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. 1 Like. I downloaded a free VPN, set my location to HK and set my login region to Asia - it started downloading after 5 or so mins. I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. Rambush-rattlegore July 15, 2023, 12:40am #1. Blizzard’s probably losing alot of money from people not being able to connect to the servers. ye it works again, it looks like it was something wrong on the update servers. 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”. For me it started yesterday already. Delete the Cache folder. Closed my Antivirus. net Launcher. Hexenmeíster-amanthul November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #49. exe. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Hi, When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. Support Technical Support. For me it started yesterday already. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. 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. Support Technical Support. Tried opening wow. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. Reopen the Battle. 1 Like. Cannot update wow at all. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc space. 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. Played wow no problems. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. 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. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. . Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. Delete the Cache folder. Are many others having this problem? Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Technical Support. I’ve also tried pausing the WoW updates to allow the desktop application to finish, but with no luck. The new Battle. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. 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. I’ll have to wait, I guess. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. What worked for me. Átreidez-twisting-nether November 16, 2022, 6:41pm #23. " SupportTechnical Support. Technical Support. Delete the Battle. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I fixed mine! I had to pause all updates. If your Blizzard app stuck on. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. Only problem is, my game just stays on initializing loop forever. Hellbirah-aggramar July 14, 2023, 7:57pm #3. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. catflapps. net Launcher as an Administrator. 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. 1 Like. net Desktop AppWhenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. net launcher (or window). net. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. Vanasmut-tichondrius. Same here, been trying everything i can think of nothing works. 1 Like. same and “w8ing for another patch”. Thelight-darkspear. Nothing is working helllpppp. this hasnt worked either. Breaking News Blizzard Support - Longer than usual wait times World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. I’ll have to wait, I guess. I’ve had just about enough of this. no luck (new admin user, disabling antiviruses, UAC exceptions and so on). One such issue is the “Stuck on Initializing Update” error, which can be frustrating for players. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. Getting stuck on initializing can. all other games work fine, just not wow. Spam left click on the button. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net app and start a new install of Dragonflight. Deleting bnet folder in C:\ProgramData. Love blizzard, one comes at home after a long workday hoping to play and this… i really wanted to post some nice things about how you suck, but i will control myself. currently trying usa vpn and americas servers and at least I dont get timeouts anymore in the. Blizzard Forums Just delete the Battle. Was looking forward to a nice evening with the pre-patch. I tried to get that one going, but no dice, it behaved just like with the other 3 (retail, classic, ptr): stuck at Initializing. 0 and a WoW patch introducing an entirely new playable class the same day. 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. net with Admin Right and in Compatibility Mode. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly. Third day in a row now. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to Initializing…. Wait for the update. net as an administrator and in compatibility mode. same and “w8ing for another patch”. To solve Destiny 2 stuck on initializing problem, this method is the first to go. I guess the interim fix for now is to just run the exe and log in manually. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to. The update can stay in initializing mode for 30-45-60 min. Baradûr-draenor. WoW 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. net says it has another update working. Only thing that worked for me was downloading WOW on a different computer (with Windows 10 instead of 11) and copying to my WOW folder and. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Open the Battle. Arcann-ravencrest November 16, 2022, 7:39pm 116. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. Zobo-argent-dawn December 3, 2022, 6:12pm 609. Technical Support. Misstps-mograine November 16, 2022, 7:45am #8. Don’t expect Blizzard to have any form of smooth launch. 🙁. I was told the best solution is to completely. Technical Support. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. If installed I would disable or set to default any. Right-click the Battle. 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. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net app > Select WoW to install > Stuck on Initializing (2203048/2203048)… I’ve routed through my neighbor’s network and the same results. I have click stop the download and click run it again. Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. Baerduun-defias-brotherhood November 28, 2022, 3:12pm 599. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Hexenmeíster-amanthul November 16, 2022, 7:06pm #49. Seemed to me people weren’t resolving this issue by trying obscure stuff involving reinstalls, VPNs and other crap - what was really fixing it was reconnecting to the update servers over and. net app completely, didn’t help. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. I just did the same also rushed home for this. 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. Open Task Manager. This, so to say error, occurs especially during the download and installation process of one of the offered games. Very frustrating. Step 3: Open with Offline Mode in settings. Stuck on ‘initializing’. 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, . The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. It’s the same result. Same, been nearly an hour now with zero movement. Please create your own thread or contact support. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. Technical Support. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. I’m trying to reinstall WoW but it’s just stuck on 0% initializing forever. To fix the problem, you can try running Bettle. Technical Support. Grubbass-burning-legion. It’s frustrating, I know. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. Exact same issue here, stuck in initializing for 25 minutes now. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. Rebooting the PC helped. Why is the. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. WoW update is stuck on initializing. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. With their resources and experience they should be better than this. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. Stuck on "Initializing. 13. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. net_old'. Technical Support. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. Comments are on moderation and will be approved in a timely manner. Starting yesterday afternoon, my Battle net is just stuck at 0% “Updating” and I am unable to launch and play Diablo Immortal. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is stuck on 0% for a few. Updated Windows 10, . Same has last week when we had to wait over 30 minutes for some people to update the game and login, they had 10kbps download speed. Edit: Nvm its frozen at 56%. Still cannot install battle. