I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. 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. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net_old'. Just update your graphics card driver. Account, App, & Shop. Desktop App Tech Support. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. )I need help. Korei-earthen-ring October 28, 2022, 4:17am 1. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. Wait for the update to be downloaded;. net Desktop app. . (Am on a mac. Support Technical Support. net app. . ” I have tried causing the downloader to “start this update now” but that has no effect. Advanced Troubleshooting. Game update starts and then stops installing. net again. net cache. Sometimes fetching download manifest. 57 Likes. I’d like to report that I can’t download WoW. same and “w8ing for another patch”. Played wow no problems. Support Account My Gifts Careers Company. exe and Modern Warfare Launcher. Kaotik-2758 February 13, 2020, 2:06pm 1. also manually patching agent and nothing helped even a little. net launcher and still says initializing. net / win update / beta bnet / you name it I did it any idea that can help me download the game or its just an issue I have to wait since its lunch day of the new gameLauncher stuck on initializing. Seems its on Blizz’s back end. 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. Updated Windows 10, . Go to 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. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. net desktop app. net install and when I go to install Classic WoW, the install starts, gets to 82. This is very frustrating already. im not sure why its not connecting for wow when hearthstone, diablo etc work. net and try a WoW install Delete World of Warcraft folder in. How to resolve this issue when installing or. 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 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. Help please. Technical Support. net app. Perl-anetheron (Perl) March 9, 2021, 10:17pm #2. I can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". Clean up. Many players have reported this issue on the official forums and some of them have found solutions. If everything looks good on your end, try restarting the game client and see if the update starts downloading again. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. battle. I have tried the following step: 1. reinstall via administrator. Third day in a row now. Once you are at character select, close the first unauthenticated WoW. After a few seconds it. I started experiencing this issue a few hours ago after being spammed with lua errors in-game with no addons enabled. I’ve been trying to reinstall the game on my Mac book air which has had no problems in the past. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. Blizzard, hello!? When will you fix this problem??? Bunch of threads about this problem, many people are facing this issue FOR 10+ DAYS NOW!!! And what we get is ONE damn bluepost with no ETA… THIS IS PATHETIC, FIX YOUR GOD DAMN LAUNCHER Topics about the problem:See, you got it half right. I left it to install when it stopped at 2145571/2145571 after 15hrs then game finally. Game update starts and then stops installing. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. Stuck on initializing, can’t play. Start battlenet again. I tried all the common suggestions. Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. C:Program Files (x86)World of Warcraft. r/starcitizen. net it says Hearthstone is updating but is stuck at 0% and Initializing. I assumed maybe it didn’t like my D drive, so i went to. I repaired the client 3 times and it is still stuck in 99% Initializing for 3 hours now. And, yes, this is a. Technical Support. Completely delete the battlenet folder with its files in C:ProgramData. Have already restarted my PC and tried to pause/restart the update. Been stuck for more than 4 hours. I have tried EVERYTHING I could find here or on the web. 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. Every time I login to battle. Restarted my PC and was able to start up wow just fine. net processes, restarting, etc. - and World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, and must run one of our games. I can play or install other games from other launchers just fine, but Bnet won't let me install WoW for some unknown reason. Look for any battle. It never goes past initializing. Hey, I’m a returning player to world of Warcraft. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing Troubleshooting steps for when a. solved this for me, check your power management for the wifi device this seems to have fixed the issue for me. 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 installation is doing the same thing: getting stuck on the Updating function. . I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. I've followed every step I possibly could, and still. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game on Battle. Tick the checkbox for Hidden items, and click on the Program Data folder. I ended up deleting agent folder, emptying recycling bin, and restarting my pc before starting the launcher and it fixed everything. Troubleshooting steps when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Failed to Initialize Direct3D. Stuck on Initializing. Baerduun-defias-brotherhood November 28, 2022, 3:12pm. World of Warcraft Forums – 16 Nov 22 WoW download stuck on "initializing" Howdy! UPDATE! Thanks for the data I requested I have forwarded this to our team. Emeldavi-tichondrius. net installation got stuck. secondary logon. When we try to install WOW. This is one of the most common reasons that cause Battle. Same problem on 2 computers. I’ve tried removing the . Close the task manager. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. installWorld of Warcraft Pointing to the D:install when asked by battle. net launcher”. CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Common Problems. Mine is named D:install D:installWorld of Warcraft Pointing to the D:install when asked by battle. net folder in its entirety. Press Command + I. Thorí-anachronos November 16, 2022, 9:27pm #354. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. right click mypc (or computer for win7) click “manage” then look for “device manager” (under system tools) click on that then look for “network adapters” expand by clicking the arrow on the left. A bit late, but I was having the same issue when trying to launch WoW from the Home tab on battlenet. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. g. This might fix the issue. net; It should say Install instead of Play; Close battle. Something else to try - there is a little downwards pointing arrow at the top of the bnet launcher. Wait until the lights turn back on. WoW will launch without your BNet login. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder. • 2 mo. Technical Support. Sometimes Battle. Rename World of Warcarft folder to something else; Start battle. 394: 6049: November 14, 2023 Unplayable game. I have reinstalled Battle. Been stuck on waiting for this thing to “update” for a half hour now. However, after downloading the desktop app using the alternative, I am still getting stuck on "loading creative cloud" (the spinning wheel). 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. Restarting this did not work. All subsequent reattempts and repairs always failed with the “whoops. net it says Hearthstone is updating but is stuck at 0% and Initializing. The new Battle. )World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 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. So try and do a clean fresh reinstall and then let it do its thing. None of my friends have this issue. These days my every-day machine is a 2022 Mac Studio of the M1 Max variety with 64GB mem. I can’t launch the game because the launcher is evidently trying to update or download some files, but it is stuck between “Initializing” and “Waiting on another installation or update. Under Network Bandwidth, set both Latest updates and Future patch data values to 0 (0 means Unlimited). well thats weird, launching the wow. Troubleshooting steps for when a game. net App and wait for any updates to. Sad to see all these reports. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. Installed bnet and then tried to install WoW but “got the initializing…” loop. net or WoW processes sitting in the background via your task manager. Game specific issues need to be reported on that game’s forums… in this case, that would be WoW. 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. NET and GPU. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. For problems installing or using the Battle. Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialogue. ago. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. For PC, A. I have deleted Battle. . If there's something preventing it from downloading, it may tell you why. Any other tips?WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while doing nothing. After execution, the installation should continue normally That is how I temporarily solved the issue. Running windows 10. net app. net Desktop App; Update or. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Scan and repair doesn’t work either. Then went into the retail folder and deleted everything while it was still in this state. Have installed and trying to reinstall but it hangs at 87mb on the initiation phase. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. BNet launcher sits on “initializing”, and then randomly goes initializing 2145443/2145443… sits on that a minute, and then goes back to initializing… and then. 1: 17: November 14, 2023 World of Warcraft is crashing on Mac Sonoma. I play on a Mac. Nallianah-wyrmrest-accord. Just any Wow can't ever seem to install. Reinstall the Battle. net Agent’s logs available in ProgramData, and while reading the infos available in AgentNGDP, it looks like it’s a problem with the Battle. Hey guys, due to frustration i have searched the forums for the “stuck to initializing” issue and seen, it’s communicated quite often. Open the Blizzard app. 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. this fixed this issue . Uninstall Battle. Put Battle. The game will not be updating; click Play. Downdetector only reports an incident when the number of problem. So try and do a clean fresh reinstall and then let it do its thing. this hasnt worked either. If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. I renamed the 'Battle. IF it D. net. I have tried troubleshooting with every article available for a variety of issues. Technical Support. Closed my Antivirus. Then back restart to normal and play. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. Open Task Manager. com and I'll take a look. Restart the launcher and it should start updating. You can replicate the problem by simply marking the Data folder as Read-Only, suggesting something on your pc is preventing access to the game folder (s), usually an anti-virus or firewall app. The_Fluffy_Baron. The Battle. Did a scan and repair but it was still stuck on initializing. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. After being stuck on 'initializing' for nearly 3 hours and going to scan and repair - I now get a download estimate of 87. Game Install or Update Stuck at 0 B/s. yea same thing here spent all day in the Emergency room and came home to my game as broken as I am. 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 which I downloaded, but it didn’t help. DNS ip == host ip. Nothing is working helllpppp. Run Battle. The game will not be updating; click Play. And when I come back to my pc I can press play. I might have re-installed the launcher and the game completely from scratch. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. 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). Open the Blizzard Desktop Application. got a new gaming computer and Battlenet loaded just fine but it will not install WoW or Diablo III. Updated: 6 months ago Article ID: 14236 Common Problems. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Click settings. 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. Then try wow again. Put the birds to bed. Every time I login to battle. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. Be it for downloading, launching, or updating these games on your PC. Can install games like Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, etc. Then click Options > Game Settings. 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. Downloading WOW Initializing stuck on (2145571) Desktop App Tech Support. We do not need any AgentNGDP files for now. Thank you for your help! comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a CommentI updated my graphics driver and that fixed it. Technical Support. Blizzard Forums Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. net icon spinning but the "start install" button is greyed out. Net Launcher somehow lost the location of all of my games. I have restarted the application. 