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. Stuck on initializing screen and now ‘waiting on. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. Show more. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. For me it started yesterday already. Technical Support. Delete the created folder and change the renamed folder to the original name. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is. Start battlenet. Same thing is happening to me and the only way to fix it is to end it. Here are some possible reasons and troubleshooting steps you can try: Network Issues: Poor or unstable internet connection can cause the update to. Close other applications (Steam, etc) Switched to Google's DNS. 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. It’s the same result. If those two solutions don’t work, you’ll need to delete your WTF, Cache, and Interface folders located in your World of Warcraft directory. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Close Blizzard processes. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. I need to be in that queue! I tried posting this in the Bug report forum but i dont see a way to create a topic. However, I now have access to the game. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. net users are stuck at 1 percent when they update or install the app. same here. 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. battle. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 206714 Common Problems. Trepan-archimonde November 16. Certain permissions and features can only be accessed if you have granted admin rights to the World of Warcraft game. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. This might fix the issue. For me it started yesterday already. :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” 🙃Best. Things i have tried so far that I have seen recommended on the internet: • Closing Discord during installation. If I uninstall battle. At least it worked for me. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. 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. ago. 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. 2 Common Issues Subject. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. net, the app may be stuck at \"Initializing\" and prevent you from progressing. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. net and select WoW. If there's something preventing it from downloading, it may tell you why. If you want to leave a comment on whether that worked for you or not, leave the comment in that topic… not here. Stuck at initializing?Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. net full disk access, making sure there was no world of warcraft folder in applications, AND restarting, it worked!I haven’t played the game for a long time and with dragon flight the one expansion I’ve wanted to play for a while now, I bought it a few days ago got sometime so I can catch up a few of my characters in levels for the release but now the game is stuck in an updating loop when I install it, it doesn’t even attempt to install the game but freezes. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. this hasnt worked either. I managed to fix the issue by completely uninstalling World of Warcraft and the battlenet app. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. 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. Installed bnet and then tried to. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. Technical Support. Refreshing connection. Technical Support. Technical Support. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. 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. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files. Once you are at character select, close the first unauthenticated WoW. You’ll have to: Reset your user interface, this will ensure. net app. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. Same here, stuck on initializing. After that, navigate to the following path: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. Run Battle. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. g. Technical Support. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. Expect at least some free game time for this. 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. 33. Step 2: Reinstall BattleNet. Turn off your PC. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble; Diablo IV; Diablo Immortal; Overwatch 2;. I know global download speeds are low but I have. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Perma "Updating/Initializing". I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. Today I wanted to play WoW. That did the trick!Resolve Any Internet Connection Issues. Technical Support. 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. Друидяшка-soulflayer November 27, 2022, 4:44pm 598. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. This happens seemingly random to me, and has for months with the battle. Step 2. Technical Support. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 7:03pm #45. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. net. net' folder and 'Diablo IV' folder. Are many others having this problem? Windows. net -closing tasks in Task Manager related to Battle. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. i am completely unable to play the game, after. So try and do a clean fresh reinstall and then let it do its thing. Same here, stuck on initializing. net app, however it is permanently stuck on Initializing. In the launcher settings, set max concurrent connections to 5, and set the max download speed to something a little below what your connection is capable of. Ethernia-tirion November 16, 2022, 7:16pm #67. Select the World of WarCraft folder. Been sat for ages waiting to update, thought I was going insane. net; Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else;Reset the permissions on your WoW folder: 1. Continuing to watch the reinstall. NET and GPU. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. go to the Boot tab. Xee-draenor March 27, 2023, 9:52pm 1. Terrko-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:21pm #79. Restart the launcher and it should start updating. Desktop App Tech Support. net Desktop App; Update or. Then, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to get to your task manager, and end any process that is called AGENT. Then it worked! Hopefully this is to some help to. World of Warcraft Lore Overview for people who don't really care Part 2: Part 2: The Expansions (WOTLK-MOP)Select all Agent, Blizzard Battle. Some suggest closing Steam, running as admin, or updating Windows as possible fixes. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. ago. Deleting the Battle. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Can't install, the download is stuck on Initializing (0%) I can't update my game, it's been stuck at Initializing for 30 min; If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because. Open Battle. Download stuck on the "Updating Battle. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Oramir-alonsus November 16, 2022, 9:27pm. Every time I close Battle. Under Network Bandwidth, set both the Latest updates and Future patch data values to 0 (0 means Unlimited). Bobrexal • 24 days ago. Scan and Repair didn’t do anything either, got stuck just the same as Updating. It’s stuck on Initializing. well I did try lots of stuff like reinstalling app. 2. r/ModernWarfareIII is a developer-recognized community focused on the title. Scan/Fix. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. I have also tried repairing my game and still no joy : (. How to resolve this issue when installing or. 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. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on. After a few seconds it. Stuck on initializing. Install stuck on "Initializing". Thought they would’ve made some improvements. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. net desktop app i got a notification that i needed to download an update for WOW classic so i proceded to intalling the update but when i did the update is stuck in ‘‘initializing’’ and doesnt seem to download the update. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. 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. im not sure why its not connecting for wow when hearthstone, diablo etc work. Close all Battle. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. net App and wait for any updates to. Step 3: Open with Offline Mode in settings. Finally, restart your PC and start the Blizzard app again. World of Warcraft Forums. Phantasticus-azuremyst November 16, 2022, 7:54pm #139. Initializing, doesn’t work. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Start the battle. Uninstalling and reinstalling the Battle. Restarting the PC. Update the Battle. SupportTechnical Support. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. Technical Support. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. Boards. Technical Support. When I run 'ipconfig /flushdns' to flush the local DNS cache and watch my PiHole, I see a request for us. CAS System Unable. 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. log file from Documents/3DMark to ul. Its been like this for a while. mine aswell starting downloading the game a minute ago but has gone back to the initializing. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft; Warcraft Rumble; Diablo IV; Diablo Immortal; Overwatch 2;. Delete the Battle. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. 5. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"Initializing loop. Type msconfig. " SupportTechnical Support. 1 Like. Step 5. exe" is downloading. Support Technical Support. Its nice that blizz “does not. 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. Restart the Battle. Uncheck the box next to the “Enable peer-to-peer” option and click on Done in order to accept the changes. Technical Support. net launcher. C:Program Files (x86)World Of Warcraft_retail_. I r…open the retail folder and use the WOW Icon to get into the game. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. i tried everything I deleted the bnet and tried everything I could read and still stuck at Initializing, with a folder that has 1,232 Files, and 11 Folders on the install location that never update or have. Closed my Antivirus. Clearing Battle. My Tickets. Technical Support. Thaelia-deathwing. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. net, updating windows 10 optional and intel, deleting the Warcraft files multiple times. net. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. It started couple hours ago. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. bnet just died. Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\) and delete those three folders. completely exit battle net and. net -Deleting the -Blizzard Entertainment- folder in ProgramData Still it just endlessly gets stuck on. also manually patching agent and nothing helped even a little. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. How do I fix this?Support Technical Support. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. Unable to Gain. If the Battle. Technical Support. November 14, 2023. (or you could delete it if you really know what you're doing) Pulled up the Run menu (WIN+R) and enter 'C:programdata' (notice there is no space between program and. Closing processes in task manager. Topic Replies Views Activity;. Open Task Manager. I’ve also restarted the client as well as my PC. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. 14. What a mess. Received Wrong Amount of Bloody Tokens from PvP World Quest - Overcoming A Mountain: Krolkoth. WoW will launch without your BNet login. Aderya-bloodhoof November 16, 2022, 7:23pm #84. Please help, this is beyond. SupportTechnical Support. net. Close battle. 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. net cache. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Purpletits-firemawSeptember 26, 2022, 6:48pm. Update the Battle. cleared caches. WoW download stuck on "initializing". I’ve deleted the BNet Files and Cache as that worked in the past but now i’m stumped. Help pleaseIssue with initializing. Sometimes Battle. Sadly did not work for me. It should work after about a minute or two. net as an administrator and in compatibility mode. I was told the best solution is to completely. Cook food. Restarted CPU and all that jazz. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". Are many others having this problem? Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Technical Support. Technical Support. Under Background processes, find " Battle. Tried opening wow. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. net and reinstalling it, I would let it try and install again. Ensure the problem occurs while the winMTR tool is running. If Battle. msc in the search box and. With W11, the result is the same. My retail ended up needing a reinstall. Control panel > user accounts > Change User Account Control Settings. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Originally posted by [-iD-]: ok so to start with you will need to rename the rockstar folder in that one drive folder to "rockstar-backup". 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. r/starcitizen. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. net. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. 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. Last resort I went to my Mobile HotSpot. Nothing changes it. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. Be it for downloading, launching, or updating these games on your PC. net launcher then go task manager close remaining apps then restart should probably fix it. To fix the problem, you can try running Bettle. Pekins-firemaw November 15, 2022, 6:37pm 1. Are you having trouble with your World of Warcraft installation or update? Do you see the annoying "Initializing. Technical Support. This worked for me as well, thanks. 1 Like. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. I just bought the latest expansion of World of Warcraft today and I am installing it new on my PC (up until now, I have not played the game on the PC). net processes, restarting, etc. Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue. Step 3. Add a Comment. Noob question, but my game has been stuck on Initializing for well over 50 min now. SoM sure goona be fun. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Type C:ProgramData into the Open field and press Enter. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. And just a note: it's a hidden folder, so you need to set it so you can view, or just type in C:ProgramData. Im at a loss on what to do. SOLUTION: I ran the Wow. net. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I ended up deleting agent folder, emptying recycling bin, and restarting my pc before starting the launcher and it fixed everything. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. Sianguste-garrosh December 17, 2022, 1:59pm #4. Try logging out of the Battle. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. Try login in to another account, or create a free trial, and see if that fixes it. the Battle net and World of Warcraft works best if they are installed in the same folder. It can repair corrupted files fix errors in the game’s database and even reset addons and keybindings. Thanks though. World of Warcraft Forums. Windows applied an update last week and since then haven’t been able to log in or update WoW. 1. Help! Since the newest patch in WoW I’ve been unable to load the game. It happened to me. Edit 2: Got past the first initialization loop and into a measured megabyte download only to get stuck in yet another initialization loop. In most cases, we find that “Initializing…” getting stuck is typically caused by a conflicting third-party program, damaged/corrupted local Battle. 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. net, even if I also. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". you know its maintanence until 11am CEST. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. net launcher. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. That should fix it and the download should start in like 30 seconds after that. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. net Desktop App is stuck at "Initializing," try the following steps: Restart Battle. Open Task Manager. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. Stuck on Initializing. Game Install Stuck on Initializing. If that does not help try installing the latest driver for the Elgato Game Capture HD which can be found here. 2 Likes. net App is stuck in a Scan & Repair loop, this usually indicates that your game data is corrupted. net App. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. just gets stuck. Chandrah-magtheridon November 16, 2022, 9:28pmWorld of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. If a PC reboot doesnt fix. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. net. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. 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. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. You can close battle. Foxaris-draenor November 28, 2022, 9:52pm. secondary logon. Delete the Cache folder. Zero progress gets made. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. 1 Like. 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. Click on locate the game, choose the folder. Check for Firewall/Antivirus Blocking. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Hey, probably not many people in my situation but I’m trying to install WoW again (for obvious reasons 😃 ) and I’m stuck at installing the battle. Nerd-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #181. net folder in its entirety. Restart my computer. 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. FIX.