 9:13am 620. Seems a widespread issue. net Processes. If Battle. net is down at the moment, it will interfere with the update process, preventing the client from initializing the WoW update. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Spam left click on the button. C:Program Files (x86)World Of Warcraft_retail_. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in 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. Type msconfig. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. Technical Support. 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. 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. net cache files following the steps Here. net Launcher. Then back restart to normal and play. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 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. It’s the same result. Femfatale-haomarush. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. Solution 4. My desktop PC isn’t updating but oddly my laptop works ok which I don’t get as I used the desktop for wow yesterday and I’ve ran WoW on my laptop for weeks. SupportTechnical Support. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. After setting up a VPN Connection (to Canada), I closed Bnet from taskmanager and restarted it. 1 Like. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. being an old vet in this game I remember the times back at the start with issues like this and Blizzard would credit us day to our subscriptions - I. net is running, close it; Close all Battle. net just to fix it or the Initializing progress is very slow, whats going on with this game? Played 4 seasons with no problem, yet this season brings a whole lot of problem and this is just from the Client side. Savagely-steamwheedle-cartel November 16, 2022, 9:40pm #36. I am unable to download the new patch and am stuck on initializing I have already restarted my entire pc. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. NET framework update) and switched to Beta build of Bnet client, Game is downloading again. Love blizzard, one comes at home after a long workday hoping to play and this… i really wanted to post some nice things about how you suck, but i will control myself. Slide the slider all the way down to never Notify. net folder. 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. net app. When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. Stuck on initializing, every update. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. Same has last week when we had to wait over 30 minutes for some people to update the game and login, they had 10kbps download speed. net Launcher as an Administrator. Every time I close Battle. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard. → Now I am sitting at my computer, watching Battle. Restarted client, restarted PC. 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. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. Technical Support. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Its either get stuck on Initializing to the point I have to Reinstall Battle. 2 from battle. 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. love this game. Here are the instructions. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. It should say Install instead of Play. Waiting on update after trying to pause it for whatever reason. Same issue for me: Intitializing (367/367 Bytes) and it just hangs there. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm 2. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. Lew-sunstrider November 16, 2022, 7:10pm #58. Some of the time Battle. Babouk-dun-morogh November 16, 2022, 6:34pm #19. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. NET. go to the Boot tab. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Craftgoblin-guldan November 16, 2022, 9:17pm #332. Updated Windows 10, . Ezrald-altar-of-storms June 1, 2023, 5:41am #1. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. Grubbass-burning-legion. I tried launching as admin and reinstalling Battle. Once you have the zip file, please email it to us: [email protected] on update/initializing. 2 Common Issues Breaking News This Week's Scheduled Maintenance WoW download stuck on "initializing". That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Zuul-balnazzar November 16, 2022, 7:11pm #60. Checked folder permissions over the wow folder including rechecking the files within the directory. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. After all, we never had any launch issues and we’re famous for absolutely stable. It’s updating, the launcher bugs out currently to where it will stop showing it downloading all the encoding tables and. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. 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. You have tried everything, so I doubt these are new, but it helped me: Turn the computer off, unplug it for 30. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. net. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. 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, . 7) Trying to update to 10. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. It doesn’t move. Been this way for 2 days, Did a windows update (I'm on 11, theres a . Same issue here, tried restarting pc back to initializing. Hi there, Also stuck on initializing. Chromie-ahnqiraj November 16, 2022, 9:26pm #352. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. Fogg-silvermoon November 18, 2022, 7:06am #551. exe. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. Not sure if this was just timing/luck, but closing out of battle. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. I think the download servers are dead. If installed I would disable or set to default any. net stuck at 0 B/s just because of lacking admin right. net with Admin Right and in Compatibility Mode. Baerduun-defias-brotherhood November 28, 2022, 3:12pm 599. I came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. OS: Windows 11 (22H2) compilation: 22621. Restart the Battle. Cannot update wow at all. Something like, battle. ago. Technical Support. Hatorri-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 7:43pm 121. Reopen the Battle. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Since yesterday I can’t scan/repair/update so I tried to install the game from scratch and it’s the same. Tried opening wow. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. servers aren’t responding:. Also stuck on. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. net folder in its entirety. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly. I cannot play WoW or D2R as there are updates pending for those as well but they cannot update because Diablo Immortal is updating. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. same and “w8ing for another patch”. Féyre-burning-blade November 16, 2022, 9:21pm #344. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. I assumed maybe it didn’t like my D drive, so i went to. Initially stuck on “initializing”, then uninstalled Battle. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. So far, the game seems a lot more technical than I remember. Blizzard, the sovereign leader in MMO genre, offers a great desktop client that still doesn’t shy from issues of its own. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. After that, navigate to the following path: C :\ ProgramData \ Blizzard Entertainment \ Battle. net. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. Nariwen-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 2:43pm #12. 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. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. Yes, it sounds super simple, but this. WoW will launch without your BNet login. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 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). Support Technical Support. Ðrpøurritûs-les-sentinelles November 16,. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Exact same issue here, stuck in initializing for 25 minutes now. Blizzard’s probably losing alot of money from people not being able to connect to the servers. It doesn’t move. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). Hellbirah-aggramar July 14, 2023, 7:57pm #3. If I try again, it keeps failing. Ethernia-tirion November 16, 2022, 7:16pm #67. -tried uninstalling from the battle. I did have to tell the launcher where my game folder was again, but it immediately updated and was playable again. 10 Likes. Nerd-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #181. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. 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, . It’s the entire community, this isn’t a cache issue, it’s a blizz issue. 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, .