I have rebooted the. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. I’m stuck as well…. Battle. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. net managed to install, though it seemed to. Updated Windows 10, . Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. Right-click the Battle. Cancel reply. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Shower. proxy settings. NET and GPU. I am running it currently and doing a fresh install as administrator but so far nothing has happened, it just is on "initializing". For problems installing or using the Battle. Unfortunally I'm not able to install it as it gets stuck on initializing. I’ve tried switching to mobile hotspot and nothing. Bump, also cannot fresh install WoW. Removed the Cache files in the hidden ProgramData files. I ended up reinstalling the game. net, the app may be stuck at \"Initializing\" and prevent you from progressing. Nerd-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #181. Windows. Windows applied an update last week and since then haven’t been able to log in or update WoW. Have already restarted my PC and tried to pause/restart the update. However, these applications may occasionally prevent Blizzard software from running, installing, or patching correctly. Common Problems. Help please. 57 Likes. net app installation is doing the same thing: getting stuck on the Updating function. I use Immunet on several of my computers as I’m pretty keen on the ClamAV service in Linux, thus, extended it to Windows. I tired everything and still. It started couple hours ago. It’s stuck on Initializing. ive force stopped it and re downloaded battle net. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. Technical. The steps that worked for me was as follows: Make sure auto-update is disabled on your Battle. I have. Click Options. I have tried EVERYTHING I could find here or on the web. Spam left click on the button. Blizzard Forums Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else; Start battle. I have plenty of space on my SSD, looked at other fixes and now luck. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance you may not be able to update. Reboot Windows to safe mode + network. Two possible workarounds that could help are listed below until we get this fully resolved: Try clearing the Battle. To use the Repair Tool first open the game and log in. None of my friends have this issue. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Wait about a minute before turning on your equipment. The Battle. WoW Installation stuck at initializing Baradûr-draenor Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. Trelw-alleria (Trelw) August 6, 2020, 6:47am #3. There was an update for the battle. you could: - deactivate your mods, vanilla rimworld loads really fast. net window. net, the app may be stuck at "Initializing" and prevent you from progressing. You can replicate the problem by simply marking the Data folder as Read-Only, suggesting something on your pc is preventing access to the game folder (s), usually an anti-virus or firewall app. • Disabling Auto-Updates in the client. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. net processes in Task Manager; Navigate to the following: C: ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment Battle. net Update stuck at 0% in your Windows 10 PC. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. Every time I login to battle. net installer and also downloading via the WoW link. net desktop app and update the game to see if the issue persists. Can install games like Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, etc. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. Every time I close Battle. fixing the certificate trust issue (e. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. net app which will prompt it to be redownloaded automatically. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. I'm trying to install on macOS Ventura 13. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is stuck on 0% for a few hours. I don't believe Dragonflight or a random 87. . I uninstalled, cleaned any leftover from Bnet, reinstalled and the issue remains. an I dont have an antivirus at all. Support Technical Support. Some possible fixes are suggested, such as deleting bnet folder, switching. make sure you are running steam as admin and then run the game again. Select all Agent, Blizzard Battle. net app which I downloaded, but it didn’t help. Nothing works. 2 Common Issues Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Enable the highest download rate. (Am on a mac. Nothing is working helllpppp. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. So try and do a clean fresh reinstall and then let it do its thing. In the Explorer window you just opened, locate and delete the Data folder. Turn off your PC. The game stay’s on initializing 2151354/2151354. My original post was in the technical support forum ( Download Issue / Stuck in Initializing ) and it was suggested I come here for help with the issue. Click settings. The new Battle. net to place World of Warcraft. Technical Support. net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. Check your internet connection: Make sure that you have a stable internet connection and that your firewall and antivirus software aren’t blocking the installation. It should say Install instead of Play; Close battle. 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. Game update starts and then stops installing. 394: 6049: November 14, 2023 Unplayable game. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. start reinstall of Battle. Close out battle net. I’ve tried all fixes listed here plus a few others the CoD community came up with when facing the same problem. On the other hand, if you’re still stuck at the initializing screen, make sure to move on. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. Create a new directory. Help please. installing missing intermediate certificates, etc. What an unbelievable incompetency from blizzard. If I try again, it keeps failing. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc space. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. Follow these steps to restart the app, update or uninstall security programs, delete the tools folder, and update your drivers and operating system. net Killed agent process a multitude of times. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. Silvansaria-nordrassil. Click on This PC (Windows 10) and open the system partition C. Run as Administrator: Right-click on the installer and select “Run as Administrator” to give the installer the necessary permissions. Downdetector only reports an incident when the number of problem. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. I’ve tried restarting Battle. What usually fixes it for me is the following: Open the Battle. I have deleted Battle. well thats weird, launching the wow. I was able to do an update for classic WoW, but not retail. Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. After execution, the installation should continue normally That is how I temporarily solved the issue. I think the download servers are dead. WoW Installation stuck on "initializing" tried new installation, clearing cache, creating new admin profile. If the Scan & Repair function is erroring every time this can mean there’s corrupt files in the WoW install that can’t be repaired. net files from appdata, localappdata, etc. net it says Hearthstone is updating but is stuck at 0% and Initializing. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). right click mypc (or computer for win7) click “manage” then look for “device manager” (under system tools) click on that then look for “network adapters” expand by clicking the arrow on the left. Checked folder permissions over the wow folder including rechecking the files within the directory. New comments cannot be posted. I decided to take a look at Battle. Played wow no problems. 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. Since yesterday I can’t scan/repair/update so I tried to install the game from scratch and it’s the same. Stucks on 0%. I can’t reinstall WoW. Rlyehfhtagn-twisting-nether November 17, 2022, 8:11pm. Common Problems. Start battlenet. Stuck on initializing? Discussion 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. • 2 mo. If the Battle. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. Zuvykree: Stuck on. net launcher. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Reboot both your router and modem. I’ll have to wait, I guess. net app and try to install WoW Classic, this will then get stuck on "Initializing. Trepan-archimonde November 16. 4 comments. my battlenet client is trying to update wow and its stuck on initializing. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. I ended up deleting agent folder, emptying recycling bin, and restarting my pc before starting the launcher and it fixed everything. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even. Drakobounias: Hi I am a returning player, I am trying to install battle net with no luck. Press the Reset In-Game Options button to confirm. Hoping for a real fix soon. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. net If Battle. I pre purchased the Dragonflight expansion, resubbed for 3 months and wanted to install wow, but it is stuck at “Initialising”. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. it’s not even downloading it just initializing over and over and you have to wait like 15 mins to even play the game. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Open the Game Install/Update section from the left pane. i cant install because im still i initializing… ive also attempted to install in a new folder. What i did to fix my problem, was to close the battlenet and then deleted "battlenet" and "Blizzard Entertainment" folders at C:ProgramData. This might fix the issue. It doesn’t move. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. 57 Likes. See full list on makeuseof. net aplication. I’m trying to reinstall WoW but it’s just stuck on 0% initializing forever. I did not have a WoW window up, but for some reason the process was still. 2. For some reason, WOW stays stuck 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. Step 2. net launcher. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. Beloratai-argent-dawn January 1, 2023, 3:31pm #3. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. Step 3: Open with Offline Mode in settings. if it still gets stuck at the social club loop. r/starcitizen. Clearing Battle. Cook food. Updated: 3 weeks ago. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Delete the Cache folder; Restart computer and launch. Common Problems. Update stuck at initializing. What a mess. Technical Support. I’ve tried everything people mentioned so far with no luck (new admin user, disabling antiviruses, UAC exceptions and so on). I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. net icon, but nothing else happens. 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 to place World of Warcraft. Fogg-silvermoon November 18, 2022, 7:06am #551. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Step 2. When I started the Battle. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. Open Battle. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. net Launcher. Reinstall the Battle. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. A bit late, but I was having the same issue when trying to launch WoW from the Home tab on battlenet. I stopped using the launcher for wow. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. exit bnet > task manager > end bnet update agent > open bnet. Many connection issues including slow bandwidth, BNS cache, unstable Internet can trigger the Blizzard app stuck on initializing. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. -tried uninstalling from the battle. Install stuck on "Initializing". Third day in a row now. Technical Support. 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. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. Clean up. Vanasmut-tichondrius. Technical Support. 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. Also, if I go and launch each individual . net should fix the issue, but a addon manager sometimes stops the update. Bnet installing stuck at 45%. I thought it was battle. Run Battle. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. :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” 🙃Disk Cleanup: Open the File Explorer and select “This PC” from the left pane. I’m also trying to come back and try out dragonflight. 819. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. EDIT: Great stuff! Sharing links to your own forum doesn’t work, but when user copies and pastes it in the browser, the link works just fine!Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. 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. Updater stuck on Initializing Updater. Move the ModernWarefare. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. 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. I am sorry but I can't remember exactly. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. If your World of Warcraft update is stuck initializing, there are a few things you can try to fix the issue. When trying to install I either: a) Install never progresses even to the point that I can select a folder location for install. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. exe while installation is proceeding. accepting the security risk - e. Program Data was a hidden file, so you'll have to go to view and check 'Hidden Items' to view this folder. net client. exe) and click End task. I have tried the following step: 1. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. He says that Battle. The only reason why I uninstalled it in the first place was due to a bug where both WoW Classic and normal WoW wouldn’t install/patch, and would instead be caught in a loop of initializing the update, reclaiming disc space, then saying that they were waiting for other updates, and then going back in the loop, forever. Just update your graphics card driver. ok so to start with you will need to rename the rockstar folder in that one drive folder to "rockstar-backup". Why can’t I install World of Warcraft? Try creating a new administrator account to resolve. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. Support Technical Support. The game will not be updating; click Play. At the Command Prompt, type the following command and then hit Enter to stop the Windows Update service. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. flush DNS. Nothing changes it. It took about an hour for the process to finish initializing and I had to completely uninstall wow TBC classic before it would start to update my retail wow. Uninstalling and reinstalling the Battle. Now if only I could do the same with hearthstone… WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Are you having trouble with your World of Warcraft installation or update? Do you see the annoying "Initializing. 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. Stuck on Initializing. Save changes and start the app. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. Then back restart to normal and play. idx files, doing a clean install of the battlenet launcher, clearing the battlenet cache, restarting my computer, and launching battlenet as admin, relaunching countless times and just letting it sit for an hour now and it hasn’t budged whatsoeverWorld of Warcraft Forums – 23 Mar 23 Game Install Stuck on Initializing. It’s the same result. Can't install WoW. Reopen the Battle. Without closing Battle. 1 Like. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. Even downloaded it on a separate computer to verify my network was not blocking it. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. Only problem is, my game just stays on initializing loop forever. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net processes, restarting, etc. I've done some browsing forums and stuff for similar issues in the past, have tried killing update agent and restarting, completely rebooting, there was some recommendations for updating windows to the most recent version, which was done last night. I started experiencing this issue a few hours ago after being spammed with lua errors in-game with no addons enabled. If your World of Warcraft update is stuck initializing, there are a few things you can try to fix the issue. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. net as admin. 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 tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. I recently uninstalled it to make room for another game. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. I'm OCE, and completely unable to patch to most recent build. Initializing 2145571/2145571 is exactly what I get. Perma "Updating/Initializing". Baradûr-draenor. Antivirus and firewall software play an important role in computer security. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. exe from the retail directory bypasses it, it almost immediately stops initialising while launching the game, and game runs fine, no. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. Had a corrupt UI and went through procedure to reset WoW which didn’t correct problem. Baradûr-draenor. I just launched battle. Follow these steps to restart the app,. Delete the Battle. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. Then, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to get to your task manager, and end any process that is called AGENT. Download stuck on the "Updating Battle. Then on relaunch of bnet it said update, I clicked, it did a scan, and failed at 100%. Click on Blizzard and choose Settings from the drop-down menu. Go ahead and delete both of those folders. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. SupportTechnical Support. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. And, yes, this is a fresh install on my laptop. Step 5. I have reinstalled Battle. Restart the PC then restart the Battle. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". To fix the problem, you can try running Bettle.