Uninstall doesn’t work. I’ve tried everything listed on this thread (including trying with my antivirus turned off), but I still am stuck on initializing (2145571/2145571). After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t. This is what I see when I run the Creative Cloud Setup installer. Under Network Bandwidth, set both Latest updates and Future patch data values to 0 (0 means Unlimited). If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. battle. Trelw-alleria (Trelw) August 6, 2020, 6:47am #3. exe while installation is proceeding. Close other applications (Steam, etc) Switched to Google's DNS. I might have re-installed the launcher and the game completely from scratch. - install some performance boosting mods like rim thread, rocketman etc, those mods mess up tickrates and may cause some minor issues down the line with specific mods. I just purchased diablo 2, and can't even install it :( I've tried uninstalling battle. Reboot Windows to safe mode + network. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Delete the Battle. If I uninstall battle. 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. Since yesterday I can’t scan/repair/update so I tried to install the game from scratch and it’s the same. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. I updated my Windows manually using wsusoffline tools as my Windows can't seem to update with the usual ways. Then on relaunch of bnet it said update, I clicked, it did a scan, and failed at 100%. now look for your wifi. Re-downloaded the launcher and tried downloading again. )I need help. Im 2 hours futher, but no luck. net; Click on locate. Every now and then it’ll start downloading at like 150 bytes a second for a minute then get back to being stuck at. To prevent this from happening, we encourage you to regularly update your security software and configure your. Technical Support. Reinstall the game/Battlenet app. Completely delete the battlenet folder with its files in C:ProgramData. Also. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Restart the Battle. Download stuck on the "Updating Battle. Common Problems. net Launcher. Or at least, that’s what fixed it for me last time it happened to me. Step 3: Click the Done button from the bottom right corner to save the settings. Stuck on initializing screen and now ‘waiting on another update’. Game update starts and then stops installing. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. #158. FQDN and DNS are correct. I tried restarting the client, I tried rebooting my computer. IF it D. Alter your DNS to unblock Blizzard download servers, then run the update once more. Couldnt get past initializing update until i did this. I play on a Mac. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. If everything looks good on your end, try restarting the game client and see if the update starts downloading again. Ive followed all the steps ive ran as an admin, ive deleted all cache folders etc. installWorld of Warcraft Pointing to the D:install when asked by battle. . Click settings. Korei-earthen-ring October 28, 2022, 4:17am 1. Etzzy-doomhammer January 27, 2020, 6:22pm #4. ago. Users share their solutions and experiences for downloading WoW Retail on Windows 10 or 11. Boot into Safemode. 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. Ive even tried installing WoW directly from the link which updates the Battlenet app f. If everything looks good on your end, try restarting the game client and see if the update starts downloading again. To me this is absurd. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. Delete the Battle. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild. Downloading WOW Initializing stuck on (2145571) Desktop App Tech Support. exe. Make sure you have enough space on your SSD and then some. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. 13. Stuck at initializing?If it's stuck saying it's initializing, I'd suspect a permissions problem somewhere still. I cannot update wow (retail) as i get stuck in initializing. Nazwyn-terenas (Nazwyn) November 16, 2022, 7:28pm 94. If you're stuck longer than a few minutes on this screen, follow the troubleshooting steps below: If you're using a wireless connection, optimize your internet connection to rule out a connection issue. Here, you can select "Flush DNS" and "Flush Network Cache. Install stuck on "Initializing". World of Warcraft Forums Support Technical Support. I uninstalled, cleaned any leftover from Bnet, reinstalled and the issue remains. g. 1: 17: November 14, 2023 World of Warcraft is crashing on Mac Sonoma. Fix, rename etc. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Reboot both your router and modem. Hello i’ll get straight to the point, my wow folder uninstalled by himself after a folder verification and now i’m stuck in a folder verification loop and i can’t do anything i have the button " update " and when i click on update i’m in a loop. net launcher from freshly downloaded . ive force stopped it and re downloaded battle net. Open task manager and close Xbox game manager thing, then close b. To fix the problem, you can try running Bettle. b) Manage to select a location. The game should start the download for the update. Check the ” Run this program as an administrator ” box. Perma "Updating/Initializing". i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. 57 Likes. Yeah, mine is stuck as well. I was told the best solution is to completely. While being stuck it also sends and downloads data at full speed, so battle. net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. Share Sort by: Best. Can download / Update classic, MW2, Diablo 2/3, Warzone, Overwatch. I ended up reinstalling the game. Krugraa-argent-dawn (Krugraa) December 16, 2021, 10:03pm #3. Click on This PC (Windows 10) and open the system partition C. Make sure to choose the folder to save your update. Test the internet speed. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. I had the issue where it would do the initializing loop. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. When I started the launcher today it showed updates, but then didn’t load them. Updated Windows 10, . At the board meeting someone came up with an idea let’s release 2 updates in one day then there will definitely be more players and we will be able to boast about how many. net; It should say Install instead of Play; Close battle. Click OK. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Back then it was on a 2019 MacBook Pro which of course is Intel-based. Help! Since the newest patch in WoW I’ve been unable to load the game. Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Played wow no problems. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. Now we are unable to reinstall the program. Community Tournaments. Technical Support For problems installing or patching World of Warcraft, connecting to the realms or crashing during game play. After I exited retail wow again it’s just gone straight back to. . To figure out what is causing this, the original suggestion still stands: First start 3DMark with Steam launch option "--trace" added via right click, properties, then start using force 64bit option and send 3dmark-native. Try closing background applications to. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. net installation got stuck. Before deleting any files, make sure Battle. Why can’t I install World of Warcraft? Try creating a new administrator account to resolve. What a mess. Got this same issue. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. I have this issue on two different computers, both are Windows 10 Pro joined to a domain. It happened to me. Support Technical Support. net Delete the Cache folder. Turn on your. This heat map shows where user-submitted problem reports are concentrated over the past 24 hours. NET. Nothing is working helllpppp. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. Game update starts and then stops installing. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. Advanced Troubleshooting. 0%. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. net install and when I go to install Classic WoW, the install starts, gets to 82. net stuck at 0 B/s just because of lacking admin right. 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. Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialogue. flush DNS. net app completely, didn’t help. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Go to the Battle. Been sat for ages waiting to update, thought I was going insane. Im at a loss on what to do. Then select World of Warcraft, and click its Reset In-Game options button. It should say Install instead of Play; Close battle. net again. 2. Hey! I tried to re-install the game so I can try the new expasion. 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. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while doing nothing. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. Restarting this did not work. Technical. Restarted my computer. Then press the Esc key to open the Game Menu. Still stuck on initializing. Nothing is working helllpppp. Follow these steps to restart the app,. 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. I tired everything and still. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. 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”. I have followed the troubleshooting steps (removed OODB folders, disabled Windows Firewall), and continue t. Nothing is working it's stuck on initializing and I am unable to even install World of Warcraft even though I was playing regularly just the other day. net. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Just update your graphics card driver. Follow these steps to restart the app, update or uninstall security programs, delete the tools folder, and update your drivers and operating system. Hello i picked the game up after years of not playing I fresh installed the game but its stuck at Initializing I tried everything I could see in the forums . After installing the battle. WoW Installation stuck on "initializing" tried new installation, clearing cache, creating new admin profile. net to place World of Warcraft. net. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. It started couple hours ago. To do this, go to the Battle. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. start installing the game but close the battlenet launcher again as soon as it starts actually downloading. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. Stuck between initializing and fetching patch manifest. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. Silvansaria-nordrassil. 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. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc space. Check if battlenet is actually doing anything. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. I’ve tried everything people mentioned so far with no luck (new admin user, disabling antiviruses, UAC exceptions and so on). Wait until the lights turn back on. Game update starts and then stops installing. Every time I close Battle. Tried a fresh install of WoW several times and to no avail. Both are recent installs of the OS. Wait for the update to be downloaded;. This might fix the issue. World of Warcraft Arena World Championship. Have also cleared bnet cache with rm -rf /Users/Shared/Batt. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. Select all Agent, Blizzard, and game processes, and click End Process. Technical Support. Select the Compatibility tab. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to bring up the Task Manager. Start battle. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. (Am on a mac. net is running, close it; Close all Battle. There has been a bug in bnet for as long as I remember where either the remaining data or download speed are reported wrong or the download just seems "stuck". Just going in an endless loop of saying it’s updating but doesn’t actually do anything. I had this issue on pc when installing the game for the first time, I disabled my VPN and it immediately finished downloading. Now I got stuck in the Initializing 2145581/2145581 loop. Stuck on initializing? Discussion Is there really an update right now (Monday evening)? My Battlenet launcher says there’s an update for wow classic and my update is stuck on. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. My guess is overloaded Blizzard servers. I even did a clean install of everything. Agnass-anvilmar. When trying to install I either: a) Install never progresses even to the point that I can select a folder location for install. exe from the retail directory bypasses it, it almost immediately stops initialising while launching the game, and game runs fine, no. It worked for me. Please help, this is beyond. There was an update for the battle. Open Task Manager. I just launched battle. New comments cannot be posted. net Application after downloading from the website. I started downloading the latest wow update at 10:45, it’s 11:20 already and still stuck on initializing. It give me this stuck on initializing loop at 2145581 or something like that and sits on 0% downloaded. Clear all app cache. . Deleting the Battle. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. net. A forum thread where users report and discuss the issue of WoW download getting stuck on initializing. Установила adobe creative cloud. I’d like to report that I can’t download WoW. benchmarksupport@ul. net launcher settings and click on the "Network" tab. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Troubleshooting steps for when a game. Getting stuck on initializing can. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. But I have troubles to install the game. Having the same issue. net and blizzard folders. (Am on a mac. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Open Task Manager. Fogg-silvermoon November 18, 2022, 7:06am #551. Running windows 10. I just don't know what to do at this point so I'm posting here, with hopes someone who encountered similar problem could help. I managed to finally get the game to fully install after trying a couple suggestions in conjunction with each other. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. exe. I recently tried to download this game after a good few years away and got stuck on this issue like many others. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. Blizzard ForumsAre you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. Shakazdi-wyrmrest-accord October 6, 2022, 1:03am 1. This is very frustrating already. Attempt the install or update while the winMTR tool is running. It should say Install instead of Play. and when I tried renaming the World of Warcraft folder to do a clean install it got stuck at “intializing” 1 Like. I recently uninstalled it to make room for another game. Same here, stuck on initializing. net If Battle. WoW download stuck on "initializing". net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. Desktop App Tech Support. proxy settings. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. This is the issue with connection/Lan try change internet settings/ DNS , IP or just use hotspot and should work. Had do it after the launcher would never connect or would get stuck in a download loop. - install rimpy, let it sort your mods and fix your incompatible mods/issues. Press the Battle. On the other hand, if you’re still stuck at the initializing screen, make sure to move on. 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. r/ModernWarfareIII is a developer-recognized community focused on the title. Under Background processes, find " Battle. -tried uninstalling from the battle. 5 Likes. Sometimes fetching download manifest. To use the Repair Tool first open the game and log in. I've done some browsing forums and stuff for similar issues in the past, have tried killing update agent and restarting, completely rebooting, there was some recommendations for updating windows to the most recent version, which was done last night. Restart your Battle. net to place World of Warcraft. Unable to install Battle. 4 comments. net it says Hearthstone is updating but is stuck at 0% and Initializing. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. Once you are at character select, close the first unauthenticated WoW. exe) and click End task. net; Click on locate the game, choose the folder. Many connection issues including slow bandwidth, BNS cache, unstable Internet can trigger the Blizzard app stuck on initializing. No, I use 'vCenter server' as the host name. Reopen the Battle. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. I don't believe Dragonflight or a random 87. To check this is acutally works unpause your download for atleast 20MINS and check before and after folder size and check if it did increase or not. These days my every-day machine is a 2022 Mac Studio of the M1 Max variety with 64GB mem. Uninstalling and reinstalling the Battle. Click the Settings menu option. 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. Net Launcher somehow lost the location of all of my games. net install and when I go to install Classic WoW, the install starts, gets to 82. NET. im not sure why its not connecting for wow when hearthstone, diablo etc work. Been stuck on waiting for this thing to “update” for a half hour now. Technical Support. Stuck on ‘initializing’. net, the app may be stuck at "Initializing" and prevent you from progressing. Maybe it helps! Or maybe try instal warzone and see if that works. Updated: 3 weeks ago. start reinstall of Battle. Open Battle. I’ve disabled my firewall. First, make sure that your internet connection is stable and that you’re not experiencing any network issues. net icon spinning but the "start install" button is greyed out. I stopped using the launcher for wow. net and try a WoW install Delete World of Warcraft folder in Applications Try an install, let battle net generate the World of Warcraft folder, and set permissions to read and write, applying to enclosed folder. Been stuck like that for an hour or so now. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. net app completely, didn’t help. Go ahead and delete both of those folders. Support Technical Support. net again. SupportTechnical Support. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Type msconfig. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. For real though, I have no clue. Nallianah-wyrmrest-accord. What a mess. Delete all the files in the folder. Antivirus and firewall software play an important role in computer security. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is stuck on 0% for a few hours. Bobrexal • 24 days ago. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. I'm trying to install on macOS Ventura 13. I have tried EVERYTHING I could find here or on the web. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Open the Game Install/Update section from the left pane. Didn’t do anything. ago. I left it to install when it stopped at 2145571/2145571 after 15hrs then game finally. Close the task manager. Are many others having this problem?World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Like topic says the install download will not go beyond initializing 2203048/2203048 and is in loop. Wait about a minute before turning on. Just Wow refuses to install at all. Got better things to do. It also doesn’t matter which I tell it to update while pausing the other two. :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” 🙃The Battle. same and “w8ing for another patch”. ARTICLE: of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. 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. World of Warcraft. mine aswell starting downloading the game a minute ago but has gone back to the initializing. net stop wuauserv. Support Technical Support. Drakobounias: Hi I am a returning player, I am trying to install battle net with no luck. Run as Administrator: Right-click on the installer and select “Run as Administrator” to give the installer the necessary permissions. For me it is stuck at initializing. 1 Like. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. Fukngloom-tarren-mill November 14, 2023, 9:03am 1. net launcher”. 2 Common Issues Subject. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. net, deleted the WoW files, Battle. Had a corrupt UI and went through procedure to reset WoW which didn’t correct problem. It will work then. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. Something else to try - there is a little downwards pointing arrow at the top of the bnet launcher. I’ve tried: Other games update and download without issues.