Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. CAS System Unable. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. net app, and then click Exit. I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. Wait for the update. I’m stuck as well…. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. World of Warcraft Forums. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Same, been nearly an hour now with zero movement. Select the Compatibility tab. I was just wondering if anyone was experiencing the same issue this morning before I create a support ticket. net as admin. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. After that, I restarted my PC and tried installing World of Warcraft again. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. Loading. Clear all app cache. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Hibb-tichondrius August 26, 2020, 6:25pm #1. Restarted bnet. net -Deleting the -Blizzard Entertainment- folder in ProgramData Still it just endlessly gets stuck on. This might fix the issue. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix) Game update starts and then stops installing. You can close battle. Initializing, doesn’t work. Click on the “Disk Cleanup” button under the “General” tab and then click on the “OK” button. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. My Tickets. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. Wait until the lights turn back on. Even asked Reddit. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. However, a lot of users are entering a problem where the updates and downloading in the Battlenet software either don’t start at all or get stuck in the. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). net. Technical Support. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. Just going in an endless loop of saying it’s updating but doesn’t actually do anything. Updated:. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. This happens to me every so often, clears up immediately when I turn my firewall off. Cannot update wow at all. run as admin. net launcher from freshly downloaded . I have rebooted the. 18423. C:Program Files (x86)World Of Warcraft_retail_. This is the first thing you should do when you see your blizzard app is not downloading anything or stuck in a queue. Changing region. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. C:\Program Files (x86)\World Of Warcraft_retail_. Then it worked! Hopefully this is to some help to. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. net. If I try again, it keeps failing. No matter which one I have it work on, the Update gets stuck on “Initializing” at 0% and won’t budge from there, even after I leave it alone for hours. SjurEido. net app. What worked for me. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. SoM sure goona be fun. If your screen is stuck on Initializing World, open the task manager to see how many unwanted programs and services are running in the background when playing CS:GO. solution is to open you. Had the same issue on Windows 11. ran as. 2 from battle. Open Battle. Deleting Blizzard and BNet folders from ProgramData. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. restarted and hardbooted. I started experiencing this issue a few hours ago after being spammed with lua errors in-game with no addons enabled. I think the download servers are dead. Usually a restart of the client or my pc will fix it. SupportTechnical Support. same here. Partner and I also stuck on “Initializing” at 0%, seems a widespread issue. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. I’ve disabled my firewall. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … World of Warcraft Forums. Step 2: In Game Settings, find your World of Warcraft and check the option Additional command line arguments. Neither. Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. I have to close the client and restart it a minimum of four times to get the update to begin. See full list on makeuseof. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. Close all other applications. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. This happened to me and I reset and reinstalled everything. These things take time - but it's worth the wait. 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 but world of Warcraft refuses to install. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no. Been stuck on initializing for over an hour. Deleting the Battle. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW PTR WoW Retail WoW Classic No matter which one I have it work on, the Update gets stuck on “Initializing” at 0% and won’t budge from there, even after I leave it…Note that World of Warcraft is huge, you are downloading and installing a whole universe into your machine. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm 1. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. 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. Returning to the game and also getting this issue. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. any updates would sooth my mind. catflapps. World of Warcraft Forums Game Install Stuck on Initializing. net folder in its entirety. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Blizzard had absolutely no say in when the warzone update released. Uncheck the box next to the “Enable peer-to-peer” option and click on Done in order to accept the changes. Type msconfig. Advanced Troubleshooting. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934 Product:. 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. currently trying an failing to get the beta for Dragon flight to install just stuck and has been for the last hour, already tried. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. What more can we even attempt? SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Same problem on 2 computers. exe. I’ve tried: Other games update and download without issues. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. 27758. 2 Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. What a mess. ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. net app. net app. 2. At least it worked for me. If the issue you are experiencing is not on the list above, make sure you check our Support Site!If that doesn’t do it, it would be really helpful if you could describe the issue in more details, e. 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. r/kde. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. Technical Support. net should fix the issue, but a addon manager sometimes stops the update. Hit the Windows key and R. Installing BNet in Beta. Advanced Troubleshooting If the above steps fail, try the steps provided in the articles below . . Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Installed Battle. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Close battle. same issue, in the battle. Also, if I go and launch each individual . Emeldavi-tichondrius. I’m stuck on the initialising steps. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. LoadingWorld of Warcraft Forums Desktop app and WoW update stuck in infinite loop while updating. net folder. i cant install because im still i initializing… ive also attempted to install in a new folder. net application. Perl-anetheron (Perl) March 9, 2021, 10:17pm #2. Step 4. Fix, rename etc. 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. Seriously how many times do we have to see this before Blizzard makes an affirmative move to end all the problems around this ongoing issue. Anyone know what can be done about this? Pausing the update just makes the launcher think there’s ANOTHER update. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. Technical Support. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. 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. Edit: Scan and repair seems to have fixed it for now. KDE is an international commmunity creating free and open source software. I thought it was battle. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. Open task manager, sort by network if it helps. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. At least it worked for me. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. Necrodemos-wyrmrest-accord. This worked for me on release day as well!!! Thanks! I’ve reinstalled the game twice now because the stupid update has been stuck on initializing. net app and try to install World of Warcraft again. I’m also having this issue. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. Didn’t do anything. this hasnt worked either. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. So glad I’m not the only one. Macbook. Start battle. Which meant all my addons and set-ups were erased. Can't update World of Warcraft. Alter your DNS to unblock Blizzard download servers, then run the update once more. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. net files from appdata, localappdata, etc; start reinstall of Battle. 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. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. Close the task manager. Things i have tried so far that I have seen recommended on the internet: • Closing Discord during installation. 2 Likes. It’s stuck on Initializing. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. What more can we even attempt?SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15,. Its nice that blizz “does not. • Disabling Auto-Updates in the client. Something like, battle. Deleting the Battle. Explanation please Blizz, not a great customer experience. Game Install or Update Stuck at 0 B/s. I tried running Battle. net in the allowed list in your firewall settings and see if the download moves past “Initializing”. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. -tried uninstalling from the battle. When installing, game switches to “Updating” and gets into the loop of getting “Initializing (2127019/2127019)”. Delete the Battle. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. Missing Gnomelia and/or Hearthstone Card Back After Defeating Hogger. I did have to tell the launcher where my game folder was again, but it immediately updated and was playable again. net. Didn’t do anything. The problem is not on my side. secondary logon. 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. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. Oh. 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. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" I can’t reinstall WoW. #$%#. November 14, 2023. Fix, rename etc. Last resort I went to my Mobile HotSpot. Support. So, this worked for me. Mine was doing this just now but I just let it roll for about 10 mins and it started downloading eventually. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm #1. Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz would suggest as well as the. World of Warcraft® Overwatch® 2. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. November 14, 2023. Arkanor-deathwing November 3, 2022, 6:58pm #5. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. WoW download stuck on "initializing". However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. Savagely-steamwheedle-cartel November 16, 2022, 9:40pm #36. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. Same also, for PTR, and all versions of wow. Followed alot of tips from forum posts with similar problem. net, uninstalled Battle. In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. Restart the Battle. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. The battle net just tells me the game is updating but its stuck on initializing. Delete the Battle. msc in the search box and. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. I’ve disabled my firewall. Clearing Battle. Wrenn-kilrogg November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #183. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. Community Tournaments. Sometimes, killing the update in the task manager and. It’s updating, the launcher bugs out currently to where it will stop showing it downloading all the encoding tables and. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. 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 full disk access, making sure there was no world of warcraft folder in applications, AND restarting, it worked!Just delete the Battle. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Heymerth-chamber-of-aspects November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #76. net window. 2. If it's actually using network then just leave it and it should finish eventually. However, I now have access to the game. Vengeful Chicken is available for the next 3 days (NA)Update is stuck on initializing for World of Warcraft retail (worked fine for classic). Fresh Battle. Got this same issue. net. Dartanin-ghostlands. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. World of Warcraft Forums Update stuck on initializing. exe from the retail directory bypasses it, it almost immediately stops initialising while launching the game, and game runs fine, no. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. Expect at least some free game time for this. Worked for me when stuck in the battlenet app. Expect at least some free game time for this. Nothing works. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. s update speed (Patch 4. 2 Likes. Support. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 2. Trying to do update that is apparently needed today but just stuck. Leaf-azuremyst November 16, 2022,. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. Grumir-wyrmrest-accord November 10, 2020, 11:23pm #1. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. Idk what to do now. Community Tournaments. Delete the Cache folder. Stuck on initializing. 2 Common Issues. net again. - and World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, and must run one of our games. Stuck on initializing screen and. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. net app and install the program till you get to the initialization loop. NET. 3. Same here, stuck on initializing. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download). Then relaunch and it should work. Hello, It started couple hours ago. Capernian-bronzebeard November 16, 2022, 7:39pm #118. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022,. 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. LoadingI have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. I’ve tried: Reinstalling BNet app. net cache. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. Stuck on Initializing since Windows Update. 2 Likes. Stuck on "Initializing. Open comment sort options Best; Top; New. Known WoW Classic Technical Support Issues [Updated - Jan 6th, 2023] Well met, adventurers! We’ll be using this forum thread to track known technical support issues, like conflicts which cause performance errors, crashes, and connection problems in WoW Classic. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. #$%#. 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. 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. Yeah, mine is stuck as well. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. Trepan-archimonde November 16,. Share Sort by: Best. (Am on a mac. LoadingWorld of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. 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. Re-launch CSGO on Steam. 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” and that I should try again. cleared caches. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Since yesterday, my Launcher has been stuck at the beginning of the progress bar, usually saying “initializing” or sometimes “waiting for another update” briefly then back to “initializing”. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. Downloading WOW Initializing stuck on (2145571) Desktop App Tech Support. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. Couldnt get past initializing update until i did this. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. net, the game started to update, as usual. There are several reasons why this could happen, including issues with the game files, server maintenance, or problems with your computer’s settings. love this game. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Sadly, same here. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. net installer. Restarted CPU and all that jazz. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support.