I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Have tried stopping all the battle. currently trying usa vpn and americas servers and at least I dont get timeouts anymore in the. So stupid, its not even launch day!. Same issue for me: Intitializing (367/367 Bytes) and it just hangs there. So glad I’m not the only one. Third day in a row now. I know global download speeds are low but I have. Femfatale-haomarush. well thats weird, launching the wow. net”. Restarted client, restarted PC. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. net again. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Tyler1-2130 June 16, 2023, 11:09pm 3. Its been like this for a while. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Continuing to watch the reinstall. 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 stress…SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. 57 Likes. Restarted my computer. Having the same issue. Anyway stuck initializing after I hit 65%…. Battlenet installs no problem, its just the initializing loop when trying to download WoW. Blizzard’s probably losing alot of money from people not being able to connect to the servers. I even did a clean install of everything. I think a compensation is needed - if you cannot provide the service you are paid to provide to your customers, you need to give compensation. Troubleshooting Installation and Patching. 819. Right-click on the “Partition” on which the game has been installed and select “Properties”. same and “w8ing for another patch”. It is highly recommended if you do not see your exact issue being discussed in an active thread, that you create your own. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly. So, I logged on 20 mins ago -walked right into the Initializing… issue, and got bored after 5 mins. I’ll have to wait, I guess. I have to close the client and restart it a minimum of four times to get the update to begin. net app to no avail. net launcher”. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Couldnt get past initializing update until i did this. I was running into this on a fresh install. Hi, When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. One of the recently-reported problems concerns a stuck in the initializing screen. Technical Support. If I try again, it keeps failing. Update stuck on initializing. 1. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. Technical Support. Nánu-tichondrius July 11, 2023, 8:37pm #2. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. This worked for me I downloaded the wow exe from. NET. 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. net launcher (or window). Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. The Battle. Checking the logs for the update agent it looks like it was constantly. 🙁. :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. Blizzard, the sovereign leader in MMO genre, offers a great desktop client that still doesn’t shy from issues of its own. WHo would have expected that from Blizzard on a launch day! 2 Likes. What a mess. Themount-nethergarde-keep December 7, 2022, 8:11am 615. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s. I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. Technical Support. 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, 6:42pmGeneral Discussion. You can close battle. Program Data was a hidden file, so you'll have to go to view and check 'Hidden Items' to view this folder. not to mention fixing my OS. Technical Support. Type msconfig. It looks like the installer/updated is stuck in a loop, as every time, it moves from initializing, it gives a set of number that increment until is gets to the number is being reported before (2145571/2145571). 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. 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. Initializing is taking forever. Very frustrating. It should work after about a minute or two. Wrenn-kilrogg November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #183. net. Two possible workarounds that could help are listed below until we get this fully resolved: Try clearing the Battle. ago • Edited 1 yr. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 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 was playing Diablo Immoral on PC and it crashed. cleared caches. I have deleted Battle. After setting up a VPN Connection (to Canada), I closed Bnet from taskmanager and restarted it. net says it has another update working. . When I started the Battle. Scan and Repair didn’t do anything either, got stuck just the same as Updating. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to. Technical Support. Delete the Battle. WoW download stuck on "initializing". exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. Technical Support. After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t. Reopen the Battle. 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. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. net app. net app. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. With W11, the result is the same. when you are waiting put a twitch stream so your atleast progressing on that part. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Under Background processes, find " Battle. Ethernia-tirion November 16, 2022, 7:16pm #67. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. 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, . Alcatrazchad-silvermoon. With their resources and experience they should be better than this. Technical Support. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. I have click stop the download and click run it again. Grubbass-burning-legion. Technical Support. Technical Support. 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. 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, . My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. 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. Windows. hahaha same!! on disc with friends all enjoying the game and here i thought was just me, myself and i. Restarting battle. im not sure why its not connecting for wow when hearthstone, diablo etc work. Stuck on Initializing. Anyway stuck initializing after I hit 65%…. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Zuul-balnazzar November 16, 2022, 6:55pm #33. Your servers are gonna be incompatible so don’t waste your time trying it. If you’re having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Uninstalling and reinstalling would not be a problem normally, but with the low download rate that the game manages (thanks blizzard download servers!) and being unwilling to run the pc over night, I’ll lose another half day of beta time. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this. net says it has another update working. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. net; Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else; Start battle. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Recently, my Battle. Is there a fix to this or a new problem/bug that. This, so to say error, occurs especially during the download and installation process of one of the offered games. This error is searched as battle net waiting on another update and overwatch 2 stuck on initializin. Rlyehfhtagn-twisting-nether November 17, 2022, 8:11pm. I did have to tell the launcher where my game folder was again, but it immediately updated and was playable again. Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. I tried creating a new adm account and it. Basically it was just stuck on “updating 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. WoW download stuck on "initializing". If your Blizzard app stuck on. Baerduun-defias-brotherhood November 28, 2022, 3:12pm. Same here, stuck on initializing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download 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. Rayqon-draenor November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #42. Start up the launcher, and it just says Initializing. Step 3 of the link worked for me. Completely close the battle net app then navigate to the directory above. Checked folder permissions over the wow folder including rechecking the files within the directory. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. SupportTechnical Support. Thelight-darkspear. Lavende-drakthul August 26, 2020, 8:14pm. Seems a widespread issue. Technical Support. not to mention fixing my OS. I knew I’d have to relearn spells and rotations, but tbh, this seems a lot more like a 3rd line technical support simulator. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. Vanasmut-tichondrius. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. If Battle. The problem is not on my side. servers aren’t responding:. net folder in its entirety. Fortunately for me it got past initializing phase though again it was seemingly stuck there for more then 30min. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. Same Problem here, now i have the classic feeling so many people enjoys. 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. system (system) Closed 2. Now as part of uninstall of Battle. Good job releasing a patch for Call of Duty and WoW on the same day on servers from grandma’s basement. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. I googled it, found this thread and read it all. NET. Use the steps below to troubleshoot installation issues for Blizzard games. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Thank you. cleared caches. 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. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm 2. Wish they fix this issue. Bnet Agent crashing when initializing fresh install. Really glad I tried installing it before I reactivated. Stucks on 0%. Something like, battle. Technical Support. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. OVERWATCH UPDATE STUCK ON INITIALIZING FIX (2023). net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. net shortcut on your desktop and select Properties. After setting up a VPN Connection (to Canada), I closed Bnet from taskmanager and restarted it. check. Zuul-balnazzar November 16, 2022, 7:11pm #60. Clearing Battle. If I try again, it keeps failing. all other games work fine, just not wow. 0 and a WoW patch introducing an entirely new playable class the same day. Necrodemos-wyrmrest-accord. It doesn’t move. net app and start a new install of Dragonflight. Solution 4. you know its maintanence until 11am CEST. 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. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Only problem is, my game just stays on initializing loop forever. exe. It’s the same result. Solution is play another game that actually works. Slide the slider all the way down to never Notify. I understand the game needs updates. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. I’ve disabled my firewall. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. First: Stuck on initializing. Installed bnet and then tried to install WoW but “got the initializing…” loop. Also stuck on waiting for download. Don’t expect Blizzard to have any form of smooth launch. NET … 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. Start battle. I’ve had just about enough of this. battle. 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 🙁 World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing"Close battle. Kranox-mazrigos. net client right? Dèschanel-stormrage July 11, 2023, 11:45pm #3. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. 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. Help pleaseI just launched battle. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. Technical Support. The game will not be updating; click Play. 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. same here… pls send help. I had to go in and relocate each of them and it was fine, except for World of Warcraft. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. net launcher and still says initializing. I can download any other blizzard game, classic, overwatch, diablo all fine. Mine has started downloading now woop woop. I know global. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. Shocckington-tichondrius November 14, 2023, 4:52pm 2. It just gets stuck in an update / initialising loop. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net Desktop AppWhenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. Starting yesterday afternoon, my Battle net is just stuck at 0% “Updating” and I am unable to launch and play Diablo Immortal. Third day in a row now. Run Battle. Run Battle. Close battle. ?=???9? 6?HTTP/1. It doesn’t move. Now luckily these issues are similar enough that the same steps should help with all three types of issues. net folder. My WoW PTR update remains at 83%, WoW Classic and Retail remain at 0% updates, and the app is stuck on “…Initializing” no matter which update I set it on executing. 2 Likes. Oh. Open comment sort options. Sometimes Battle. Rebooted my pc, closed the launcher, nothign seems to work. 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, . WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. After the crash, it started an update. Restarting the Diablo download and changing D4 installation folder had no success either. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. Spam left click on the button. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Update or temporarily uninstall any. Close all Battle. Sadly, same here stuck at “Initializing…” for hour and half now. Closing processes in task manager. 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. Blizzard is the single game dev studio which continuously cannot push out big updates / expansions due to the absolute lack of care for increased traffic on their. 1 Like. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Type C:ProgramData into the Open field and press Enter. Babouk-dun-morogh November 16, 2022, 6:34pm #19. I don’t know if it’s an OS issues or. Wish they fix this issue. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. Technical Support. Unable to Gain More Renown With Covenant. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. I had the same problem with being stuck on initializing for about 2 hours. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. Getting stuck on initializing can. net app completely, didn’t help. 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. Very frustrating. Update stuck at initializing. Try logging out of the Battle. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Nice. Its been like this for a while. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. Install stuck on "Initializing". This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. 57 Likes. Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. ran outside 5 times and shouted hubba. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. It’s updating, the launcher bugs out currently to where it will stop showing it downloading all the encoding tables and. Stuck on initializing screen and now. net' folder to 'battle. Same issue for me: Intitializing (367/367 Bytes) and it just hangs there. So I guess something must have corrupted my. NET and GPU Restarting the PC Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. net app and install the program till you get to the initialization loop. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. 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. According to some user reports, some third-party software and VPNs can trigger. Unable to update retail after 25/10 patch. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. 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. I’m having the same issue. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. 1 Like. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. 4MB/s. Step 1. net App. Updated Windows 10, . net launcher”. Hexenmeíster-amanthul November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #49. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. Been stuck like that for an hour or so now. Rambush-rattlegore. 3. exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. (or you could delete it if you really know what you're doing) Pulled up the Run menu (WIN+R) and enter 'C:programdata' (notice there is no space between program and. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support.