Restart the Battle. After 30 seconds it ends and the Play button is saying again Update instead of Play. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. Wotlk classic Update Stuck on Initializing. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. Completely close the battle net app then navigate to the directory above. I’ve disabled my firewall. Blizzard, hello!? When will you fix this problem??? Bunch of threads about this problem, many people are facing this issue FOR 10+ DAYS NOW!!! And what we get is ONE damn bluepost with no ETA… THIS IS PATHETIC, FIX YOU…Stuck on Initializing since Windows Update. Gaming. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. Sometimes fetching download manifest. However, if you go into the WoW root directory and delete everything other than the "Data" folder, then go into the data folder and delete everything other than the "data" folder, then move into that folder and delete everything without a. Type msconfig. Every time I close Battle. net process in task manager and then right click > launch as administrator on battle. ARTICLE: Technical Support. . Disable read-only settings for WoW folder; Delete the "Indices" folder inside "World of Warcraftdata" folder; Scan and Repair the game; Create new administrator user. I think the download servers are dead. Unable to Complete Achievement - Dream On. Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. it sat at 0% for about 20-30 mins then had install showing on the button but applying updates under the button. PS Plus Games December 2023: First Titles Leaked. net Killed agent process a multitude of times. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. That should fix it and the download should start in like 30 seconds after that. Program Data was a hidden file, so you'll have to go to view and check 'Hidden Items' to view this folder. repeat until successful. 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. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Blizzard ForumsUpdate your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. 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. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Look for any battle. If Battle. 4MB/s. Having the same issue. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or. Initializing is taking forever. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. Grubbass-burning-legion. After that reopen battlenet(do that as administrator, it may help), locate the folder of destiny and let it download. restarted and hardbooted. However, I now have access to the game. Restart my computer. 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. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. I play on a Mac. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. This worked for me as well, thanks. October 28, 2023. Game update starts and then stops installing. Then just relaunch the launcher. Step 2: In Game Settings, find your World of Warcraft and check the option Additional command line arguments. 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. Restarted bnet. Select the World of WarCraft folder. Yeah go to task manager processes after you. Wouldn’t run for me either, so I just went around the launcher and used the game’s . net file > Agent file > latest agent file > latest AgentNGDP file and send that to: [email protected]. net client, rule out internet problems, clean the Battle. Stuck on initializing screen and now ‘waiting on another update’. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. net. Then click Options > Game Settings. WoW Classic Update wont install. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. Stuck at initializing? Topic Archived. Tried that, and completely uninstalled and reinstalled Bnet. Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. Support. Ive tried everything from updating pc, uninstalling battle net, deleting temp folders. 1: 33: November 13, 2023 Flightstones randomly reset. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. Re-installed Battle net app, checked other games for updates - worked well. One hour ago I tried this: 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. Delete the Cache folder. net' folder to 'battle. net is running, close it. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Help please. battle. Such as packet loss occurring corrupting the data. Right-click on the “Partition” on which the game has been installed and select “Properties”. WoW WotLK Classic:. Overwatch and Hearthstone are fine. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. Run troubleshooting for WoW download update stuck. 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. If you are installing from a DVD or USB thumb drive, insert or connect it, then click the on screen notification. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. net_old'. Tried to uninstall it. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. The weird thing is that even after removing BattleNet and the games folder, the launcher automatically adds Wow Classic to the update queue. Stuck on Initializing. Right-click on the Battle. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. Uninstall doesn’t work. I downloaded a free VPN, set my location to HK and set my login region to Asia - it started downloading after 5 or so mins. Restarted bnet. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still 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 Loading <style> html { overflow-y: revert !important; } #d-splash { display: none; } </style>It popped back up by itself and after a minute or so it started downloading…slowly, mind you. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. Close the task manager. net app. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. So glad I’m not the only one. NET. net' folder and 'Diablo IV' folder. Set your components to factory default speeds to resolve crashes due to overclocking. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. Are you on windows 11? try updating the “optional” updates for windows, and making sure you don’t have any razer processes (the mouse software) running in the background. 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. Then relaunch and it should work. It’s the same result. Download Battle. Went back to retail, and it is still the same. exe file into steam as a non-steam game. New replies are no longer allowed. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Aerlas-magtheridon. Stuck. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix)Battle Net app does not update game. Every time I login to battle. Rebooted PC. Discussion. Bought the WoW expansion and now it won’t update. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing". net launcher and reopening it. net update agent” from there. net and still. Step 1. We aren’t aware of any server-side problems that would be preventing WoW’s updates, and because of this we can’t say for sure whether there is a common denominator causing this issue to be widespread. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. Install Battle. Right-click on the Blizzard app’s desktop shortcut and open Properties. Selecting Properties from the list. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. 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. Its been like this for a while. some have mentioned a simple computer restart worked as well. You can try running this program as an administrator. Look for Agent. I have also. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. Try login in to another account, or create a free trial, and see if that fixes it. News. Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. There has been a bug in bnet for as long as I remember where either the remaining data or download speed are reported wrong or the download just seems "stuck". 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. I was sitting waiting for Deathwhisper to become active trying not to lose my mind over the lag, when suddenly I disconnect from the server. Add a Comment. net. exit bnet > task manager > end bnet update agent > open bnet. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first. same and “w8ing for another patch”. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. Look for any battle. Is there really an update right now (Monday evening)? My Battlenet launcher says there’s an update for wow classic and my update is stuck on initializing. I’ve disabled my firewall. Here are the instructions: Download the tool from this page. Update is stuck on initializing for World of Warcraft retail (worked fine for classic). 33: 902:. Didn’t do anything. The first thing you can do is restart Battle. net app completely, didn’t help. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. See, you got it half right. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. Same with everyone in my guild. I located my Blizzard games folder, which contained the 'Battle. Check the ” Run this program as an administrator ” box. I have deleted Battle. Now, I tried something different. Can install games like Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, etc. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. net Launcher. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. Technical Support. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. 4. net launcher”. 1. I even did a clean install of everything. Here’s how to fix your screen freezing in the loading men in World of Warcraft: The battle. go to the Boot tab. 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 folder. Technical Support. net is stuck on initializing. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. Run Battle. . Now it’s stuck in an infinite update loop. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12. What i did to fix my problem, was to close the battlenet and then deleted "battlenet" and "Blizzard Entertainment" folders at C:ProgramData. That did the trick!I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Support. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Many players have reported this issue on the official forum and shared their possible solutions. Tried to uninstall it. Select Game Settings on the left of the window. net launcher is acting like everything’s normal, no updates or anything. What a mess. net as admin. net installer. I was stuck in initializing also. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. net Agent". I am now playable after all day of initializing. Press the Reset In-Game Options button to confirm. Unable to Complete Achievement - Dream On. It is common for some problems to be reported throughout the day. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. Agnass-anvilmar. this did not work for me ive tried everything on this forum and its still stuck. I wondered what was being patched, so I clicked on the Patch Notes link and the most recent patch notes it showed me were for Patch 8. Support Technical Support. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Looking at trying Hardcore Classic out so redownloaded Battle. Agnass-anvilmar. This is what fixed it for me. Blizzard had absolutely no say in when the warzone update released. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. After that reopen battlenet(do that as administrator, it may help), locate the folder of destiny and let it download. Open Task Manager using Ctrl+Shift+Esc and close all running instances of Battle. I’m stuck on the initialising steps. Same thing is happening to me and the only way to fix it is to end it. All subsequent reattempts and repairs always failed with the “whoops. Re-downloaded the launcher and tried downloading again. 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 , such a. net client, and then try the above steps again. I'm trying to install on macOS Ventura 13. Kill the battle. And every time it gets to this number it. Advanced Troubleshooting. Kill the battle. net Desktop App; Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat I ended up fixing the problem by deleting the battle net cache. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. dll) but i can not find them in the winetricks windows dll installer list. Have also cleared bnet cache with rm -rf /Users/Shared/Batt. Boards. I'm trying to install on macOS Ventura 13. This happens to me every so often, clears up immediately when I turn my firewall off. Right-click 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 ,. In the Explorer window you just opened, locate and delete the Data folder. Reinstall the Battle. Continuing to watch the reinstall. 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. There was also a World of Warcraft update that happened in the meanwhile and it went through just fine, but my DI update is stuck on 99% - Initializing, for more than 1 hour already. Same issue. Start up the launcher, and it just says Initializing. Starting it as admin and so on. net app and after I open the installer, it just stays on “Updating Blizzard Agent” for ever…Tried rebooting my Mac, downloading again the bnet app, nothing helps. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Delete the Cache folder. If I uninstall battle. World of Warcraft Forums. The Top Rankings by big data filled with human desires! Country:. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. Update stuck at initializing. 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. Step 4. 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 won’t update. net launcher and still says initializing. Click on the “Disk Cleanup” button under the “General” tab and then click on the “OK” button. I had the same issue, but was able to update this way. absolute joke from a game that costs more than netflix. Battle. Today I wanted to play WoW. net is running, close it. same and “w8ing for another patch”. It also doesn’t matter which I tell it to update while pausing the other two. Can't update. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. 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. Usually a restart of the client or my pc will fix it. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. Lavende-drakthul August 26, 2020, 8:14pm. Close all Battle. Continuing to watch the reinstall. I know global download speeds are low but I have. Try to launch in desktop mode for the updates - it seems to work faster (just yesterday my download limit in game mode was 100kb/s, desktop was 30Mb/s). net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. net Desktop App; Update. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while doing nothing. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. Deleted. Every once in a while it’ll. . Run as Administrator: Right-click on the installer and select “Run as Administrator” to give the installer the necessary permissions. It began as a memory access crash while playing the game. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. MacOS Stuck at initializing: BLZBNTAGT0000138F. Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. repeat until successful. net, set games location in another folder (I used: C:Games) Rght click on Games folder, share with everyone (read) Download WoW inside VM. Shower. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. SeriousAdult • 1 yr. Been stuck on this since yesterday. I have plenty of space on my SSD, looked at other fixes and now luck. 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. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. Alex470 • 1 yr. It’s the same result. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. Check out this thread and see if any of them work for you. Wait until the lights turn back on. Add my user to the permissions for the World of Warcraft folder,. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. Just any Wow can't ever seem to install. net as administrator. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. Completely remove the Battle. You don't have two big updates on the same day. Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. Confirmed Wow classic WOTLK is working fine. Press the Windows logo key + R keys together to open up the Run dialog box. net processes, restarting, etc. net app. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Turn off your PC. . Rambush-rattlegore July 15, 2023, 12:40am #1. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %.