you know its maintanence until 11am CEST. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. In the “Host” field, enter “ us. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. Restart your device and try downloading the update again. 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. In the launcher settings, set max concurrent connections to 5, and set the max download speed to something a little below what your connection is capable of. The problem is not on my side. Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Dezyy-hellfire November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #138. Technical Support. Delete the created folder and change the renamed folder to the original name. After a few seconds it. I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. net button at the top left of the Battle. Why can’t I install World of Warcraft? Try creating a new administrator account to resolve. net' folder and 'Diablo IV' folder. My retail ended up needing a reinstall. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. World of Warcraft Forums Support Technical Support. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Beta updated fine. My Tickets. Goto the Cog icon above your Email and switch to a. The update servers are unreachable. this is my setup This PC – Windows-SSD (C:) – GAMES (if you only have one drive or This PC (D:) Games if you have two drives) installed in this folder is --Battle net – World of Warcraft and a few other games. World of Warcraft addon managers can prevent Agent from updating game files. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. Cannot update wow at all. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. this hasnt worked either. Click on This PC (Windows 10) and open the system partition C. Update the Battle. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Reboot both your router and modem. Every time I close Battle. Then it worked! Hopefully this is to some help to. C:\Program Files (x86)\World Of Warcraft_retail_. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. Initializing Checking Residency. Create another 'administrator' account on the machine and use that instead. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022, 9:52pm. GOOD LUCK. Me too. What a mess. 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. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Step 3. World of Warcraft Forums – 16 Nov 22 WoW download stuck on "initializing" Howdy! UPDATE! Thanks for the data I requested I have forwarded this to our team. net and the download seems to continuously get stuck on 'Initializing', making no progress. Since. Technical Support. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. A bit late, but I was having the same issue when trying to launch WoW from the Home tab on battlenet. Press the Reset In-Game Options button to confirm. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. Open the Battle. If there's something preventing it from downloading, it may tell you why. i cant install because im still i initializing… ive also attempted to install in a new folder. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. 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. For what it’s worth, stuck on initializing for about 40 minutes now, after rebooting the PC because I was stuck on “waiting for another update to finish” for half an hour. I have tried all steps to fix it, but nothing works…. 2 Likes. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. Put Battle. Uninstall doesn’t work. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. The game will not be updating; click Play. In the Explorer window you just opened, locate and delete the Data folder. Technical Support. Restarting the PC. Are many others having this problem? Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. 1 Like. Thaelia-deathwing. net cache. net window. Try login in to another account, or create a free trial, and see if that fixes it. it’s not even downloading it just initializing over and over and you have to wait like 15 mins to even play the game. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. #354. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. Technical Support. MacOS Stuck at initializing: BLZBNTAGT0000138F. net app completely, didn’t help. Scan and Repair didn’t do anything either, got stuck just the same as Updating. restarted and hardbooted. One of the more memorable moments leading up to World of Warcraft: Dragonflight’s launch came a few months back when Ion Hazzikostas was asked about a certain impossible-to-miss sword sticking out of Silithus. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. Thought they would’ve made some improvements. cleared caches. Completely delete the battlenet folder with its files in C:ProgramData. Yeah, mine is stuck as well. The_Fluffy_Baron. i ended the update agent task in the task manager. 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. No matter which one I have it work on, the Update gets stuck on “Initializing” at 0% and won’t. Stuck on initializing screen and. Delete the Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. cleared caches. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. 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. Leaf-azuremyst November 16, 2022,. same here, seems like the update servers might be down. Open the Battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Alex470 • 1 yr. net desktop app. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix) It never goes past initializing. I just bought the latest expansion of World of Warcraft today and I am installing it new on my PC (up until now, I have not played the game on the PC). 2 Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Running windows 10. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. Had the same issue on Windows 11. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. yea same thing here spent all day in the Emergency room and came home to my game as broken as I am. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. net. I’ve been having this issue since trying to install on my macbook last night, and wanted to outline everything. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022, 7:34pm. Technical Support. Fixes I’ve. I know global. Cook food. And every time it gets to this number it. net, then end program on the blizzard updater, reopen b. Removing bandwidth limit. • 1 yr. msc in the search box and. The exact same thing is happening to me right now. How do I fix this?Support Technical Support. Baradûr-draenor. Same problem on 2 computers. net Stuck in a Refresh Loop. Technical Support. all other games work fine, just not wow. Technical Support. Finally, restart your PC and start the Blizzard app again. net ” (without quotes). Conscious_Occasion • 24 days ago. completely exit battle net and. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble; Diablo IV; Diablo Immortal; Overwatch 2;. Are you having trouble with your World of Warcraft installation or update? Do you see the annoying "Initializing. I’ve deleted the BNet Files and Cache as that worked in the past but now i’m stumped. Found the fix! Uninstall the driver in device manager under game controllers. Aerlas-magtheridon. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. Refreshing connection. And when I come back to my pc I can press play. secondary logon. At least it worked for me. exe in my folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Clearing Battle. