I have returned after a 3 year gap. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. 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, . When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. 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. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the game. The update servers are unreachable. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). net is down at the moment, it will interfere with the update process, preventing the client from initializing the WoW update. 57 Likes. Aerlas-magtheridon. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Reboot Windows to safe mode + network. 2 Likes. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Have authenticator connected and once you have a device that’s been authenticated a couple of times it stops asking so all I have to do is good ol logging in. PS tried all the steps you mentioned as well as reinstalling bnet. Technical Support. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Im at a loss on what to do. However, like any complex game, Overwatch 2 is not immune to bugs and errors. This is found in C:/ProgramData (which is a hidden folder). net desktop app, and game processes, and click End Process. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. same and “w8ing for another patch”. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while. ran as admin, uninstalled. Deleting bnet folder in C:\ProgramData. not to mention fixing my OS. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. exe. Scan and Repair didn’t do anything either, got stuck just the same as Updating. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. Technical Support. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. old), reloaded battle. Reopen the Battle. all other games work fine, just not wow. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. With W11, the result is the same. NET. Click “Start all”. Stuck on Initializing. I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. Same problem on 2 computers. If I play 4 times a week the game needs update 3 times. Goto the Cog icon above your Email and switch to a different region. After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t fun…. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. I have to close the client and restart it a minimum of four times to get the update to begin. Try closing the Battle. Very frustrating. exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. Hellbirah-aggramar July 14, 2023, 7:57pm #3. Delete the Battle. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. net, the app may be stuck at "Initializing" and not progressing. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. Tried opening wow. I close bnet and relaunched it and after like 30min it was working. servers aren’t responding:. Baerduun-defias-brotherhood November 28, 2022, 3:12pm. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). Tyler1-2130 June 16, 2023, 11:09pm 3. I assumed maybe it didn’t like my D drive, so i went to. Heymerth-chamber-of-aspects November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #76. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. net files, or a problem connecting to the patching server. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. Closing processes in task manager. . I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. Assuming this is due to massive amounts of people trying to download, but putting this thread here saying for the last 3 hours, my download has been sitting at 0% “Initializing download”. Game Install or Update Stuck at 0 B/s. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. Spam left click on the button. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Alcatrazchad-silvermoon. This worked for me I downloaded the wow exe from. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Update stuck on initializing. Technical Support. Nothing is working helllpppp. 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. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. How to install a Blizzard game you already own on a different computer. Step 2: Reinstall BattleNet. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. Zuul-balnazzar November 16, 2022, 6:55pm #33. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. also glad I rushed home from work for this. Today i had a update on Battle Net app, now it started to update WOW, its stuck in “Initializing” for over 1 hour, restarted the update, the app, the PC and nothing happens. I even did a clean install of everything. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment Jobinstein. Tried opening wow. I have tried everything the internet has told me to try. Waiting on update after trying to pause it for whatever reason. Partner and I also stuck on “Initializing” at 0%, seems a widespread issue. Bnet Agent crashing when initializing fresh install. Close battle. Not sure if this was just timing/luck, but closing out of battle. 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!WoW Stuck on Initializing Help Trying to download World of Warcraft on Battle. All of the answers I can find or get from Blizzard revolve around clearing my cache, reinstalling battle. Technical Support. no luck (new admin user, disabling antiviruses, UAC exceptions and so on). The new Battle. Ive tried everything from updating pc, uninstalling battle net, deleting temp folders. Now it says that it waits for some other downloads to finish… = (. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. Technical Support. Delete the Cache folder. Savagely-steamwheedle-cartel November 16, 2022, 9:40pm #36. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Start battle. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. 1 Like. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. net cache files following the steps Here . I can download any other blizzard game, classic, overwatch, diablo all fine. 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. Try clearing the Battle. 🙁. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Ðrpøurritûs-les-sentinelles November 16, 2022, 6:44pm #25. 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. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. net. net Desktop App Whenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. I had the issue where it would do the initializing loop. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. They do their best to solve this issue. Reinstall the Battle. It should say Install instead of Play. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Thaelia-deathwing. Having the same issue. What worked for me was opening the Task Manager and under Background Processes I ended the task Battle. (Don’t enter with your id and password) Step 4: Download WoW with your regions. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"“@Maverick_LIVE_ Go ahead and open a ticket then. 1 Like. . For me it started yesterday already. Delete the Battle. same and “w8ing for another patch”. Ranor-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:49pm #263. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. Expect at least. My update’s “initializing” is stuck on a loop. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. Unable to update retail after 25/10 patch. Don’t expect Blizzard to have any form of smooth launch. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. Technical Support. Im at a loss on what to do. Steps taken to troubleshoot and resolve – closed and relaunched Battle net – did not resolve ran Scan and Repair – did not resolve / said there was nothing to repair restarted PC – did not resolve completely. . After that, navigate to the following path: C :\ ProgramData \ Blizzard Entertainment \ Battle. 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, . Ive tried everything from updating pc, uninstalling battle net, deleting temp folders. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. 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. it probably looked something like this. same here… pls send help. 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, 6:42pmWhat a mess. Recently, my Battle. Initially stuck on “initializing”, then uninstalled Battle. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net and it finally updated. hahaha same!! on disc with friends all enjoying the game and here i thought was just me, myself and i. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. Baradûr-draenor. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. Restarting the Diablo download and changing D4 installation folder had no success either. well thats weird, launching the wow. Rebooting the PC helped. Installing Blizzard Games on Another Computer. net update agent in task manager before it would work to reopen and start the patch successfully. #$%#. One of the recently-reported problems concerns a stuck in the initializing screen. Wrenn-kilrogg November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #183. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. net. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. net file > Agent file > latest agent file > latest AgentNGDP file and send that to: Techinfo@blizzard. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. This is happen so frequently. restarted and hardbooted. The game will not be updating; click Play. Same issue here, tried restarting pc back to initializing. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Pennab-mirage-raceway November 16, 2022, 7:34pm #109. WoW download stuck on "initializing". WoW update is stuck on initializing. Solution is play another game that actually works. It also doesn’t matter. Aderya-bloodhoof November 16, 2022, 7:23pm #84. Alcatrazchad-silvermoon. I’ve disabled my firewall. catflapps. 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 whatsoeverWoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Played wow no problems. net should fix the issue, but a addon manager sometimes. Jadzía-cthun (Jadzía) November 16, 2022, 6:57pm #35. Zuul-balnazzar November 16, 2022, 7:11pm #60. Stuck on "Initializing. According to some user reports, some third-party software and VPNs can trigger the Battle. Step 2. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to. Click on the “Disk Cleanup” button under the “General” tab and then click on the “OK” button. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is stuck on 0% for a few. So the initializing needs 100mb but it took 20-30 minutes to get 10mb done and it proceeded to go back down to 0. Restart my computer. Loading I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. 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. I wish there could at least be the option to download/update the game from another server since battle-net is so broken and buggy. NET. If you are in Europe try the Americas. Thaelia-deathwing. I tried launching as admin and reinstalling Battle. Now the game is stuck on initializing. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. I was told the best solution is to completely. 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 Forums Just delete the Battle. For me these steps worked but. I just did the same also rushed home for this. Didn’t do anything. If I try again, it keeps failing. PS tried all the steps you mentioned as well as reinstalling bnet. Same here, stuck on initializing. You can close battle. Start battle. Also stuck on. net cache. One such issue is the “Stuck on Initializing Update” error, which can be frustrating for players. After that, navigate to the following path: C : ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment Battle. Restarting this did not work. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. net says it has another update working. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. So try and do a clean fresh reinstall and then let it do its thing. American VPN doesn’t seem to work. You have tried everything, so I doubt these are new, but it helped me: Turn the computer off, unplug it for 30. Nothing works. And every time it gets to this number it. bnet just died. also glad I rushed home from work for this. It got to initializing and is not going any further. Nice. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. Already did all the t/s steps provided but nothing works. I was just randomly Googling this issue as the latest WoW update was just sitting there for ages as usual, saw this comment so closed Steam from the system tray, it immediately. Click “Pause all”. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no. Some of the time Battle. net Launcher. WoW will launch without your BNet login. net -Deleting the -Blizzard Entertainment- folder in ProgramData Still it just endlessly gets stuck on. Problem: Battlenet = “initializing…” - and just stops… Request: I Respectfully request the support team to get this fixed as soon as possible. → Now I am sitting at my computer, watching Battle. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Baerduun-defias-brotherhood November 28, 2022, 3:12pm 599. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. Your servers are gonna be incompatible so don’t waste your time trying it. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. Vanasmut-tichondrius. net app. Technical Support. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. It seems the only fix, for me atleast, is to leave the update on initializing for 35-45 minutes, it will eventually budge. net app to no avail. Support Technical Support. Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. ago • Edited 1 yr. What a mess. Uninstalled Battlenet thinking it would help if I reinstalled but now it’s stuck on installing. Technical Support. Dadirro-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 7:31pm. net. net launcher”. cleared caches. cleared caches. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. This topic was automatically closed 30 days after the. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. 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, . Restarted client, restarted PC. With their resources and experience they should be better than this. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. net, even if I also. Just not the live version. Overwatch 2, a popular free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter game, continues to evolve with frequent updates and bug fixes from Blizzard Entertainment. Lastly, click on the OK button and then click on Apply to save the changes. Restarting the PC. Close battle. net, the app may be stuck at \"Initializing\" and not progressing. 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. Here's how to fix overwatch update stuck on initializing. WHo would have expected that from Blizzard on a launch day! 2 Likes. Arcann-ravencrest November 16, 2022, 7:39pm 116. net Desktop AppWhenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. 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. I located my Blizzard games folder, which contained the 'Battle. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. net. net client, rule out internet problems, clean the. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix)I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . Follow these steps to troubleshoot and resolve the issue: restart the app, update or uninstall security programs, delete the tools folder, close other applications, and update or reinstall drivers and operating system. My bnet are updating wow and it taking so much time from me. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. I’ve disabled my firewall. :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. I can download any other blizzard game, classic, overwatch, diablo all fine. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. It’s updating, the launcher bugs out currently to where it will stop showing it downloading all the encoding tables and. Chromie-ahnqiraj November 16, 2022, 9:26pm #352. Updated Windows 10, . Vincerus-stormrage November 14, 2023, 4:47pm 1. not to mention fixing my OS. Getting stuck on initializing can. 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, . ago • Edited 1 yr. 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. Alcatrazchad-silvermoon. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft. 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”. Rebooting the PC helped. Program Data was a hidden file, so you'll have to go to view and check 'Hidden Items' to view this folder. Closed my Antivirus. Revert the folder name change. Support Technical Support. 2. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up.