He then proceeded to run through the gambit of attempted fixes, completely uninstalling battlenet and WoW - and worked through this article. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. Otherwise I've pulled my hair out about. Closing processes in task manager. Nothing works. Open Task Manager using Ctrl+Shift+Esc and close all running instances of Battle. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). I'm clicking update, the download bar goes red, saying: Initializing. Stuck at initializing? Topic Archived. Click Run setup. Are many others having this problem? WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Update the Battle. net is running, close it; Close all Battle. Yeah go to task manager processes after you close the launcher from the task bar and make sure to stop the “Battle. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. The game will not be updating; click Play. Any help on this from the tech savvy would be appreciated. net launcher (or window). WoW update is stuck on initializing. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. NET. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Such as packet loss occurring corrupting the data. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. Hellbirah-aggramar July 14, 2023, 7:57pm #3. net Update Stuck on Initializing Download: 5 Ways To Fix It Gaming. I was stuck in initializing also. This happened to me suddenly today. Configure your security software's exception list to allow Blizzard applications to run. Emeldavi-tichondrius. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. Rebooted. net client in both wow, diablo 2, and now diablo 4. Can't install either wow or wow classic. Technical Support. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Have also cleared bnet cache with rm -rf /Users/Shared/Batt. Press Command + I. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle. No big deal I think, I'll just log back in, and so I close the game and go to reopen it, and see there's an update. net Agent". Then just relaunch the launcher. net is running, close it. Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. Try closing background applications to. Went back to retail, and it is still the same. Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. Same here. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months agoAre you having trouble with your World of Warcraft installation or update? Do you see the annoying "Initializing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Updated: 4 months ago. Classic World Of Warcraft: 23%--Wow Classic: 21%--World Of Warcraft Dragonflight: 18%--South Park World Of Warcraft: 17%--World Of. Nothing changesUpdate your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. Hit the Windows key and R. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. And every time it gets to this number it. New replies are no longer allowed. i ended the update agent task in the task manager. Restart the Battle. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Thanks though. Technical Support. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. Support Technical Support. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. Still just initializing and at 0 when there shouldn’t be an update. Same has last week when we had to wait over 30 minutes for some people to update the game and login, they had 10kbps. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. Look for any battle. I conducted a scan/repair thinking that might help but fell into the infinite loop instead. Put Battle. However, a lot of users are entering a problem where the updates and downloading in the Battlenet software either don’t start at all or get stuck in the. Antignome-stormscale. When I started the Battle. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product: Common Problems. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. No idea what causes this or how to fix it completely. That did the trick! Had the same problem too, I updated graphics drivers, made sure windows 11 was up to date, changed the battle. Gaming. Now it’s stuck in an infinite update loop. net is stuck on initializing. I located my Blizzard games folder, which contained the 'Battle. AggravatingTest3760. Closed my Antivirus. I did a test run by updating WOTLK classic and that went through fine. Been stuck like that for an hour or so now. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. If Battle. Spacehunt-westfall. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. 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. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. 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. net, set games location in another folder (I used: C:Games) Rght click on Games folder, share with everyone (read) Download WoW inside VM. Start battle. 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, . 30. Sagemode-darksorrow April 23, 2023, 11:58am #1. I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. net app. net shortcut on your desktop and select Properties. It will stuck in initializing again, but don't get mad!Update problem - Wrath of the Lich King Classic Discussion - World of Warcraft Forums. net launcher”. Antidotex-area-52 July 29, 2023, 11:07am #1. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. Click on the “Disk Cleanup” button under the “General” tab and then click on the “OK” button. LoadingTo 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. dll) but i can not find them in the winetricks windows dll installer list. 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”. Then just relaunch the launcher. Game update starts and then stops installing. 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. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. . How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. the solution that people have found is to go into the actual game folders and open the game client directly, bypassing the battlenet launcher. Help please. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. dll) but i can not find them in the winetricks windows dll installer list. The first thing you can do is restart Battle. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. Got this same issue. Like I said classic works but retail doesn’t? Borathal-area-52 December 13, 2022,. After 30 seconds it ends and the Play button is saying again Update instead of Play. Then click Options > Game Settings. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Restart Battle. Alex470 • 1 yr. 1. First, pause and resume the update to see if the issue resolves itself. This is found in C:/ProgramData (which is a hidden folder). At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). net update agent” from there. 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. exe in my folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. Then on relaunch of bnet it said update, I clicked, it did a scan, and failed at 100%. Stuck at initializing? Topic Archived. Now it’s stuck in an infinite update loop. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. Every once in a while it’ll. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. And every time it gets to this number it. There are several reasons why this could happen, including issues with the game files, server maintenance, or problems with your computer’s settings. I have also. net cache, whitelist the Battle. 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. Thanks though. Me too. Support. Additional comment actions. Game update starts and then stops installing. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. All subsequent reattempts and repairs always failed with the “whoops. Put the birds to bed. Ensure you’re running Battle. switch to dragonflight beta and uninstall. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating. Select the World of WarCraft folder. Fix, rename etc. PS Plus Games December 2023: First Titles Leaked. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is. ago. Certain permissions and features can only be accessed if you have granted admin rights to the World of Warcraft game. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. net button at the top left of the Battle. Need help to fix this. net folder in its entirety. net app. 