Been stuck for more than 4 hours. Baradûr-draenor. Ensure that. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. If there's something preventing it from downloading, it may tell you why. Press Command + I. Disk Cleanup: Open the File Explorer and select “This PC” from the left pane. net is running, close it. I am having an issuing updating to the Wrath Of The Lich King pre patch. Been stuck on initializing for over an hour. Aerlas-magtheridon. It will work then. The weird thing is that even after removing BattleNet and the games folder, the launcher automatically adds Wow Classic to the update queue. Restart the launcher. ago. Wotlk Classic Stuck on Initializing. Hello everyone i installed WOW classic a month ago and everything was running smooth till about a week ago on the battle. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Wollow. He then proceeded to run through the gambit of attempted fixes, completely uninstalling battlenet and WoW - and worked through this article. Thanks though. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. Fix, rename etc. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. WoW download stuck on "initializing". The_Fluffy_Baron. You can try running this program as an administrator. Whenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. You could try going to into run>msconfig>boot>safe_boot + networking box checked. 1. Restart the Battle. Bought the WoW expansion and now it won’t update. I was stuck in initializing also. This is something to do with agent I suspect as a notification did flash up briefly for it in the corner of the screen that I can’t access now to see what it was moaning about. After enough restarts, it will eventually get going, but holy. I’ve tried different things. Next, if that didn’t work, cancel the update entirely and restart. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. Battle. Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Gaming. net again. That worked, though halfway through character creation the launcher caught up and launched an additional game client. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. Delete the Cache folder; Restart computer and launch. Close all Battle. Now Classic WoW is stuck… again. net stuck at 0 B/s just because of lacking admin right. For me it was a simple as closing the battle. exit bnet > task manager > end bnet update agent > open bnet. Type cleanmgr and hit the OK button. Click on dropdown down arrow on the top left corner. Close battle. net client, rule out internet problems, clean the Battle. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. Nothing else worked. 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. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. The Battle. NET. Tried to launch classic Wrath, got to the character screen, pretty ok. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Tried to uninstall it. it sat at 0% for about 20-30 mins then had install showing on the button but applying updates under the button. Wotlk classic Update Stuck on Initializing. WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. It never goes past initializing. net app completely, didn’t help. Delete the Cache folder. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. Emeldavi-tichondrius. 2. Close all Battle. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is. Fresh Battle. 13. Which meant all my addons and set-ups were erased. Sheqz-tarren-mill November 16,. Add a Comment. Restart the Battle. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is. 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. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. Reinstall the Battle. Selecting Properties from the list. Select the World of WarCraft folder. Closing processes in task manager. Rebooted. Deleted. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. Third day in a row now. Gaming. Rambush-rattlegore. (retail and classic) C:\Program Files (x86)\World of Warcraft. Battle. 1: 33: November 13, 2023 Flightstones randomly reset. net and select WoW. Launcher stuck on initializing. Disable or temporarily uninstall these programs, restart your computer, and try. 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. net Agent". ago. Deleting bnet folder in C:\ProgramData. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net, the game (including Classic) and all addons seems to have done the trick - took nearly an hour to download the game again but at least I was able to log-in. → Now I am sitting at my computer, watching Battle. NET and GPU. 4. Luckily I have been playing World of Warcraft for like a decade, and I know exactly what you should do to force update your game. net App. exe file in the Warcraft folder will get you in, But when you exit again the launcher goes right back to the initializing loop once more. Same issue here. World of Warcraft Forums. Same thing is happening to me and the only way to fix it is to end it. ago. And every time it gets to this number it. go to the Boot tab. just fine. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. Can install games like Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, etc. exe. I'm trying to install on macOS Ventura 13. If Battle. Update problem - Wrath of the Lich King Classic Discussion - World of Warcraft Forums. One hour ago I tried this: 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. That should fix it and the download should start in like 30 seconds after that. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. Stuck on initializing screen and now ‘waiting on another update’. exe. Many players have reported this issue on the official forum and shared their. Kill the battle. 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. Try creating a new user account on Windows, and. All subsequent reattempts and repairs always failed with the “whoops. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing?World of Warcraft ForumsI have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. Game update starts and then stops installing. Wotlk classic Update Stuck on Initializing. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. net and retry updating the app or your game. This happened to me suddenly today. Since last night battle. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. Kill the battle. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. 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. Still stuck on initializing. I would recommend to try the following: Power Cycle the home network to refresh the connection to all devices on the network and to the Internet Service Provider (ISP). The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. 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. net_old'. Still just initializing and at 0 when there shouldn’t be an update. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. However, the update wouldn't ever start actually. Select Game Settings on the left of the window. net launcher, properties, compatibility, check Run this progam as administrator. Right-click the Battle. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the. After that i closed the battle net launcher and all instances running in task manager (including updater agent) then relaunched into wow and it started updating. Iamnotanelf-outland November 16,. SeriousAdult • 1 yr. It will stuck in initializing again, but don't get mad!Same also, for PTR, and all versions of wow. 18423. This has happened now for several days, and I cannot play the game at all. 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. After that, navigate to the following path: C : ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment Battle. Then click Options > Game Settings. it says waiting on another update, yet there isn’t anything else. same and “w8ing for another patch”. -tried uninstalling from the battle. I had to pause all updates. The progress bars do not progress at all, stuck on “…Initializing”. Update is stuck on initializing for World of Warcraft retail (worked fine for classic). com. 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. cant even play wrath classic, that i also pay for, because it needs an update. Many players have reported this issue on the official forum and shared their possible solutions. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. Open Battle. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. net Desktop App, then try to update a game. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. This topic was automatically closed 60 days after the last reply. net window. I had to pause all updates. It should work after about a minute or two. net app completely, didn’t help. Update the Battle. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. Click on This PC (Windows 10) and open the system partition C. Rule Out Internet Issues. Technical Support. Before deleting any files, make sure Battle. ago. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. October 28, 2023. NET. Evoker Level 70 Boost Gear Reverting From 424 to 414. It began as a memory access crash while playing the game. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. net and the download seems to continuously get stuck on 'Initializing', making no progress. Blizzard had absolutely no say in when the warzone update released. Then relaunch and it should work. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. The first thing you can do is restart Battle. . I am sorry but I can't remember exactly. Updated Windows 10, . net launcher and reopening it. 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. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. net Killed agent process a multitude of times. Type C:ProgramData into the Open field and press Enter. 5 M1 MBP. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no longer there and it is 0% Updating again. 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. First, Perform the Preliminary Checks If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Switch to the Game Install/Update tab by clicking on it and scroll down to the Network Bandwidth section. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. 1. Start the test and launch the Battle. Yeah go to task manager processes after you. 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. net. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. 1 Like. Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. I know global download speeds are low but I have. Step 4: Reboot (start windows normally) Step 5: Set the correct time zone (make sure your machine has the correct time zone) Step 6: Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update (if its downloading updates, let it finish. Unable to Complete Achievement - Dream On. He had no issue downloading WoW Classic, but when he tries to download Retail WoW it gets stuck on initialising. This cap is currently level 20 – so after reaching it, you won't be able to level up anymore, which will quickly result in a very limited, unsatisfying WoW experience. and it stuck on initializing, occasionally moves a bit but barely, the download just d o e s n t start. Initializing is taking forever. 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. this hasnt worked either. After enough restarts, it will eventually get going, but holy. 2 Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. There are several reasons why this could happen, including issues with the game files, server maintenance, or problems with your computer’s settings. 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. Continuing to watch the reinstall. My Battle. net app. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Release Window Apparently Leaked. Then on relaunch of bnet it said update, I clicked, it did a scan, and failed at 100%. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. It’s stuck at 0% and is “paused” - it will not start the download if I hit the “Start all” button in the download manager. I even did a clean install of everything. I came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. net -Deleting the -Blizzard Entertainment- folder in ProgramData Still it just endlessly gets stuck on. Please help, this is beyond …I just launched battle. I even did a clean install of everything. net as an administrator and in compatibility mode. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. Anyone else got problem downloading the. Purpletits-firemaw September 26,. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). Like A Dragon Gaiden: How To Bond With Akame. Don't forget to backup your Interface folder, though. Certain permissions and features can only be accessed if you have granted admin rights to the World of Warcraft game. World of Warcraft Down? How To Check The WoW Server Status. You don't have two big updates on the same day. net. 2 from battle. stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. World of Warcraft - Patch Stuck on Initializing - Update Probl…When the WoW update gets stuck on initializing, you must disable other apps and processes, update the Battle. Game update starts and then stops installing. The game will not be updating; click Play. same and “w8ing for another patch”. Can't install either wow or wow classic. → Once the network is back online with the system, flush your DNS cache using the commands Here. Not working here “Initializing” Tried all the tricks here. Has never happened before to me. Like I said classic works but retail doesn’t? Borathal-area-52 December 13, 2022,. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Can't install either wow or wow classic. You can see the Top Rankings for World of Warcraft in United States, such as “World Of Warcraft Update Stuck On Initializing”. I ended up reinstalling the game. Shadowboy-terokkar November 16, 2022, 7:04pm #6. I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. Same has last week when we had to wait over 30 minutes for some people to update the game and login, they had 10kbps. Every time I login to battle. World of Warcraft addon managers can prevent Agent from updating game files. Things i have tried so far that I have seen recommended on the internet: • Closing Discord during installation. net. Stuck on "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”. net. Technical Support. World of Warcraft Forums. Otherwise I've pulled my hair out about. Press the Battle. In this scenario, you can fix the discussed issue by following the below-listed instructions. Technical Support. net, even if I also. closed bnet via task manager. Under the General tab, select Selective startup. Me too. Close the Blizzard launcher and then go in task manager and find the battlenet update agent and end task. I came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. 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. One hour ago I tried this: 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. The “update” is just stuck at 0 %. SjurEido. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. 2. I’m on the Battlenet launcher and it says WoW classic has an update, when i click the update button it says ‘Initializing’ then goes to ‘fetching patch manifest’ for a split second and then back to ‘Initializing’ and stops. Won’t go past that. What to do if Brethlun the Brand who drops the key necessary to complete this quest is stuck in an evade state. I’ve tried restarting Battle. News. In the World of WarCraft Info box, go to the Sharing & Permissions section. 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. I had the same issue, but was able to update this way. Technical Support. Have tried different folders. This happens seemingly random to me, and has for months with the battle. thanks so much! My frustrations are lifted. I have tried removing all traces of battle net from my pc, including. dll & msvproc. I have also tried repairing my game and still no joy : (. I've looked into old threads and multiple articles going back several years, tried everything from deleting the cache, disabling my firewall, creating a new profile on my pc, but nothing has fixed the issue except uninstalling and re-installing the game. One hour ago I tried this: 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. Type msconfig. Classic Games; BlizzCon; Filters 62 results found for "initializing" Unhandled Exception: Access_Violation (C0000005). i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. exe and kill it. Stuck. Ensure that your internet. Right-click on the “Partition” on which the game has been installed and select “Properties”. No idea what causes this or how to fix it completely. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. net is running, close it. I am also having the exact same issue. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. ARTICLE: Technical Support. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. 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. Stuck on initializing screen and now ‘waiting on another update’. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. 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. . net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. Now, I tried something different. It’s the same result. 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. 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 came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. All of the above didnt work for me unfortunatley, What did was right click the Battle. If the Battle. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Then relaunch and it should work. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12. Download Battle. Click the Blizzard icon at the top left part of the screen and choose Settings from the dropdown menu. Step 5. 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. Agnass-anvilmar. I had to pause all updates. Are many others having this problem?WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. exe. Be it for downloading, launching, or updating these games on your PC. exe. Restarted bnet. exe. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. 30. WoW update is stuck on initializing. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is. And. net as admin. One hour ago I tried this: 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. net App and wait for any updates to.