Wish they fix this issue. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. Shogox-2378 November 18, 2023, 10:57am 1. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. So I finally gave in, saved my WTF, Interface, Screenshots folders from each of the 3 WoW directories (retail, classic, PTR), uninstalled all of them, and used Battle. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. Blizzard, the sovereign leader in MMO genre, offers a great desktop client that still doesn’t shy from issues of its own. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Sadly, same here stuck at “Initializing…” for hour and half now. Same, been nearly an hour now with zero movement. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. you know its maintanence until 11am CEST. Your servers are gonna be incompatible so don’t waste your time trying it. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. Technical Support. I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. Up to two hours before the download starts. Now as part of uninstall of 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, . Then back restart to normal and play. Just not the live version. net shortcut on your desktop and select Properties. net or OW2 itself. Click “Start all”. net. Open comment sort options. You can do that here: ^JH”WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Start up the launcher, and it just says Initializing. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Just not the live version. net” or at 0% when trying to install… Tried all steps I found anywhere on the internet, nothing fixed it. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. Technical Support. NET. 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. Windows. For me these steps worked but. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Technical Support. So stupid, its not even launch day!. net says it has another update working. net launcher (or window). net. 2 Likes. Technical Support. Only thing that worked for me was downloading WOW on a different computer (with Windows 10 instead of 11) and copying to my WOW folder and. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. Now it says that it waits for some other downloads to finish… = (. Disk Cleanup: Open the File Explorer and select “This PC” from the left pane. 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. net launcher. I cannot play WoW or D2R as there are updates pending for those as well but they cannot update because Diablo Immortal is updating. Misstps-mograine November 16, 2022, 7:45am #8. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. net launcher”. Im at a loss on what to do. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. same and “w8ing for another patch”. result file (. Its been like this for a while. Féyre-burning-blade November 16, 2022, 9:21pm #344. Step 3: Open with Offline Mode in settings. I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 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. ran as admin, uninstalled. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. Have tried stopping all the battle. cleared caches. Nariwen-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 2:43pm #12. Restarting the PC. Nothing works. Not sure if this was just timing/luck, but closing out of battle. #$%#. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Initializing is taking forever. Look for any battle. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. Technical Support. I had the same problem with being stuck on initializing for about 2 hours. and stuck waiting to reinstall xD. It is stuck on initializing. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Hmm. net Desktop App is stuck at “Initializing,” try the following steps: Restart Battle. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. This is something to do with agent I suspect as a notification did flash up briefly for it in the corner of the screen that I can’t access now to see what it was moaning about. Up to two hours before the download starts. Changed to americas and use vpn to connect to NY. Lavende-drakthul August 26, 2020, 8:14pm. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. net as an administrator and in compatibility mode. One hour ago I tried this: 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. 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. Finally, restart your PC and start the Blizzard app again. Solution 4. Exact same issue here, stuck in initializing for 25 minutes now. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. For PC, A. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. 10 Likes. 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. Support Technical Support. r/ModernWarfareIII is a developer-recognized community focused on the title. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. I’ve disabled my firewall. Windows. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I had the same problem with being stuck on initializing for about 2 hours. Breaking News Blizzard Support - Longer than usual wait times Breaking News This Week's Scheduled Maintenance. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. SupportTechnical Support. I think the download servers are dead. This is found in C:/ProgramData (which is a hidden folder). net client, rule out internet problems, clean the Battle. Good job releasing a patch for Call of Duty and WoW on the same day on servers from grandma’s basement. New comments cannot be posted. Its been like this for a while. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. My bnet are updating wow and it taking so much time from me. Groót-quelthalas November 16, 2022, 8:28pm #208. Technical Support. It’s frustrating, I know. Their issue that they need to fix. Scan and Repair didn’t do anything either, got stuck just the same as Updating. 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, . net I’ve also removed WoW, which now I think might have been a mistake. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is stuck on 0% for a few. Update stuck at 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, . 1 429 Too Many Requests Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8 Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 06:39:34 GMT Server: nginx X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN X. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). net launcher”. Babouk-dun-morogh November 16, 2022, 6:34pm #19. Update stuck on initializing. And now I’m waiting for download to finish at lovely speed of 5MB/s if I’m lucky as I see it dropping to 3MB/s. I tried uninstalling the launcher, now can’t even reinstall it! Just gets stuck at “Updating Battle. net launcher”. Run Battle. I’m having the same issue. Step 3 of the link worked for me. Ballbreaker-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 10:27pm #456. Tried opening wow. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. :C 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” 🙃What a mess. net launcher. Tyler1-2130 June 16, 2023, 11:09pm 3. First: Stuck on initializing. Some of the time Battle. Deleting bnet folder in C:\ProgramData. Very frustrating. Waiting on update after trying to pause it for whatever reason. net client, rule out internet problems, clean the. Zero progress gets made. Technical Support. For me it started yesterday already. net”. Im at a loss on what to do. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. Update stuck on initializing. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. ye it works again, it looks like it was something wrong on the update servers. Hexenmeíster-amanthul November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #49. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while. I’ve had just about enough of this. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"“@Maverick_LIVE_ Go ahead and open a ticket then. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Update or temporarily uninstall any. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc space. Same here. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. 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”. ?=???9? 6?HTTP/1. After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t fun…. I've restarted it a lot of times, and restarted my PC. All of the answers I can find or get from Blizzard revolve around clearing my cache, reinstalling battle. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. Rule Out Internet Issues. Muthar-burning-legion December 10, 2022, 9:13am 620. Follow these steps to troubleshoot and resolve the issue: restart the app, update or uninstall security programs, delete the tools folder, close other. 