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. Same also, for PTR, and all versions of wow. So I think the key thing here is patience. To resolve this: Click the Cogwheel icon next to the Play or Update button and choose Show in Explorer. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. net process in task manager and then right click > launch as administrator on battle. Rambush-rattlegore July 15, 2023, 12:40am #1. When I started the Battle. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. Spam left click on the button. Fix, rename etc. net folder. Sometimes an ISP might have. Tried exiting and relaunching the battle. Close battle. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. net application. Vanasmut-tichondrius. So glad I’m not the only one. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Are many others having this problem? Windows. I know global download speeds are low but I have. Technical Support. Install stuck on "Initializing". Meneshá-argent-dawn November 16, 2022,. Ethernia-tirion November 16, 2022, 7:16pm #67. ”World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months ago Blizzard Forums They just had a post in EU about sending a log into wow, but they edited the link and I am unsure of the steps. Select Game Settings on the left of the window. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. Stuck on Initializing/Waiting on another update - Technical Support. ŶŦǶNyŦǑP5-1100 December 15, 2020, 3:34pm #1. Support Technical Support. Ive tried everything from updating pc, uninstalling battle net, deleting temp folders. 1 Like. 3. I have rebooted the. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Run Battle. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Technical Support. It happened to me. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while. net, tried to reinstall and since then either stuck on “Updating battle. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Stuck on Initializing. net with Admin Right and in Compatibility Mode. net cache files following the steps Here. See, you got it half right. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. Didn’t do anything. Stuck on. Select the World of WarCraft folder. Deleting bnet folder in C:\ProgramData. Try closing background applications to. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. Hellbirah-aggramar July 14, 2023, 7:57pm #3. Support My Tickets Contact Support Support. Tried opening wow. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. This worked for me as well, thanks. Been stuck on waiting for this thing to “update” for a half hour now. Look for any battle. I am sorry but I can't remember exactly. 15 years ago it was one click and you could play, but as technology advances, the. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. net desktop app, and game processes, and click End Process. it probably looked something like this. 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 once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. net folder in its entirety. 2 Likes. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Jobinstein • Additional comment actions. Windows. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Try logging out of the Battle. This hasn’t worked for me. OS: Windows 11 (22H2) compilation: 22621. Birchfox-giantstalker November 16, 2022, 7:28pm #93. net. Terrko-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #79. It will work then. Net Launcher somehow lost the location of all of my games. Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. exe" is downloading. version. net, uninstalled Battle. Reboot Windows to safe mode + network. Keep up mates. Run troubleshooting for WoW download update stuck on initializing. So I think the key thing here is patience. Today I wanted to play WoW. Desktop App Tech Support. Expect at least some free game time for this. look in the task manager. run as admin. net server that gives the current client version is getting DDOSed. SoM sure goona be fun. 270. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" 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. Emeldavi-tichondrius. World of Warcraft Forums I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. Disable or temporarily uninstall these programs, restart your computer, and try. For me these steps worked but. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. Refreshing connection. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. Start battlenet again. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. I tried running Battle. After that, navigate to the following path: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. Cant download wow? Support Technical Support. 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. Technical Support. It started couple hours ago. Honesty just give it time. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. Mine is stuck on Initializing (452/452 bytes) and just doesnt budge. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Then press the Esc key to open the Game Menu. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. net launcher. Victa-ashbringer March 27, 2021, 3:03am 1. Up to two hours before the download starts. 2 Likes. Im at a loss on what to do. When I started the Battle. Initially stuck on “initializing”, then uninstalled Battle. The Repair Tool will scan your game files and attempt to fix any problems it finds. I renamed the 'Battle. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. Deleting the Battle. Then click Options > Game Settings. IF it D. Technical Support. Im at a loss on what to do. Camuz-golemagg November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #78. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. Still stuck on initializing. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. Be it for downloading, launching, or updating these games on your PC. I conducted a scan/repair thinking that might help but fell into the infinite loop instead. Technical Support. Emeldavi-tichondrius. I ended up deleting agent folder, emptying recycling bin, and restarting my pc before starting the launcher and it fixed everything. 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. Many connection issues including slow bandwidth, BNS cache, unstable Internet can trigger the Blizzard app stuck on initializing. It’s the same result. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. 1 Like. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. SjurEido. Rambush-rattlegore. If that does not help try installing the latest driver for the Elgato Game Capture HD which can be found here. 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. Some suggest closing Steam, running as admin, or updating Windows as possible fixes. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. Trepan-archimonde November 16. Друидяшка-soulflayer November 27, 2022, 4:44pm 598. Right-click the Battle. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:Program FilesWorld of Warcraft) and delete those three folders. Updated Windows 10, . I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Then when it loops, end the app by going to the blizzard logo in the top left, right click, and click exit. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. Third day in a row now. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it.