some have mentioned a simple computer restart worked as well. . IF it D. Btw, this is just retail. Click the box for Safe Mode and then click the Network option underneath at the bottom. same and “w8ing for another patch”. It took about an hour for the process to finish initializing and I had to completely uninstall wow TBC classic before it would start to update my retail wow. Every time I close Battle. Klaud-dragonblight. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. Check on the top right of the launcher if there is a download button, near the notifications button. In this video, we will try to resolve the "Waiting On Another Update" error that Battle. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. Disk Cleanup: Open the File Explorer and select “This PC” from the left pane. Agnass-anvilmar. I shouldn’t need to have a degree or follow 10 different steps to simply click and play WoW. That should fix it and the download should start in like 30 seconds after that. Selecting Properties from the list. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. Many players have reported this issue on the official forum and shared their. That worked, though halfway through character creation the launcher caught up and launched an additional game client. This helped fixing my “running an other update” notification, but sadly stuck at “initializing” right after. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Boards. Windows. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. net ” (without quotes). Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. 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. and here we go i roughly was able to reinstall the App after saying ‘Update agent went to sleep’ now i cannot update the game , stuck on initializing or about 30mins only few hours before wotlk release , such a. Evoker Level 70 Boost Gear Reverting From 424 to 414. Antignome-stormscale. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. Many players have reported this issue on the official forum and shared their possible solutions. net installer. Same thing is happening to me and the only way to fix it is to end it. The launcher is stuck on innitialising. Under the General tab, select Selective startup. Retest. Check out this thread and see if any of them work for you. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. Click Run setup. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. Shop. 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. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Aggronaught, If it's stuck saying it's initializing, I'd suspect a permissions problem somewhere still. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. It also doesn’t matter. Have tried stopping all the battle. I had the same issue, but was able to update this way. This is one of the most common reasons that cause Battle. 1. net . One hour ago I tried this: 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. Wotlk classic Update Stuck on Initializing. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. Deleted. Completely close the battle net app then navigate to the directory above. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. In the “Host” field, enter “ us. World of Warcraft Forums. Under Background processes, find " Battle. Initializing, doesn’t work. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while. Same problem on 2 computers. Launcher stuck on initializing. net but the download is stuck at initializing/0% and then I get the whoops! window. After recording data for about 5 minutes, click “export text. net. switch to dragonflight beta and uninstall. Eat food. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. Clean up. However, the update wouldn't ever start actually. He then proceeded to run through the gambit of attempted fixes, completely uninstalling battlenet and WoW - and worked through this article. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. just fine. Gelebor-hydraxis. 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. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. . Click on locate the game, choose the folder. Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. net. I’ve tried everything recommended except reinstalling bnet launcher. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Look for Agent. I play on a Mac. Click on the Disable all and then OK to confirm changes. net processes in Task Manager; Navigate to the following: C:\ ProgramData \Blizzard Entertainment\ Battle. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Closed my Antivirus. I just tried starting another download via the launcher and that works fine. Does anyone have this issue? When i open battlenet WoW:Classic says it needs to update. repeat until successful. net App and wait for any updates to. 3. Advanced Troubleshooting. Gaming. I'm trying to install on macOS Ventura 13. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. Mac Technical Support. Same with everyone in my guild. Then click Options > Game Settings. Try login in to another account, or create a free trial, and see if that fixes it. Starting it as admin and so on. You can see the Top Rankings for World of Warcraft in United States, such as “World Of Warcraft Update Stuck On Initializing”. My original post was in the technical support forum ( Download Issue / Stuck in Initializing ) and it was suggested I come here for help with the issue. 1. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. I even did a clean install of everything. So I think the key thing here is patience. Anyone else stuck at "initializing" and Update? Make sure nothing for Blizz is running in your task manager either. 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. repeat until successful. I updated the app and removed the green badge at the top. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. 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”. 14. Please help, this is beyond … I just launched battle. Check out this thread and see if any of them work for you. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. LoL: All LCS Roster Changes & Rumors. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. Delete the Battle. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. net users encounter when they want to update their game. Update is stuck on initializing for World of Warcraft retail (worked fine for classic). (retail and classic) C:Program Files (x86)World of Warcraft. Best. this hasnt worked either. So im stuck on initializing and have been for some time, i’ve tried the task manger method, running update as admin method, scanning & repairing, closing discord etc etc etc. Battle. 13. Clearing Battle. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. net as an administrator and in compatibility mode. I have deleted Battle. Type msconfig. At least it worked for me. Been stuck for over 30min like this now. exit bnet > task manager > end bnet update agent > open bnet. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. 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. I conducted a scan/repair thinking that might help but fell into the infinite loop instead. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Stuck on "Initializing. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. October 28, 2023. Restarting the PC. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. I can’t reinstall WoW. I’ve deleted the BNet Files and Cache as that worked in the past but now i’m stumped. Same thing is happening to me and the only way to fix it is to end it. Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialogue. 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. Updated: 3 weeks ago Article ID: 13934. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. If there's something preventing it from downloading, it may tell you why. The Battle. net and select WoW. Alex470 • 1 yr. Step 5. The app is stuck on “Updating”, with WoW Classic at 0%, PTR at 83%, and retail WoW at 0%. Been stuck like that for an hour or so now. Restarted bnet. 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. 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. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). I am also having the exact same issue. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. net update agent” from there. Open Task Manager. 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). Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. Updated beta and PTR - ok. I’ve tried all the methods for fixing it online. Deleted. net. Usually a restart of the client or my pc will fix it. i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. 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. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. 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 addon managers can prevent Agent from updating game files. Same here. 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”. Jambrix November 16, 2022, 9:43pm #37. net. Im at a loss on what to do. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. 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. . SeriousAdult • 1 yr. Tried everything here? If you have tried these steps and still require assistance, visit our Technical Support Forums ( World of Warcraft ) ( StarCraft II ) ( Diablo III ) ( Hearthstone ) ( Heroes of the Storm ) ( Overwatch ) or contact us . exe. 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, . Have also. Re-downloaded the launcher and tried downloading again. Blizzard had absolutely no say in when the warzone update released. I even did a clean install of everything. Let it initialize for 5-10 minutes before you think you have a problem. 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. After that, navigate to the following path: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. At least it worked for me. Click on the lock and unlock it,. Wollow. This topic was automatically closed 60 days after the last reply. 1. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while. Just any Wow can't ever seem to install. net app. net Update Stuck on Initializing Download: 5 Ways To Fix It. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. Starting as admin is the important part. I repaired the client 3 times and it is still stuck in 99% Initializing for 3 hours now. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. 18423. im not sure why its not connecting for wow when hearthstone, diablo etc work. Technical Support. Spacehunt-westfall. Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. It should work after about a minute or two. Alex470 • 1 yr. net. This heat map shows where user-submitted problem reports are concentrated over the past 24 hours. Initializing is taking forever. The first thing you can do is restart Battle. After that, navigate to the following path: C : ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment Battle. 33: 902:. Go to Task Manager (CTRL, ATL, DEL) and click on the “Processes” tab. It should work after about a minute or two. Game specific issues need to be reported on that. IF it D. I stopped using the launcher for wow. 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 app completely, didn’t help. With W11, the result is the same. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. net won’t update. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. patch. Next time I started Battle. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. There was also a World of Warcraft update that happened in the meanwhile and it went through just fine, but my DI update is stuck on 99% - Initializing, for more than 1 hour already. My Battle. World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by Blizzard Entertainment. I did a test run by updating WOTLK classic and that went through fine. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Tried to launch classic Wrath, got to the character screen, pretty ok. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Be it for downloading, launching, or updating these games on your PC. Delete the Cache folder. Gelebor-hydraxis. msc in the search box and. 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. net, Blizzard, and/or Blizzard Entertainment folders in the Windows temporary file locations below. net client in both wow, diablo 2, and now diablo 4. net update agent” from there. ago. Step 1: Go to Blizzard Battle. → Once the network is back online with the system, flush your DNS cache using the commands Here. 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. That should fix it and the download should start in like 30 seconds after that. and here we go i roughly was able to reinstall the App after saying ‘Update agent went to sleep’ now i cannot update the game , stuck on initializing or about 30mins only few hours before wotlk release , such a stressful experience. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. net launcher. World of Warcraft. " SupportTechnical Support. net launcher and still says initializing. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. it sat at 0% for about 20-30 mins then had install showing on the button but applying updates under the button. 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 Loading <style> html { overflow-y: revert !important; } #d-splash { display: none; } </style>It popped back up by itself and after a minute or so it started downloading…slowly, mind you. When the WoW update gets stuck on initializing, you must disable other apps and processes, update the Battle. 1. 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. I’ve gone into Task Manager and killed all Blizzard. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Set your components to factory default speeds to resolve crashes due to overclocking. Is anyone. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Really stumped on this one. Start up the launcher, and it just says Initializing. net, uninstalled Battle. Run troubleshooting for WoW download update stuck. Received Wrong Amount of Bloody Tokens from PvP World Quest - Overcoming A Mountain: Krolkoth. Add my user to the permissions for the World of Warcraft folder,. Purpletits-firemaw. PS Plus Games December 2023: First Titles Leaked. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. Classic Games; BlizzCon;The retail game started updating and stuck. net and still. 2. Restart the Battle. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. Type msconfig. Cannot update wow at all. Then relaunch and it should work. exe. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Best. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. 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 app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. Also a Mac user here stuck on 0%. Scan and repair on retail wow. net, the game started to update, as usual. 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. It also doesn’t matter which I tell it to update while pausing the other two. I'm trying to install on macOS Ventura 13. Net, deleted everything related to WoW and WotLK Classic and Battle. Ive been trying to install retail wow for a couple weeks now and i havent made much progress, the install is always stuck on initializing and crashes if it stays like that for a couple minutes. exe. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Shadowboy-terokkar November 16, 2022, 7:04pm #6. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. I renamed the 'Battle. I have opened a ticket with blizzard but response time via email is not the best. 2 Likes. Select Game Settings on the left of the window. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW PTR WoW Retail WoW Classic No matter which one I have it work on, the Update gets stuck on “Initializing” at 0% and won’t budge from there, even after I leave it… November 14, 2023. Restart your device and try downloading the update again. Savagely-steamwheedle-cartel November 16, 2022, 9:40pm #36. Greetings, My Battle. 270. dll & msvproc. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. 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). 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. Start battle. World of Warcraft Forums. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. Classic Games; BlizzCon; Filters 62 results found for "initializing" Unhandled Exception: Access_Violation (C0000005). Now wait a bit to be sure the update is completely stuck,WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. You could try going to into run>msconfig>boot>safe_boot + networking box checked. net launcher, properties, compatibility, check Run this progam as administrator. Right-click the Battle. You don't have two big updates on the same day. WoW Classic Behaving Weirdly - MacBook Pro 2020 Intel i5. 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. net, even if I also. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. NET and GPU. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Hit the Windows key and R. Next, if that didn’t work, cancel the update entirely and restart. Can install games like Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, etc. exe and kill it. net again. Ive tried everything from updating pc, uninstalling battle net, deleting temp folders. I ended up reinstalling the game. net Killed agent process a multitude of times. Wait until the lights turn back on. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. Click on This PC (Windows 10) and open the system partition C. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. This happens seemingly random to me, and has for months with the battle. Select all Agent, Blizzard Battle. Then on relaunch of bnet it said update, I clicked, it did a scan, and failed at 100%. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. It should say Install instead of Play. and here we go i roughly was able to reinstall the App after saying ‘Update agent went to sleep’ now i cannot update the game , stuck on initializing or about 30mins only few hours before wotlk release ,. just fine. net -Deleting the -Blizzard Entertainment- folder in ProgramData Still it just endlessly gets stuck on. 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 went outside with my dog for 30 mins. SjurEido. Stuck on Initializing. net install and when I go to install Classic WoW, the install starts, gets to 82. Update the Battle. net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. i went up to download the game.