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. WoW update is stuck on initializing. 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, 6:42pmWoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net installer. Necrodemos-wyrmrest-accord. Open Task Manager. With their resources and experience they should be better than this. Selecting Properties from the list. Craftgoblin-guldan November 16, 2022, 9:17pm #332. . Hopefully that helps, good luck! Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. 57 Likes. Checking the logs for the update agent it looks like it was constantly. Technical Support. This resolved this issue for me. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. net processes in Task Manager; Navigate to the following: C: ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment Battle. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. After all, we never had any launch issues and we’re famous for absolutely stable. Aerlas-magtheridon. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. 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. 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, . I have fast internet and the space on the computer. I can download any other blizzard game, classic, overwatch, diablo all fine. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. 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. Shogox-2378 November 18, 2023, 10:57am 1. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. Very frustrating. completely exit battle net and restart it. net_old'. 1 Like. This, so to say error, occurs especially during the download and installation process of one of the offered games. I have done a clean uninstall and reinstall several times now, clearing temp, localappdata, programdata, etc each time, and still. net. net app completely, didn’t help. Exact same issue here, stuck in initializing for 25 minutes now. Technical Support. Technical Support. 1 Like. net doesn't work properly. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. net, the app may be stuck at "Initializing" and not progressing. Aerlas-magtheridon. Now, navigate to the Services tab. when you are waiting put a twitch stream so your atleast progressing on that part. I tried to get that one going, but no dice, it behaved just like with the other 3 (retail, classic, ptr): stuck at Initializing. Pause the initializing process and close Battle. Close battle. Played wow no problems. net cache files following the steps Here . Install stuck on "Initializing". ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. 10 Likes. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. Sheqz-tarren-mill November 16, 2022,. 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” and that I should try again. 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. What more can we even attempt?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. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. Completely close the battle net app then navigate to the directory above. After setting up a VPN Connection (to Canada), I closed Bnet from taskmanager and restarted it. The 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, . Clearing Battle. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 1 Like. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. 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”. I googled it, found this thread and read it all. 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. Expect at least. Several times weekly. Here's how to fix overwatch update stuck on initializing. Game update starts and then stops installing. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. Revert the folder name change. Technical Support. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. For me it started yesterday already. Tried opening wow. I’ve tried: Other games update and download without issues. A fresh install of Bnet and WoW has done nothing. net, even if I also. You have tried everything, so I doubt these are new, but it helped me: Turn the computer off, unplug it for 30. For me it started yesterday already. same and “w8ing for another patch”. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. Blizzard expects more players but clearly they aren’t acting like it But it makes sense right ? You cant play but your game time is ticking away. With their resources and experience they should be better than this. net folder. Stuck on initializing screen and now. not to mention fixing my OS. 1 Like. If I try again, it keeps failing. Starting yesterday afternoon, my Battle net is just stuck at 0% “Updating” and I am unable to launch and play Diablo Immortal. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. my battlenet client is trying to update wow and its stuck on initializing. 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. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. If Battle. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. I was told the best solution is to completely. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. Technical Support. I was playing Diablo Immoral on PC and it crashed. NET. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. To fix the problem, you can try running Bettle. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. 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, . 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. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. I had the same problem with being stuck on initializing for about 2 hours. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the game. 2. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. NET. NET. also stuck on initializing, currently at 30 minutes, really frustrating!. I have deleted Battle. Technical Support. Jaime-todeswache November 16, 2022, 7:41am #7. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. I left it running overnight for 10+ hours, still Initializing… SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. 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. I recently uninstalled it to make room for another game. What a mess. However, like any complex game, Overwatch 2 is not immune to bugs and errors. Been sat for ages waiting to update, thought I was going insane. The new Battle. I haven't played WoW since the launch of shadowlands so everything is a fresh download yet it's stuck on initializing 2127019/2127019. restarted and hardbooted. rip blizzard. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Nice. WoW download stuck on "initializing". Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. Mostly with the recently. Same here, 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, . 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. Go to Download Manager. Heymerth-chamber-of-aspects November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #76. Technical Support. catflapps. net and browsing to my Diablo 4 install folder (C:Program Files (x86)Diablo IV) I renamed the patch. Ah, how unlucky. also glad I rushed home from work for this. all other games work fine, just not wow. Jambrix November 16, 2022, 9:43pm #37. Technical 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. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. 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. It doesn’t move. Themount-nethergarde-keep December 7, 2022, 8:11am 615. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. rip blizzard. Technical Support. Stuck on "Initializing. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. Delete the Cache folder. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. C:Program Files (x86)World Of Warcraft_retail_. Thelight-darkspear. net app to no avail. SupportTechnical Support. Wrenn-kilrogg November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #183. Jinji-whisperwind July 11, 2023, 8:31pm #1. Technical Support. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. net application. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 7:03pm #45. Shogox-2378 November 18, 2023, 10:57am 1. 4MB/s. Second: Slow Download Speeds. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. Breaking News Blizzard Support - Longer than usual wait times World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. When I started the Battle. 4MB/s. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022, 6:42pm #24. not to mention fixing my OS. Checked folder permissions over the wow folder including rechecking the files within the directory. net launcher”. PS tried all the steps you mentioned as well as reinstalling bnet. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Restart the Battle. net Desktop app. net app and install the program till you get to the initialization loop.