Edit: Restarting the app in admin mode seems to have sped up the initialization speed. Check if battlenet is actually doing anything. If there's something preventing it from downloading, it may tell you why. The exact same thing is happening to me right now. Received Wrong Amount of Bloody Tokens from PvP World Quest - Overcoming A Mountain: Krolkoth. 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. Put Battle. Delete the Battle. What i did to fix my problem, was to close the battlenet and then deleted "battlenet" and "Blizzard Entertainment" folders at C:ProgramData. If that does not work, turn beta mode on for your b. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. Support. I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. Now if only I could do the same with hearthstone…This forum provides players with a place to discuss technical issues with each other and official Blizzard representatives. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. Altairr-draenor November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #50. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. Right-click on the “Partition” on which the game has been installed and select “Properties”. Don’t know if this has already been posted about…. it sat at 0% for about 20-30 mins then had install showing on the button but applying updates under the button. The nutty thing is now retail wow is also stuck in the same loop and I hadn’t touched it. repeat until successful. net. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. net -closing tasks in Task Manager related to Battle. This is what fixed it for me. Cannot start WoW. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. Rambush-rattlegore. Tried to uninstall it. The problem is not on my side. . 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. 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”. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. I came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData. net again. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. Clear all app cache. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. 2 Likes. I tried it like 5 times, scan n repair, now im redownloading etc. At least it worked for me. Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9. I have to close the client and restart it a minimum of four times to get the update to begin. Support Technical Support. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. Restart the launcher. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. Restart the Battle. Under the General tab, select Selective startup. Press the Battle. Nothing helps. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. You can try running this program as an administrator. Fixes I’ve tried: Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. Install stuck on "Initializing". Gelebor-hydraxis. 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. 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”. See, you got it half right. net client altogether. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. NET and GPU. Why is World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing? If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. It’s the same result. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no longer there and it is 0% Updating again. I'm trying to install on macOS Ventura 13. net folder in its entirety. The weird thing is that even after removing BattleNet and the games folder, the launcher automatically adds Wow Classic to the update queue. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. Check the ”Hide all Microsoft services” box. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Looking at trying Hardcore Classic out so redownloaded Battle. So glad I’m not the only one. Then relaunch and it should work. 13. Hit the Windows key and R. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. I had this issue. Open Battle. Deleting bnet folder in C:\ProgramData. net app completely, didn’t help. Sometimes fetching download manifest. trying to update games, but stuck on (initializing) or (waiting for another on another update). Something like, battle. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. Open task manager, sort by network if it helps. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Check out this thread and see if any of them work for you. Stuck on initializing screen and now ‘waiting on another update’. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. net client in both wow, diablo 2, and now diablo 4. What a mess. Close all Battle. Klaud-dragonblight. net processes, restarting, etc. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Then relaunch and it should work. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is. Whenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. Battle. Technical Support. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Add a Comment. When installing, game switches to “Updating” and gets into the loop of getting “Initializing (2127019/2127019)”. Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Release Window Apparently Leaked. I was stuck in initializing also. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Support. Click it, then select World of Warcraft to update. NET. It started couple hours ago. Additional comment actions. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. This topic was automatically closed 60 days after the last reply. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. net Desktop App, then try to update a game. It began as a memory access crash while playing the game. This is one of the most common reasons that cause Battle. Please help, this is beyond … I just launched battle. Restart your device and try downloading the update again. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. Starting it as admin and so on. net is stuck on initializing. First, Perform the Preliminary Checks If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. and here we go i roughly was able to reinstall the App after saying ‘Update agent went to sleep’ now i cannot update the game , stuck on initializing or about 30mins only few hours before wotlk release ,. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. Closing processes in task manager. I updated the app and removed the green badge at the top. Click on the lock and unlock it,. net. Technical Support. Try login in to another account, or create a free trial, and see if that fixes it. I stopped using the launcher for wow. Continuing to watch the reinstall. Completely delete the battlenet folder with its files in C:ProgramData. Purpletits-firemaw. Like A Dragon Gaiden: How To Bond With Akame. Have authenticator connected and once you have a device that’s been authenticated a couple of times it stops asking so all I have to do is good ol logging in. net Launcher. Then click Options > Game Settings. Emeldavi-tichondrius. net App. Delete the Cache folder. Technical Support. S. ago. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. Now, navigate to the Services tab. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. If setup does not start automatically, click Start > File Explorer > This PC > open the drive containing the Windows 10 setup files, then double click Setup. exe. I have done a clean uninstall and reinstall several times now, clearing temp, localappdata, programdata, etc each time, and still cannot get past the same download initialization. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. Turn on your. 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. Then on relaunch of bnet it said update, I clicked, it did a scan, and failed at 100%. 4MB/s. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. IF it D. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. Next time I started Battle. So i have multiple hard drives in my PC , and for some reason if i try to update my main game location - My E drive - its stuck on Initializing 5% - the game starts to update then says Whoops something is wrong. Technical Support. it says waiting on another update, yet there isn’t anything else. Im unable to log into the game and play all i9 can do is click the. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. Program Data was a hidden file, so you'll have to go to view and check 'Hidden Items' to view this folder. Same thing is happening to me and the only way to fix it is to end it. Having the same issue. Can install games like Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, etc. absolute joke from a game that costs more than netflix. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Reboot your PC. I need to be in that queue! I tried posting this in the Bug report forum but i dont see a way to create a topic. Purpletits-firemaw. Now wait a bit to be sure the update is completely stuck,WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. The weird thing is that even after removing BattleNet and the games folder, the launcher automatically adds Wow Classic to the update queue. . I had to do this almost three times to get Retail WoW to finish the stuck update and it was the same thing like all the other times, it never actually does an update, it just finishes. 57 Likes. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. I’ll have to wait, I guess. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while. com. 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. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Need help to fix this. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. My Wrath Classic was having major freezing issue out of the blue. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to. What a mess. 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. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Spread the loveAs a World of Warcraft player, it can be frustrating when an update gets stuck on “Initializing” on your Windows computer. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. No idea what causes this or how to fix it completely. It’s the same result. It just gets stuck in an update / initialising loop. Changes to the software settings on your video. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. World of Warcraft Forums [Main Thread] Download Stuck on 0% initializing then BLZBNTAG0000138F. 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. I even did a clean install of everything. WoW update is stuck on initializing. Have also cleared bnet cache with rm -rf /Users/Shared/Batt. Technical Support. World of Warcraft Forums Wotlk classic Update Stuck on Initializing. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. Wait until the lights turn back on. net file > Agent file > latest agent file > latest AgentNGDP file and send that to: [email protected]. Support. net Agent". Check your internet connection: Make sure that you have a stable internet connection and that your firewall and antivirus software aren’t blocking the installation. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. the solution that people have found is to go into the actual game folders and open the game client directly, bypassing the battlenet launcher. Whenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Bobrexal • 24 days ago. Then just relaunch the launcher. Technical Support. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net launcher and reopening it. Evoker Level 70 Boost Gear Reverting From 424 to 414. It started couple hours ago. Rebooted. Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. Things i have tried so far that I have seen recommended on the internet: • Closing Discord during installation. I’ve disabled my firewall. net it came back tho, so it wasn't a permanent fix for this. exe. Press the Windows logo key + R keys together to open up the Run dialog box. -tried uninstalling from the battle. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. net launcher. net launcher and still says initializing. 57 Likes. net app. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. net desktop app, and game processes, and click End Process. Restart the Battle. Press Command + I. Uncheck the box next to the “Enable peer-to-peer” option and click on Done in order to accept the changes. I was wondering if anyone had the same. Download stuck on the "Updating Battle. Ive tried everything from updating pc, uninstalling battle net, deleting temp folders. I just tried starting another download via the launcher and that works fine. 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”. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. New replies are no longer allowed. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Stuck on "Initializing. One hour ago I tried this: 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. Technical Support. Confirmed Wow classic WOTLK is working fine. I ended up reinstalling the game. 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. Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. Check the ” Run this program as an administrator ” box. Tried everything here? If you have tried these steps and still require assistance, visit our Technical Support Forums ( World of Warcraft ) ( StarCraft II ) ( Diablo III ) ( Hearthstone ) ( Heroes of the Storm ) ( Overwatch ) or contact us . World of Warcraft Forums. net desktop app i got a notification that i needed to download an update for WOW classic so i proceded to intalling the update but when i did the update is stuck in ‘‘initializing’’ and doesnt seem to download the update and im getting really frustated. net as an administrator and in compatibility mode. 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. still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. net Update Stuck on Initializing Download: 5 Ways To Fix It Gaming. 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. Type cleanmgr and hit the OK button. News. If Battle. -redownload a fresh battle. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. Are many others having this problem? WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Open Task Manager. It is common for some problems to be reported throughout the day. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. 57 Likes. Completely remove the Battle. Add a Comment. So im stuck on initializing and have been for some time, i’ve tried the task manger method, running update as admin method, scanning & repairing, closing discord etc etc etc. however, this only works if you have the most up to date version of the game client. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. After that, navigate to the following path: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. At least it worked for me. 2. switch to dragonflight beta and uninstall. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Game update starts and then stops installing. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Restart Battle. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. 5 M1 MBP. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Technical Support. One hour ago I tried this: 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. All subsequent reattempts and repairs always failed with the “whoops. Rebooted. Its been like this for a while. All of the above didnt work for me unfortunatley, What did was right click the Battle. SeriousAdult • 1 yr. Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm 11. switch to dragonflight beta and uninstall. 14. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on. Download Stuck on 0% initializing. Support. Selecting Properties from the list. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. 18423. I was told the best solution is to completely. Help please. I have a backup game location - My D drive and that. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. The Battle. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. Boards. Be it for downloading, launching, or updating these games on your PC. October 28, 2023. New replies are no longer allowed. Wait until the lights turn back on. Many players have reported this issue on the official forum and shared their possible solutions. Uninstalling and reinstalling the Battle. I’ve tried all the methods for fixing it online. i went a step further and ended vanguard and gamepass tasks as well. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. net folder in its entirety. WoW Classic Behaving Weirdly - MacBook Pro 2020 Intel i5. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. 1. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. The game will not be updating; click Play. Disk cleanup.