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. Boards. Open Task Manager using Ctrl+Shift+Esc and close all running instances of Battle. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. net as an administrator and in compatibility mode. net launcher. net -Deleting the -Blizzard Entertainment- folder in ProgramData Still it just endlessly gets stuck on applying updates. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. cleared caches. Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pm 11. With W11, the result is the same. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. net processes in Task Manager; Navigate to the following: C: ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment Battle. Let it initialize for 5-10 minutes before you think you have a problem. I was told the best solution is to completely. This happens seemingly random to me, and has for months with the battle. Updated beta and PTR - ok. “@Maverick_LIVE_ Go ahead and open a ticket then. . 13. I had to pause all updates. net window. Disk Cleanup: Open the File Explorer and select “This PC” from the left pane. One hour ago I tried this: 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. See, you got it half right. net. The Updating never gets anywhere, stuck on 0%, with it also saying "Initializing". Ive been trying to install retail wow for a couple weeks now and i havent made much progress, the install is always stuck on initializing and crashes if it stays like that for a couple minutes. 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. I’ve tried different things. Hi, When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. Every time I login to battle. Tried to repair - stuck. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. Then relaunch and it should work. You’ll have to: Reset your user interface, this will ensure. Went back to retail, and it is still the same. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. However, a lot of users are entering a problem where the updates and downloading in the Battlenet software either don’t start at all or get stuck in the. The problem is not on my side. restarted and hardbooted. No big deal I think, I'll just log back in, and so I close the game and go to reopen it, and see there's an update. Reboot your PC. Restart the Battle. net client altogether. same and “w8ing for another patch”. 2. 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. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. net and update the game to see if the issue persists. Every time I close Battle. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. Click on the “Disk Cleanup” button under the “General” tab and then click on the “OK” button. it’s not even downloading it just initializing over and over and you have to wait like 15 mins to even play the game. The launcher is stuck on innitialising. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. Altairr-draenor November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #50. I’ve disabled my firewall. Starting as admin is the important part. net launcher’s window. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. Character transfer wont work and i am stuck! Customer Support. Click the Blizzard icon at the top left part of the screen and choose Settings from the dropdown menu. Close battle. When the WoW update gets stuck on initializing, you must disable other apps and processes, update the Battle. net as administrator. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. Step 2: In Game Settings, find your World of Warcraft and check the option Additional command line arguments. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. Gelebor-hydraxis. Also, if I go and launch each individual . 1 Like. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. The new Battle. Alex470 • 1 yr. 5 M1 MBP. I have rebooted. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. Can install games like Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, etc. Delete the Battle. net App. Overwatch and Hearthstone are fine. 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. 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. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. I play on a Mac. If Battle. Reboot your PC. net folder in its entirety. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. Many players have reported this issue on the official forum and shared their possible solutions. 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. MacOS Stuck at initializing: BLZBNTAGT0000138F. Delete the Cache folder. 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. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. Same problem on 2 computers. YOUR. Right-click on the Blizzard app’s desktop shortcut and open Properties. 270. Open 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. At the board meeting someone came up with an idea let’s release 2 updates in one day then there will definitely be more players and we will be able to boast about how many. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. Rebooted PC. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III | Reddit. net Desktop App, then try to update a game. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. Click settings. net to beta and still couldn't get it to work. net. This topic was automatically closed 60 days after the last reply. 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 , such a stressful experience. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. net client, and then try the above steps again. net users encounter when they want to update their game. Clean up. net launcher and reopening it. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. Hi, When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. Cook food. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. dll & msvproc. Once you are at character select, close the first unauthenticated WoW. Next, if that didn’t work, cancel the update entirely and restart. net desktop client from Windows Defender, update the drivers, and rebuild the corrupt and outdated game files. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. Of course, Battle. In the “Host” field, enter “ us. i went a step further and ended vanguard and gamepass tasks as well. Fresh Battle. If that does not work, turn beta mode on for your b. net folder. Unable to update retail after 25/10 patch. Revert the folder name change. Disconnected When Leaving Garrison. Restarted bnet. Same problem on 2 computers. net Killed agent process a multitude of times. The update starts and then stops, saying it’s waiting for another update. Every time I login to battle. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. Disk cleanup. 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. repeat until successful. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc space. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. Anyone else got problem downloading the. I came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. This topic was automatically closed 60 days after the last reply. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. this did not work for me ive tried everything on this forum and its still stuck. however, this only works if you have the most up to date version of the game client. You can try running this program as an administrator. This just worked for me. My Battle. Whenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Eat food. Spam left click on the button so you can click right when it says Update (it disappears in a fraction of a second, you need to spam the left click so you can click it exactly when it says Update) Hope it helps. Really stumped on this one. If these basic fixes do not help the situation, it’s time to move on to more complex steps. Then relaunch and it should work. For me it was a simple as closing the battle. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. net Update Stuck on Initializing Download: 5 Ways To Fix It. In the logs it says im missing some dll’s(msmpeg2vdec. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is. NET and GPU. Rule Out Internet Issues. Try closing background applications to. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. net install and when I go to install Classic WoW, the install starts, gets to 82. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. Now, I tried something different.