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. ; Try logging out of the Battle. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. 10 Likes. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 6:59pm #38. Restarting the Diablo download and changing D4 installation folder had no success either. Kranox-mazrigos. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard. Dragndiznuts-twisting-nether December 9, 2022, 4:56am. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. So, I logged on 20 mins ago -walked right into the Initializing… issue, and got bored after 5 mins. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. 1 Like. 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. Kranox-mazrigos November 16, 2022, 7:02pm #44. 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. Ethernia-tirion November 16, 2022, 7:16pm #67. Exact same issue here, stuck in initializing for 25 minutes now. net. 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. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. I lost a whole evening with this bs last time and then in the morning it worked fine. Exact same issue here, stuck in initializing for 25 minutes now. Close all Battle. Finally, restart your PC and start the Blizzard app again. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. run Battlenet and install WOW. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even after manually pointing it at the file location. That did not work for me, still stuck at initializing even after closing all bnet processes in task manager. The battle net just tells me the game is updating but its stuck on initializing. I was given the advice to use these instructions found in the “Blizzard Support: Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing” and it worked for me. Ah, how unlucky. net launcher and still says initializing. Chandrah-magtheridon November 16, 2022, 9:28pmInstalled Battle. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. . Technical Support. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. 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, . Alcatrazchad-silvermoon. While it will be stuck on < Initializing (2145571/2145571) > for 30min without the wow folder increasing in memory size, after 30min it began downloading as it should. Passile-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 9:28pm 356. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Technical Support. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. Thaelia-deathwing. Some of the time Battle. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. net app. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. 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, . I know global download speeds are low but I have. The game will not be updating; click Play. Technical Support. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. net launcher”. 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. 2 Likes. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. 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. Restart the Battle. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. Now it says that it waits for some other downloads to finish… = (. Now the game is stuck on initializing. Loopyshadow-alonsus November 16, 2022, 7:13pm #63. Until that send Bob and Virginie. Having the same issue. Two possible workarounds that could help are listed below until we get this fully resolved: Try clearing the Battle. I have done a clean uninstall and reinstall several times now, clearing temp, localappdata, programdata, etc each time, and still. Windows. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files. Restarted my computer. Talliyya-blackrock November 16, 2022, 7:53am #9. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. I tried to get that one going, but no dice, it behaved just like with the other 3 (retail, classic, ptr): stuck at Initializing. Account, App, & Shop; World of Warcraft. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. Zero progress gets made. Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022, 6:42pm #24. Mine has started downloading now woop woop. Oh sorry - it does waste my time, electricity and my mental health. exe. I was playing Diablo Immoral on PC and it crashed. Its been like this for a while. all other games work fine, just not wow. And now, finally, I removed everything related to BattleNet, Blizzard, and World of Warcraft and started a new fresh install. Completely close the battle net app then navigate to the directory above. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. How to fix WoW update stuck on initializing – World of Warcraft. WoW will launch without your BNet login. SupportTechnical Support. It should say Install instead of Play. It is stuck on initializing. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. When the WoW update gets stuck on initializing, you must disable other apps and processes, update the Battle. net says it has another update working. Aerlas-magtheridon. But this is just frustrating at this point. I’ve tried restarting Battle. I have tried removing all traces of battle net from my pc, including %appdata% %localdata% and program data etc, removed the WoW client and attempted a fresh re install, this wouldn’t even initialise. Technical Support. 2 Likes. 3 Likes. Deleting the Battle. net”. Problem: Battlenet = “initializing…” - and just stops… Request: I Respectfully request the support team to get this fixed as soon as possible. net processes, restarting, etc. check. Same Problem here, now i have the classic feeling so many people enjoys. 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. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. 1 Like Phaidon-rexxar November 9, 2023, 7:50pmEdit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. SupportTechnical Support. For what it’s worth, stuck on initializing for about 40 minutes now, after rebooting the PC because I was stuck on “waiting for another update to finish” for half an. net client, rule out internet problems, clean the Battle. Blizzard expects more players but clearly they aren’t acting like it But it makes sense right ? You cant play but your game time is ticking away. 2 Likes. I knew I’d have to relearn spells and rotations, but tbh, this seems a lot more like a 3rd line technical support simulator. Didn’t do anything. net launcher and still says initializing. 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, . Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. 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. 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. My Battle. 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. 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. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. exe from the retail directory bypasses it, it almost immediately stops initialising while launching the game, and game runs fine, no wrong version errors or anything. 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. :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” 🙃What a mess. Tyler1-2130 June 16, 2023, 11:09pm 3. Start battle. When there is a wow update, the ‘initializing’ phase of the download is very slow. Run Blizzard App in a Selective Startup. Wait for installer to get stuck. Slide the slider all the way down to never Notify. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. Necrodemos-wyrmrest-accord. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Restart the Battle. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. I had the issue where it would do the initializing loop. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. net to re-install each one. 1 Like. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. also glad I rushed home from work for this. I tried launching as admin and reinstalling Battle. I located my Blizzard games folder, which contained the 'Battle. If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. Лунокрыл-eversong November 16, 2022, 6:53am #3. Femfatale-haomarush. My update’s “initializing” is stuck on a loop. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. 1 Like. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Hmm. Technical Support.