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, . 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. Battle. if it still gets stuck at the social club loop. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Once you are at character select, close the first unauthenticated WoW. Bnet installing stuck at 45%. Couldnt get past initializing update until i did this. Clear your cache: Clearing your cache can help to improve download speeds in the Battle. For real though, I have no clue. Wow! Now i cant even install Battle. Disable any proxies that may interfere with the login module. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any. I had this issue on pc when installing the game for the first time, I disabled my VPN and it immediately finished downloading. Then select World of Warcraft, and click its Reset In-Game options button. Troubleshooting Installation and Patching. WoW is stuck on initializing. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net launcher. When I started the launcher today it showed updates, but then didn’t load them. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. 36: 6371: November 3, 2023. net launcher (or window). If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. Reboot Windows to safe mode + network. Closing processes in task manager. Open task manager and close Xbox game manager thing, then close b. External drives are usually formatted exFAT by default and the game won't run on that. 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. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. After a long day of problem solving at work, coming home to another problem isn’t. Why can’t I install World of Warcraft? Try creating a new administrator account to resolve. Played wow no problems. removed all Battle. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Shakazdi-wyrmrest-accord October 6, 2022, 1:03am 1. NET. PC with fresh install has Windows 10. Clearing Battle. There was an update for the battle. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III | Reddit. Agnass-anvilmar. I used an eGPU with that system and it was great. Technical Support. • Disabling Auto-Updates in the client. Sign up for Zygor Elite and gain access to all of our guides. 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. Nothing works. it’s not even downloading it just initializing over and over and you have to wait like 15 mins to even play the game. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. I just purchased diablo 2, and can't even install it :( I've tried uninstalling battle. net icon, but nothing else happens. Baradûr-draenor. 2 Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. I was able to download the desktop app (after a week of getting stuck on the initializing screen from the online version of creative cloud). Zuvykree: Stuck on. 2 Common Issues Subject. I have a similar problem. 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. Updated: 3 weeks ago. net Killed agent process a multitude of times. exe file. How to resolve this issue when installing or updating a game. Type C:ProgramData into the Open field and press Enter. For me it started yesterday already. Following someone elses advice, I tried uninstalling the battle. Got this same issue. Create a new directory. Okay yes I am an administrator. post your log again. I have to close the client and restart it a minimum of four times to get the update to begin. Some suggest closing Steam, running as admin, or updating Windows as possible. I have been trying to install retail WoW all evening, and the battle. EDIT: Great stuff! Sharing links to your own forum doesn’t work, but when user copies and pastes it in the browser, the link works just fine!Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. net. Nerd-argent-dawn November 16, 2022, 8:17pm #181. I’m. It also doesn’t matter which I tell it to update while pausing the other two. Rebooting the PC helped. net Update stuck at 0% in your Windows 10 PC. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. That doesn’t seem to accomplish anything. Baradûr-draenor. Just Wow refuses to install at all. Stuck at initializing?If it's stuck saying it's initializing, I'd suspect a permissions problem somewhere still. I’ll have to wait, I guess. New windows 10 update stuck at initializing. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. Hello, It started couple hours ago. Installing Blizzard Games on Another Computer. Step 4. If you don’t see all 3 folders in each. I ended up reinstalling the game. Beloratai-argent-dawn January 1, 2023, 3:31pm #3. well thats weird, launching the wow. 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 . SupportTechnical Support. Run troubleshooting for WoW download update stuck on initializing. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. Cook food. I’ve also noticed that since this began, the settings of some addons have completely reset, including my entire weakauras collection. Close Blizzard processes. I recently tried to download this game after a good few years away and got stuck on this issue like many others. Support Technical Support. net managed to install, though it seemed to. net Launcher and attempt the installation again. I have fast internet and the space on the computer. This is something to do with agent I suspect as a notification did flash up briefly for it in the corner of the screen that I can’t access now to see what it was moaning about. net -Deleting the -Blizzard Entertainment- folder in ProgramData Still it just endlessly gets stuck on. I bought Dragonflight for my friend however when he's trying to install World of Warcraft, it is stuck initializing forever at 2145571 / 2145571 . net cache files following the steps Here. Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialogue. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III is a 2023 first-person shooter video game primarily developed by Sledgehammer Games and published by Activision. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. I was told the best solution is to completely. I’ve turned on viewing of hidden files and deleted the Battle. go to the Boot tab. 5. 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 had the issue where it would do the initializing loop. Baradûr-draenor. 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. For today so far, I am stuck in an 2h loop of nothingnes and wanted to check, if. Sometime, this process might become buggy and thus lead to “waiting on another installation or update” issue. net app which will prompt it to be redownloaded automatically.