Even asked Reddit. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. 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. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Type msconfig. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. Worked for me when stuck in the battlenet app. Restarted bnet. Exit Bnet -> Open Folder that contains WoW folder -> Rename to something like "World of Warcraft_backup" -> Open Bnet and click update, it will change to "Install" (Skip this if it already changed to "Install") -> Rename WoW folder back to "World of Warcraft" (previous name). (setting the files / etc with the 1,72 mb size) then back to initializing . net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. Their issue that they need to fix. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). Issue with initializing. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. -tried uninstalling from the battle. Played wow no problems. net installer. It never goes past initializing. Vanasmut-tichondrius. . Updated:. World of Warcraft Forums Update stuck on initializing. Savagely-steamwheedle-cartel November 16, 2022, 9:40pm #36. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Inside the “ World of Warcraft ” folder, you’ll see another folder called “ WTF. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. I’m stuck as well…. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. Rambush-rattlegore July 15, 2023, 12:40am #1. Press the Battle. My Tickets. I’ve disabled my firewall. Click on dropdown down arrow on the top left corner. I have returned after a 3 year gap. net launcher (would just get stuck) removed all Battle. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. 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 net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Revert the folder name change. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. net launcher (or window). Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. Yeah go to task manager processes after you close the launcher from the task bar and make sure to stop the “Battle. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. 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 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. Help pleaseOur team is already on the case working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. net folder. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. Technical Support. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. If it's actually using network then just leave it and it should finish eventually. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months ago Article. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. Scan and Repair didn’t do anything either, got stuck just the same as Updating. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the game was. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. I am trying to install world of Warcraft on my pc but its stuck on initializing and battlenet checking residency on install I just updated my cod cold war. ago. 57 Likes. Game stuck at 0. I’ve tried restarting Battle. So I have not played for years decided to download the battle. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. Close battle. net app. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Same problem, I have closed Bnet multiple times through task manager, ran it. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". How to resolve this issue when installing or. The same is happening for me. this a solution that I found when my world of Warcraft download got stuck at 0 B/s and wouldn't move no matter how long I left it up. General Discussion. Update stuck at initializing. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. 2 Likes. Step 5. Looking at trying Hardcore Classic out so redownloaded Battle. ŶŦǶNyŦǑP5-1100 December 15, 2020, 3:34pm #1. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. Select Game Settings on the left of the window. exe. Support Technical Support. Are many others having this problem?Step 2. I play on a Mac. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. But when I click on the game I am presented with “update World of Warcraft” and it starts all over again - seems to be in a loop, stuck at 0% and not going anywhere fast. net desktop app. net’s scan and repair tool. Download Stuck on 0% initializing; Mobile: No issues currently being tracked. Put Battle. Nothing changes it. Technical Support. 2 Likes. Running windows 10. net website gives you a potential fix. net app. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. net folder in its entirety. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. :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” 🙃World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Supersalv • 10 mo. Switch to the Game Install/Update tab by clicking on it and scroll down to the Network Bandwidth section. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. Clearing the Battle. Updating 0% Initializing. NET. After that, navigate to the following path: C :\ ProgramData \ Blizzard Entertainment \ Battle. I can’t launch the game because the launcher is evidently trying to update or download some files, but it is stuck between “Initializing” and “Waiting on another installation or update. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Just unistall the game, then stop. It also doesn’t matter which I tell it to update while pausing the other two. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. Then when it loops, end the app by going to the blizzard logo in the top left, right click, and click exit. 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. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Save changes and start the app. It’s stuck on Initializing. SupportTechnical Support. These things take time - but it's worth the wait. This has happened now for several days, and I cannot play the game at all. With W11, the result is the same. Try to get into your wow folder : world of warcraft > retail , then double click on your wow. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net files, or a problem connecting to the patching server. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. Shakazdi-wyrmrest-accord October 6, 2022, 1:03am 1. I’ve closed everything out through task. Just delete the Battle. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. I play on a Mac. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. net as admin. Technical Support. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. r/kde. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net. Hit the Windows key and R. Every other day when I try to log into the game, I get another update, with times of being stuck on initializing ranging between 5 minutes and half an hour. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. com. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. net app completely, didn’t help. Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022,. Servers maxed out due to the rest of the world wanting to update WoW, and CoD players updating Warzone. Didn’t do anything. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. WoW won't launch Windows 10 at times. net launcher then go task manager close remaining apps then restart should probably fix it. Click the Settings menu option. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Plus now I logged out to update addons and hey it’s stuck on initializing and won’t update. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. try to repair Battle. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. Anyone else experiencing extreme slow Initializing in Battle. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. Step 3 of the link worked for me. The steps that worked for me was as follows: Make sure auto-update is disabled on your Battle. I was just wondering if anyone was experiencing the same issue this morning before I create a support ticket. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Technical Support. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. Support. 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. As Tratt mentioned, the troubleshooting steps below should have the most impact: SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. selective startup. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. ALL OTHER GAMES ARE INSTALLING CORRECTLY. Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. Resolve Any Internet Connection Issues. Step 4. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net update agent” from there. This is the first thing you should do when you see your blizzard app is not downloading anything or stuck in a queue. 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. Initializing usually means something is downloading in the background which happens to me at every patch. net files from appdata, localappdata, etc; start reinstall of Battle. net -Deleting the -Blizzard Entertainment- folder in ProgramData Still it just endlessly gets stuck on. Disable all the background apps and close the other running apps other than WoW on your PC. 30. I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 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. Close the World of Warcraft tab if it’s open. Technical Support. 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. net and the blue play button says “Updating” below it says " Applying updates" and its at 0% been like that for a long time, Things I have tried. . I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. 2 Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Same issue for me: Intitializing (367/367 Bytes) and it just hangs there. Here are the steps to fix Blizzard waiting on another update: 1. And I mean everything, I literally formatted my drive and started over. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. My Battle. If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. But it is stuck at "initializing", no matter what I do. Mine was doing this just now but I just let it roll for about 10 mins and it started downloading eventually. net. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. 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. Was recently kicked out of the game a little over thirty minutes ago (right before the second stage of the time rift), and now I apparently need to apply an update for the second time today. net full disk access, making sure there was no world of warcraft folder in applications, AND restarting, it worked!Just delete 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, . OS: Windows 11 (22H2) compilation: 22621. Vanasmut-tichondrius. Subject line: Stuck on initializing. Garrison monuments have been broken for a year now. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. Step 3: Open with Offline Mode in settings. Also. net files, or a problem connecting to the patching server. I did not have a WoW window up, but for some reason the process was still recognised as running, this prevented the update from starting. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. Open Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Clearing Battle. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. Removing bandwidth limit. 270. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. Idk what to do now. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. Support. Anyone know what can be done about this? Pausing the update just makes the launcher think there’s ANOTHER update. The Battle. 3 So I clicked on View all patch notes to see something that is actually from shadowlands. Ending the WoW process that was oddly running for no reason fixed this, for me. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle. My Tickets. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Stuck on initializing. Me too. net Agent". Social media. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm. Technical Support. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. Cannot update wow at all. Last resort I went to my Mobile HotSpot. Walsìngham-pyrewood-village July 14, 2023,. Support Technical Support. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Right-click on the Blizzard app’s desktop shortcut and open Properties. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Same stuck on “Initializing” and I Just pre purchased the expansion so I could enjoy playing this evening. Deleting the Battle. all other games work fine, just not wow. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. 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. Sadly, same here. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Slide the slider all the way down to never Notify. Re-launch CSGO on Steam. C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft. 1. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. 2) Open File Explorer. Technical Support. So im at 150/270mb on initializing nowlol. ran as. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. Stuck on Initializing. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Step 2: In Game Settings, find your World of Warcraft and check the option Additional command line arguments. Didn’t do anything. 819. Technical Support. Subject line: Stuck on initializing. exe; reinstall via administrator; flush DNS; and still the installer is 1 very slow to install and 2 gets stuck anywhere between 40% and 55%Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. cleared caches. . Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. @NarcoticBooDa24 If you're stuck on "Checking for Updates" - removed it often leaves junk data in this article: Blizzard Agent Troubleshooting (PC) Keywords: Agent, agent. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Been stuck for over 30min like this now. net, uninstalled Battle. I was able to do an update for classic WoW, but not retail. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. net app, and then click Exit. Be it for downloading, launching, or updating these games on your PC. Etzzy-doomhammer January 27, 2020, 6:22pm #4. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. January 6, 2023. 01) upvotes r/kde. Close all other applications. Technical Support. Darkseid-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:30pm #102. I did have to tell the launcher where my game folder was again, but it immediately updated and was playable again. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. Killsalot-firemaw September 26, 2022, 7:54pm 2. 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. Alter your DNS to unblock Blizzard download servers, then run the update once more. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. Danelliah-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:08am 4. net Launcher. I have rebooted the. In the World of WarCraft Info box, go to the Sharing & Permissions section. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. Closed my Antivirus. It should say Install instead of Play. Blizzard had absolutely no say in when the warzone update released. net application. ran as. Hopefully it gets a fix. It should work after about a minute or two. This worked for me as well, thanks. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Technical Support. Reopen the Battle. Been stuck on initializing for over an hour. restarted and hardbooted. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. 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. 1. Hopefully that helps, good luck!World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Waiting on Another Installation or Update. Open Battle. Perma "Updating/Initializing". Create a new directory. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem.