For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. EDIT: Looks like when you exit the game it goes back to. Technical Support. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. same and “w8ing for another patch”. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. Follow same steps to turn Safe mode off and boot back normally. 2 Common Issues Breaking News This Week's Scheduled Maintenance WoW download stuck on "initializing". net says it has another update working. What more can we even attempt?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. After all, we never had any launch issues and we’re famous for absolutely stable. all other games work fine, just not wow. My current speed test shows 300mbit+ and another game downloaded just a bit earlier at 40mb/s. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. Once you have the zip file, please email it to us: [email protected] on update/initializing. It should work after about a minute or two. 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, 6:42pmHere’s how to do that: Firstly, right-click the shortcut of Battlenet launcher shortcut on the desktop and select Properties. The update servers are unreachable. Lew-sunstrider November 16, 2022, 7:10pm #58. Still stuck on initializing. Subject line: Stuck on initializing. Waiting on update after trying to pause it for whatever reason. net app. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. 1. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. After Uninstalling I cant even re-install WoW at all this is crazy it just keeps scanning and repairing and says its going to update then fails over and over, horrible. PC with fresh install has Windows 10 while mine is Windows 11. Was working fine everyday im on just today it wont complete update. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. Rlyehfhtagn-twisting-nether November 17, 2022, 8:11pm. Restart my computer. Nice. Alcatrazchad-silvermoon. If I try again, it keeps failing. This is found in C:/ProgramData (which is a hidden folder). i have uninstalled both wow and battlenet. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. I have tried everything the internet has told me to try. Restart your router . 57 Likes. So glad I’m not the only one. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. Second: Slow Download Speeds. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. . Within this directory just delete the folder named Battle. Hit the Windows key and R. I’ve tried: Other games update and download without issues. Updated Windows 10, . 4MB/s. Thanks god the Data Act is coming in Europe. I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. Game update starts and then stops installing. Átreidez-twisting-nether November 16, 2022, 6:41pm #23. Hellbirah-aggramar July 14, 2023, 7:57pm #3. I’ll have to wait, I guess. net in Program Files (x86) and Program Data. Up to two hours before the download starts. Just navigate to where your WoW installation is (usually C:Program FilesWorld of Warcraft) and delete those three folders. I’m trying to reinstall WoW but it’s just stuck on 0% initializing forever. Anyway stuck initializing after I hit 65%…. Blizzard seems to have a network issue. Restarting the Diablo download and changing D4 installation folder had no success either. Once you are at character select, close the first unauthenticated WoW. #$%#. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. Mine has started downloading now woop woop. Also stuck on initializing. I’ve had just about enough of this. Sadly, same here stuck at “Initializing…” for hour and half now. net or OW2 itself. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. The games run well. WoW download stuck on "initializing". How to resolve this issue when installing or updating a game. NET. Been stuck like that for an hour or so now. -redownload a fresh battle. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Once the game ran, the “Initializing” disappeared and the PLAY button lit up. Same problem on 2 computers. net app. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. WHo would have expected that from Blizzard on a launch day! 2 Likes. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. I had the same problem with being stuck on initializing for about 2 hours. 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. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. My Battle. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Partner and I also stuck on “Initializing” at 0%, seems a widespread issue. If I try again, it keeps failing. cleared caches. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. Now it says that it waits for some other downloads to finish… = (. " SupportTechnical Support. Craftgoblin-guldan November 16, 2022, 9:17pm #332. I renamed the 'Battle. net' folder and 'Diablo IV' folder. Support Technical Support. Nice. Technical Support. net as an administrator and in compatibility mode. 1 Like. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. 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. net launcher and still says initializing. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. net Launcher as an Administrator. Comments are on moderation and will be approved in a timely manner. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. American VPN doesn’t seem to work. Ranor-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:49pm #263. net is down at the moment, it will interfere with the update process, preventing the client from initializing the WoW update. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Technical Support. So the initializing needs 100mb but it took 20-30 minutes to get 10mb done and it proceeded to go back down to 0. net launcher”. :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. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. net -closing tasks in Task Manager related to Battle. stuck here to, been sitting watching initilising for just under 2 hours, maybe time to give up cancel if blizz cant even get their act together with updates god help us for next expansion 6 Likes Voodoopanda-stormscale November 16, 2022, 6:42pmWoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Baerduun-defias-brotherhood November 28, 2022, 3:12pm 599. Thought they would’ve made some improvements after OW2’s awful launch. For me it started yesterday already. Also stuck on. net says it has another update working. Welbert-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 6:54pm #32. Don’t expect Blizzard to have any form of smooth launch. Restarting the PC. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. Thank you. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Blizzard servers? Being totally inadequate?WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Technical Support. net or OW2 itself. It’s stuck on Initializing. 4 Likes. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. Ethernia-tirion November 16, 2022, 7:16pm #67. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. 1 Like. To do so, simply follow these easy steps: Right-click on the Blizzard app’s desktop shortcut and open Properties. 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. 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, . same and “w8ing for another patch”. Even though it’s going slowy, it is downloading now. Restarted my PC and was able to start up wow just fine. Reboot Windows to safe mode + network. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and. I’ve had just about enough of this. Switch to the Game Install/Update tab by clicking on it and scroll down to the Network Bandwidth section. Even asked Reddit. ran outside 5 times and shouted hubba. If you are in Europe try the Americas. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. When the WoW update gets stuck on initializing, you must disable other apps and processes, update the Battle. Ðrpøurritûs-les-sentinelles November 16, 2022, 6:44pm #25. Delete the Battle. Same issue here, tried restarting pc back to initializing. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Tried restarting deleting cache folder restarting comp. Exact same issue here, stuck in initializing for 25 minutes now. 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. net app and opening it again. NET. Good job releasing a patch for Call of Duty and WoW on the same day on servers from grandma’s basement. Wish they fix this issue. net app. Closing processes in task manager. Same here, stuck on initializing. Uninstall doesn’t work. 1. exe and manually loging in, doesn’t help. 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). So i have played wow on this laptop since it was birthed 2 years ago (Alienware m17). Its either get stuck on Initializing to the point I have to Reinstall Battle. NET. Help pleaseI just launched battle. It’s updating, the launcher bugs out currently to where it will stop showing it downloading all the encoding tables and. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Katalin-ghostlands November 16, 2022, 6:23pm #17. NET. 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. I located my Blizzard games folder, which contained the 'Battle. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix)I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . Initializing (XXX/1006) It is moving incredibly slowly for having gigabit internet and SSD storage. Delete the Battle. you know its maintanence until 11am CEST. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. 15 years ago it was one click and you could play, but as technology advances, the. net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. Brêez-outland November 16, 2022, 6:32pm #18. net installer. " message that never goes away? If so, you are not alone. Seems a widespread issue. Aerlas-magtheridon. net launcher”. Nerd-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #181. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Лунокрыл-eversong November 16, 2022, 6:53am #3. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Sadly, same here stuck at “Initializing…” for hour and half now. I’ve watched 2 videos about this and tried copying them which lead to absolutely nothing. net update agent in task manager before it would work to reopen and start the patch successfully. YOUR. Step 2. Once the download actually starts in safe mode you can return to normal windows and it will get past the initializing loop. Really glad I tried installing it before I reactivated. Thelight-darkspear. Basically it was just stuck on “updating battle. Jadzía-cthun (Jadzía) November 16, 2022, 6:57pm #35. net desktop app. net”. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. Now luckily these issues are similar enough that the same steps should help with all three types of issues. Groót-quelthalas November 16, 2022, 8:28pm #208. Very frustrating. I have also tried repairing my game and still no joy : (. Technical Support. I don’t know if it’s an OS issues or. net and opened it again → Now I am stuck at ‘Waiting for another update. Technical Support. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. Zuul-balnazzar November 16, 2022, 6:55pm #33. Swear blizz never used to have this much of an issue with updates and video game launches. net doesn't work properly. Themount-nethergarde-keep December 7, 2022, 8:11am 615. 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. Technical Support. Nowaqu-burning-legion November 16, 2022, 7:57pm #144. ran as admin, uninstalled. It doesn’t move. Bnet Agent crashing when initializing fresh install. Blizzard, the sovereign leader in MMO genre, offers a great desktop client that still doesn’t shy from issues of its own. Uninstalled Battlenet thinking it would help if I reinstalled but now it’s stuck on installing. same here, seems like the update servers might be down. Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. . Femfatale-haomarush. The update can stay in initializing mode for 30-45-60 min. Jeges-outland November 16, 2022, 7:03pm #45. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. Wrenn-kilrogg November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #183. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. To fix the problem, you can try running Bettle. net file > Agent file > latest agent file > latest AgentNGDP file and send that to: Techinfo@blizzard. Start battle. net, so I uninstalled and now bnet re-install is stuck on 0% for a few. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing"“@Maverick_LIVE_ Go ahead and open a ticket then. my battlenet client is trying to update wow and its stuck on initializing. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. 1 Like. 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, . 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, . Stuck on ‘initializing’. (Download speeds ranging between 20kbs to 150kbs)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, . Installed bnet and then tried to install WoW but “got the initializing…” loop. Just not the live version. I tried creating a new adm account and it. Glad I’m not the only one stuck in the initializing loop. net, tried to reinstall and since then either stuck on “Updating battle. After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t fun…. net or OW2 itself. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. This resolved this issue for me. 57 Likes. 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. net I’ve also removed WoW, which now I think might have been a mistake. Pwnmode-mograine October 6, 2022, 3:11am #6. Already ran as Admin, renamed folders, flushed DNS…. What a mess. Have tried stopping all the battle. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. exe in my folder and logged in manually w/ authenticator. 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. Try clearing the Battle. NET. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. Solution 4. 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, . So, this worked for me. Technical Support. How to install a Blizzard game you already own on a different computer. net folder. Nánu-tichondrius July 11, 2023, 8:37pm #2. restarted and hardbooted. Within this directory just delete the folder named Battle. Technical Support. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Installing Blizzard Games on Another Computer. I purchased an external hard drive to re install wow. Here are the instructions. net . 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. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Tried a fresh install of WoW several times and to no avail. net Desktop app. It’s the entire community, this isn’t a cache issue, it’s a blizz issue. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. Now head to the Compatibility tab and check on the Run this program as an administrator option. One such issue is the “Stuck on Initializing Update” error, which can be frustrating for players. 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. Even though it’s going slowy, it is downloading now. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. Blizzard, the sovereign leader in MMO genre, offers a great desktop client that still doesn’t shy from issues of its own. 2 Likes. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. 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. Hatorri-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 7:43pm 121. old), reloaded battle. Wait for the update. 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… Right click and select Run as Administrator on the launcher. After setting up a VPN Connection (to Canada), I closed Bnet from taskmanager and restarted it. 1 Like. With their resources and experience they should be better than this. Overwatch 2, a popular free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter game, continues to evolve with frequent updates and bug fixes from Blizzard Entertainment. Been stuck on 94% with initializing for the newest update for WoW, this has been happening since yesterday when the patch was launched. net application. Ethernia-tirion November 16, 2022, 7:16pm #67. 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, . net app and start a new install of Dragonflight. I know global download speeds are low but I have. :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. The “agent” is crashing my whole internet connection, does nothing. Getting stuck on initializing can. Kymthegreat-staghelm November 8, 2023, 6:23pm 1. WoW update is stuck on initializing. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. Initially stuck on “initializing”, then uninstalled Battle. Click on the “Disk Cleanup” button under the “General” tab and then click on the “OK” button. Thelight-darkspear. 2. Same Problem here, now i have the classic feeling so many. I stopped using the launcher for wow. What worked for me was opening the Task Manager and under Background Processes I ended the task Battle. Leave this window open, and alt-tab to the Battle. Shocckington-tichondrius November 14, 2023, 4:52pm 2. net; Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else; Start battle. If the Scan & Repair function is erroring every time this can mean there’s corrupt files in the WoW install that can’t be repaired. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. -force quit battle. mine aswell starting downloading the game a minute ago but has gone back to the initializing. If I can give you any advice guys, just don’t waste your time trying to troubleshoot the issue yourself.