15 years ago it was one click and you could play, but as technology advances, the. End Battle. net app and install the program till you get to the initialization loop. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. Now, navigate to the Services tab. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. restarted and hardbooted. I’ve had just about enough of this. Technical Support. This error is searched as battle net waiting on another update and overwatch 2 stuck on initializin. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Very frustrating. Also stuck on. 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. Wish they fix this issue. Closing processes in task manager. Blizzard Forums Just delete the Battle. Reopen the Battle. When the WoW update gets stuck on initializing, you must disable other apps and processes, update the Battle. I fixed mine! I had to pause all updates. net -closing tasks in Task Manager related to Battle. . 2 Likes. Breaking News Blizzard Support - Longer than usual wait times World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Technical Support. I tried to get that one going, but no dice, it behaved just like with the other 3 (retail, classic, ptr): stuck at Initializing. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. net launcher. Game update starts and then stops installing. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. 1 Like. It’s updating, the launcher bugs out currently to where it will stop showing it downloading all the encoding tables and. According to some user reports, some third-party software and VPNs can trigger. completely exit battle net and restart it. My WoW PTR update remains at 83%, WoW Classic and Retail remain at 0% updates, and the app is stuck on “…Initializing” no matter which update I set it on executing. Rule Out Internet Issues. So the initializing needs 100mb but it took 20-30 minutes to get 10mb done and it proceeded to go back down to 0. Zuul-balnazzar. One such issue is the “Stuck on Initializing Update” error, which can be frustrating for players. Technical Support. Try closing the Battle. So try and do a clean fresh reinstall and then let it do its thing. I’m trying to reinstall WoW but it’s just stuck on 0% initializing forever. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. Technical Support. Having the same issue. Technical Support. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. Restarting the Diablo download and changing D4 installation folder had no success either. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. 2 Likes. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Stuck as well, i’m on EUW, can’t download the. net_old'. 13. Step 1. I uninstalled Battlenet nd reinstalled but that did not work. Nesria-draenor November 16, 2022, 7:11pm #59. If your Blizzard app stuck on. Vanasmut-tichondrius. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1 For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…” I’ve tried restarting Battle. Initializing is taking forever. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. 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. Ive tried everything from updating pc, uninstalling battle net, deleting temp folders. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. Mine has started downloading now woop woop. 9 Likes. Now the game is stuck on initializing. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t. Right-click the Battle. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. One of the recently-reported problems concerns a stuck in the initializing screen. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. I tried launching as admin and reinstalling Battle. 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. Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. Emiriana-silvermoon November 16, 2022, 6:20pm #16. My Battle. Start battle. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. NET. Don’t expect Blizzard to have any form of smooth launch. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. A fresh install of Bnet and WoW has done nothing. I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. Look for any battle. . World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing". This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. For me it started yesterday already. Technical Support. Technical Support. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. WoW download stuck on "initializing". Confirmed Wow classic WOTLK is working fine. Kranox-mazrigos. Go into __retail__ and double-click on Wow. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. Just not the live version. net. Hatorri-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 7:43pm 121. 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. net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. OS: Windows 11 (22H2) compilation: 22621. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). 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”. Now as part of uninstall of Battle. Technical Support. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. same here. 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, . 1 Like. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. 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, 6:42pmWoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Thaelia-deathwing. 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. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Technical Support. For me it started yesterday already. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Oh. To solve Destiny 2 stuck on initializing problem, this method is the first to go. Third day in a row now. I can download any other blizzard game, classic, overwatch, diablo all fine. I even did a clean install of everything. Was looking forward to a nice evening with. Only thing that worked for me was to go to the Download Manager. Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialogue. 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, . Technical Support. I haven't played WoW since the launch of shadowlands so everything is a fresh download yet it's stuck on initializing 2127019/2127019. Under Background processes, find " Battle. Rebooting the PC helped. I have deleted Battle. ye it works again, it looks like it was something wrong on the update servers. Shocckington-tichondrius November 14, 2023, 4:52pm 2. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. With their resources and experience they should be better than this. Update stuck at initializing. Been stuck like that for an hour or so now. net application. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Please read the following rules before commenting: All comments must be on topic and add something of substance to the post;How to fix WoW update stuck initializing error? Run the Blizzard app with administrator privileges. Hi there, Also stuck on initializing. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. net folder in its entirety. 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. Passile-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 9:28pm 356. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the game was. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. I tried to get that one going, but no dice, it behaved just like with the other 3 (retail, classic, ptr): stuck at Initializing. Shogox-2378 November 18, 2023, 10:57am 1. With W11, the result is the same. 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, 6:42pmWoW 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. I came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. So good! Edit: yes, I tried restarting thje battle net app. Same here, stuck on initializing. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. Sadly, same here stuck at “Initializing…” for hour and half now. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. My desktop PC isn’t updating but oddly my laptop works ok which I don’t get as I used the desktop for wow yesterday and I’ve ran WoW on my laptop for weeks. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. Tried but no dice, restarted the first part of the update (setting the files / etc with the 1,72 mb size) then back to initializing 🙁 World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing"Close battle. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. NET. Close all Battle. PS tried all the steps you mentioned as well as reinstalling bnet. Slide the slider all the way down to never Notify. Thelight-darkspear. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. NET. Same issue for me: Intitializing (367/367 Bytes) and it just hangs there. NET. restarted and hardbooted. Tried opening wow. If Battle. Open Task Manager. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Wish they fix this issue. Then when it loops, end the app by going to the blizzard logo in the top left, right click, and click exit. net I’ve also removed WoW, which now I think might have been a mistake. net, flushed DNS, restarted computer, restarted internet, changed internet connection, etc. Now, I tried something different. Jaime-todeswache November 16, 2022, 7:41am #7. Hexenmeíster-amanthul November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #49. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. exe. Getting stuck on initializing can. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Very frustrating. 57 Likes. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. Stuck on Initializing. I am also stuck with this problem. and stuck waiting to reinstall xD. Is there a fix to this or a new problem/bug that. Reboot Windows to safe mode + network. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. Very frustrating. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. NET. The battle net just tells me the game is updating but its stuck on initializing. 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, 6:42pmGeneral Discussion. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. Delete the Cache folder. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Once you are at character select, close the first unauthenticated WoW. Restarting this did not work. The games run well. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 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. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Every now and then it’ll start downloading at like 150 bytes a second for a minute then get back to being stuck at. net and browsing to my Diablo 4 install folder (C:Program Files (x86)Diablo IV) I renamed the patch. Rambush-rattlegore July 15, 2023, 12:40am #1. Cannot update wow at all. Pendragon-scarshield-legion November 16, 2022, 7:05pm #48. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. net just to fix it or the Initializing progress is very slow, whats going on with this game? Played 4 seasons with no problem, yet this season brings a whole lot of problem and this is just from the Client side. Jadzía-cthun (Jadzía) November 16, 2022, 6:57pm #35. Technical Support. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. Tyler1-2130 June 16, 2023, 11:09pm 3. Still cannot install battle. WoW will launch without your BNet login. 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, . EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. Uninstall doesn’t work. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Have tried stopping all the battle. 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. Show more. With W11, the result is the same. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. I have tried restarting my pc, disabling the firewall and running as admin there has been no joy still stuck on initializing. I know global. If Battle. Checking the logs for the update agent it looks like it was constantly. WoW update is stuck on initializing. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. net Launcher as an Administrator. Selecting Properties from the list. You cant make any progress so in the end you will need to buy more game time right ? This is a win win situation for them ofc Installed Battle. Update stuck on initializing. net. net processes in Task Manager; Navigate to the following: C: ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment Battle. If it’s still getting stuck, go ahead and post your. So good! Edit: yes, I tried restarting thje battle net app. Tyler1-2130 June 16, 2023, 11:09pm 3. app. I can download any other blizzard game, classic, overwatch, diablo all fine. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. Then back restart to normal and play. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. How to resolve this issue when installing or updating a game. Scan and Repair didn’t do anything either, got stuck just the same as Updating. My desktop PC isn’t updating but oddly my laptop works ok which I don’t get as I used the desktop for wow yesterday and I’ve ran WoW on my laptop for weeks. Start up the launcher, and it just says Initializing. I’ve disabled my firewall. Been sat for ages waiting to update, thought I was going insane. • 1 yr. Breaking News Blizzard Support - Longer than usual wait times World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. 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. It looks like the installer/updated is stuck in a loop, as every time, it moves from initializing, it gives a set of number that increment until is gets to the number is being reported before (2145571/2145571). 1. So I guess something must have corrupted my. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is no longer there and it is 0% Updating again. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. I can’t even install battle net app… I did it because I was stuck on initializing, and now I’m completely stuck with app… it’s annoying. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. Delete the Battle. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to. Up to two hours before the download starts. Seems a widespread issue. Installing Blizzard Games on Another Computer. Unable to update retail after 25/10 patch. Technical Support. . Restart my computer. Wait for the update. ago • Edited 1 yr. Windows. It’s the same result. exe in my retail folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. I was told the best solution is to completely. same and “w8ing for another patch”. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. rip blizzard. Technical Support. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I am not sure what. I have to close the client and restart it a minimum of four times to get the update to begin. Technical Support. Instead of using a wireless connection, use a physical LAN. net says it has another update working. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. Common Problems. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 7:03pm #45. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is stuck on 0% for a few. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. Seems a widespread issue. This is found in C:/ProgramData (which is a hidden folder). Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. It just gets stuck in an update / initialising loop. This process uses my internet @ 500kb/s and downloads about 200mb. same and “w8ing for another patch”. Goto the Cog icon above your Email and switch to a different region. net cache. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. net stuck at 0 B/s just because of lacking admin right. Thanks though. → Now I am sitting at my computer, watching Battle. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. I recently uninstalled it to make room for another game. net installer. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. Aedzy-draenor June 13, 2023, 10:06am #1. Advanced Troubleshooting. net desktop app. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. net. 1 Like. Very frustrating. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Revert the folder name change. WoW download stuck on "initializing". Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022, 6:42pm #24. The Battle. Running windows 10. 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. 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, . My desktop PC isn’t updating but oddly my laptop works ok which I don’t get as I used the desktop for wow yesterday and I’ve ran WoW on my laptop for weeks. If I can give you any advice guys, just don’t waste your time trying to troubleshoot the issue yourself. Technical Support. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. Reinstall the Battle. 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.