Here are the steps to force stop blizzard application:Common Problems. Dezyy-hellfire November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #138. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. 2 Likes. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. 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. Loading I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Downloading WOW Initializing stuck on (2145571) Desktop App Tech Support. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. My Tickets. Same here, stuck on initializing. 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. Runabel-argent-dawn May 8, 2023, 11:27pm #1. msc in the search box and. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"Installed Battle. Alter your DNS to unblock Blizzard download servers, then run the update once more. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. There has been a bug in bnet for as long as I remember where either the remaining data or download speed are reported wrong or the download just seems "stuck". 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. Im at a loss on what to do. try to repair Battle. Are many others having this problem? Step 2. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. Selecting Properties from the list. 2 Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. . Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. im not the only one then? 5 Likes. 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. net cache. Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. net as admin. Updated: 8 months ago Article ID: 23672 Antivirus and firewall software play an important role in computer security. Game update starts and then stops installing. Same problem on 2 computers. net Agent". Start battle. . Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. Close battle. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. Check BlizzardCS on Twitter for breaking news and information on our services. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. How to resolve this issue when installing or. Download stuck on the "Updating Battle. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. Close all Battle. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. Hit the Windows key and R. r/starcitizen. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. I’ve tried all fixes listed here plus a few others the CoD community came up with when facing the same problem. We recently upgraded to Window’s 11 and had issues with WOW, so we uninstalled it figuring it was corrupt. Capernian-bronzebeard November 16, 2022, 7:39pm #118. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. The Updating never gets anywhere, stuck on 0%, with it also saying "Initializing". 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. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is stuck on 0% for a few hours. thanks so much! My frustrations are lifted. Expect at least some free game time for this. Usual way to resolve this is to reboot your computer and then start the launcher to get the update. General Discussion. • 1 yr. Just going in an endless loop of saying it’s updating but doesn’t actually do anything. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Same issue here. Same here, stuck on initializing. Technical Support. Supersalv • 10 mo. go to the Boot tab. Pretty sure this must be a bug in their software at this stage. Vincerus-stormrage November 14, 2023, 4:47pm 1. Type msconfig. Every time I close Battle. Select Game Settings on the left of the window. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc sp…Jinji-whisperwind July 11, 2023, 8:31pm #1. You can replicate the problem by simply marking the Data folder as Read-Only, suggesting something on your pc is preventing access to the game folder(s), usually an anti-virus or firewall app. Oh. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022,. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Tried restarting PC, reinstalling bnet, repair client, clean registers, try to set game folder to full. In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. The steps that worked for me was as follows: Make sure auto-update is disabled on your 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. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. Technical Support. Step 3: Open with Offline Mode in settings. Restarted my PC and was able to start up wow just fine. It also doesn’t matter which I tell it to update while pausing the other two. ŶŦǶNyŦǑP5-1100 December 15, 2020, 3:34pm #1. Changing region. This happened to me and I reset and reinstalled everything. Same issue, been waiting an hour now trying to download - 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 wonder why they wont bring that idea back. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. Turn on your. #$%#. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Something like, battle. Clearing the Battle. Me too. Sometimes fetching download manifest. Every time I close Battle. Help please. Inside the “ World of Warcraft ” folder, you’ll see another folder called “ WTF. net in the allowed list in your firewall settings and see if the download moves past “Initializing”. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. net Desktop app. net’s scan and repair tool. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. Nallianah-wyrmrest-accord. Reboot your PC. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"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 can repair corrupted files fix errors in the game’s database and even reset addons and keybindings. Since yesterday, my Launcher has been stuck at the beginning of the progress bar, usually saying “initializing” or sometimes “waiting for another update” briefly then back to “initializing”. Put Battle. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. November 15, 2018. If there is no maintenance in your region follow the steps below to resolve this. Open task manager, sort by network if it helps. net update agent in task manager before it would work to reopen and start the patch successfully. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. • Disabling Auto-Updates in the client. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to get stuck. Evoker Level 70 Boost Gear Reverting From 424 to 414. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. 15 years ago it was one click and you could play, but as technology advances, the. Baradûr-draenor. Heymerth-chamber-of-aspects November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #76. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. I’ve disabled my firewall. Press Command + I. However, these applications may occasionally prevent Blizzard software from running, installing, or patching correctly. exe file. net update agent” from there. The game won’t even install, it is stuck on update/initializing loop. WoW won't launch Windows 10 at times. Completely close the battle net app then navigate to the directory above. net should fix the issue, but a addon manager sometimes stops the update. It’s updating, the launcher bugs out currently to where it will stop showing it downloading all the encoding tables and. net, the app may be stuck at \"Initializing\" and prevent you from progressing. Savagely-steamwheedle-cartel November 16, 2022, 9:40pm #36. Its nice that blizz “does not. I tried running Battle. Worked for me when stuck in the battlenet app. Didn’t do anything. net as admin. Then press the Esc key to open the Game Menu. Same issue for me: Intitializing (367/367 Bytes) and it just hangs there. ran as admin, uninstalled. Stuck on initializing screen and. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. 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. Other users comment with their own experiences, tips and feedback on the same problem. Now, I still cant buy gems or missives of the AH. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. This might fix the issue. Game update starts and then stops installing. • 2 mo. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix)Game update starts and then stops installing. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Which meant all my addons and set-ups were erased. 1. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. net . net app completely, didn’t help. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. Dartanin-ghostlands. Things i have tried so far that I have seen recommended on the internet: • Closing Discord during installation. net app. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. It also doesn’t matter. Try this, this works for me all the time for all games on Bnet. I came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. net. 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. FIX. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. I'm having the same problem as this guy, basically the installer hangs at the beginning with the Battle. Within this directory just delete the folder named Battle. net again. Been stuck for over 30min like this now. 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. Hexenmeíster-amanthul November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #49. net. ran as. Just navigate to. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. net. im not sure why its not connecting for. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. You can not have. 2. Technical Support. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. I have rebooted the. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. So glad I’m not the only one. net launcher from freshly downloaded . Now, navigate to the Services tab. Technical Support. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. Delfi-frostwhisper November 16, 2022, 5:52pm #14. Yeah, mine is stuck as well. If there's something preventing it from downloading, it may tell you why. net Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Missing Gnomelia and/or Hearthstone Card Back After Defeating Hogger. Close battle. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. No matter which one I have it work on, the Update gets stuck on “Initializing” at 0% and won’t. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. World of Warcraft. Etzzy-doomhammer January 27, 2020, 6:22pm #4. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. net installer. Jambrix November 16, 2022, 9:43pm #37. Step 2: In Game Settings, find your World of Warcraft and check the option Additional command line arguments. Technical Support. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. net. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. 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. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to fix the issue. net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. ago. net, uninstalled Battle. Boards. 5 M1 MBP. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. " SupportTechnical Support. Technical Support. Support Technical Support. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers but that’s just a wild guess as. Macbook. Desktop App Tech Support. Wait until the lights turn back on. The new Battle. 2 Likes. LoadingWorld of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Technical Support. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). net and the download seems to continuously get stuck on 'Initializing', making no progress. NET. Delete the Battle. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. Look for any battle. Right-click on the Blizzard app’s desktop shortcut and open Properties. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. Wait until the lights turn back on. I have tried everything the internet has told me to try. 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. Expect at least some free game time for this. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Emeldavi-tichondrius. well thats weird, launching the wow. I am unable to download the new patch and am stuck on initializing I have already restarted my entire pc. I play on a Mac. it’s not even downloading it just initializing over and over and you have to wait like 15 mins to even play the game. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. net and try updating World of Warcraft again. 3. How to Purchase World of Warcraft World of Warcraft is free to play up to level 20 so that new players can experience the game without first having to buy it. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. ALL OTHER GAMES ARE INSTALLING CORRECTLY. I’m stuck as well…. Mine is named D:install D:installWorld of Warcraft Pointing to the D:install when asked by battle. net update agent in task manager before it would work to reopen and start the patch successfully. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. Hopefully it gets a fix. 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. Technical Support. WoW download stuck on "initializing". Walsìngham-pyrewood-village July 14, 2023,. Under the General tab, select Selective startup. Create a new directory. Reinstall the Battle. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. Hello, It started couple hours ago. Be it for downloading, launching, or updating these games on your PC. -tried uninstalling from the battle. Also stuck on initializing. net. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Then relaunch and it should work. Hello, It started couple hours ago. Tried everything I can think now doing system restore as one last attempt to fix. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. 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. A user shares a solution to fix the issue of downloading WoW Retail on Windows 10 by running the BNet Update Agent as administrator. What a mess. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". I’ve tried: Other games update and download without issues. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to. Blizzard failing at being a game company. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. I tried running Battle. Open comment sort options Best; Top; New. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. exe in my folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. . Sadly, same here. I’m stuck as well…. Deleting these files is perfectly safe and won't harm your system in any way. 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. r/kde. Nothing changes it. net icon spinning but the "start install" button is greyed out. -redownload a fresh battle. Have already restarted my PC and tried to pause/restart the update. Same, been nearly an hour now with zero movement. 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. Aerlas-magtheridon. Rule Out Internet Issues.