net folder. -tried uninstalling from the battle. Also. Friend of mine tried to come back to the game as well after I gifted a copy of DF, just for it to be stuck at the 0% initialization for the install. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues Waiting on Another Installation or Update. Thank you! You solved my issue. Which meant all my addons and set-ups were erased. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. net Desktop App with these steps: • Uninstall the Blizzard Battle. and when I tried renaming the World of Warcraft folder to do a clean install it got stuck at “intializing” 1 Like. net and try. I ended up deleting agent folder, emptying recycling bin, and restarting my pc before starting the launcher and it fixed everything. yea same thing here spent all day in the Emergency room and came home to my game as broken as I am. 8 MB in the Initialization phase, and then stops and switches to Updating. I was sitting waiting for Deathwhisper to become active trying not to lose my mind over the lag, when suddenly I disconnect from the server. • Next (before re-installing) let’s delete any Battle. 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. I've now completely uninstalled everything from my Battle. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. 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. We do not need any AgentNGDP files for now. Getting stuck on initializing can also indicate corrupt files, or there’s a problem with the drive the game is installed on. First, make sure that your internet connection is stable and that you’re not experiencing any network issues. I’ve tried everything people mentioned so far with no luck (new admin user, disabling antiviruses, UAC exceptions and so on). net launcher (or window). net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. net cache, ran as administrator, reinstalled battle. Restart your computer and try the install/update now. Perl-anetheron (Perl) March 9, 2021, 10:17pm #2. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. 3M subscribers in the wow community. Brewmeister-ashbringer November 16, 2022, 7:46pm #124. I found I had to go and manually End Task on the Battle. Turn on your. Run as Admin. 4. net launcher but it wouldn’t reinstall. net, the app may be stuck at \"Initializing\" and prevent you from progressing. When I started the launcher today it showed updates, but then didn’t load them. To use the Repair Tool first open the game and log in. Closed my Antivirus. The Repair Tool will scan your game files and attempt to fix any problems it finds. I recently tried to download this game after a good few years away and got stuck on this issue like many others. To resolve this: Click the Cogwheel icon next to the Play or Update button and choose Show in Explorer. com and I'll take a look. Go to the Game Installation Location. Hey guys, due to frustration i have searched the forums for the “stuck to initializing” issue and seen, it’s communicated quite often. Looking at trying Hardcore Classic out so redownloaded Battle. For real though, I have no clue. Step 3: In Process tab, choose Battle. I thought it was battle. Open the Blizzard app. Updated: 4 months ago Article ID: 302546 Common Problems I click on install for a game and the install button changes to the spinning Battle. well thats weird, launching the wow. Next, open a File Explorer window and navigate to C:WindowsSoftwareDistribution . Can't install WoW. net icon, but nothing else happens. 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. anyone having similar problems or even a solution? 8 8 8 comments. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. I'm having the same problem as this guy, basically the installer hangs at the beginning with the Battle. Start battle. And, yes, this is a. Completely wipe every mention of blizzard from Applications, Library in ~/ and /, and reinstall battle. net, the app may be stuck at "Initializing" and prevent you from progressing. The advice given in the thread I've linked is basically to wait a while because of server issues, is the same. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. Restart your PC. The game stay’s on initializing 2151354/2151354. Within this directory just delete the folder named Battle. Game update starts and then stops installing. It’s stuck at initializing and nothing I do updates the WoW. They must be deleted manually before reinstalling. net app which will prompt it to be redownloaded automatically. Nallianah-wyrmrest-accord. net and update the game to see if the issue persists. Many players have reported this issue on the official forum and shared their possible solutions. Installed bnet and then tried to install WoW but “got the initializing…” loop. Then re-launch the Battle. Battle Net gets stuck on initializing (Fix) While it will be stuck on < Initializing (2145571/2145571) > for 30min without the wow folder increasing in memory size, after 30min it began downloading as it should. Been sat for ages waiting to update, thought I was going insane. I stopped using the launcher for wow. Plus now I logged out to update addons and hey it’s stuck on initializing and won’t update. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. I’ve tried switching to mobile hotspot and nothing. I have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. Check out this thread and see if any of them work for you. Account, App, & Shop ; World of Warcraft. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. If everything looks good on your end, try restarting the game client and see if the update starts downloading again. I have uninstalled battlenet and all games, deleted all folders, even the hidden ones. Go to the Battle. In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. Restart the Battle. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. I have plenty of space on my SSD, looked at other fixes and now luck. Etzzy-doomhammer January 27, 2020, 6:22pm #4. Trepan-archimonde November. I'm trying to install WoW but the installer hangs at the start. Silvansaria-nordrassil. net icon spinning but the "start install" button is greyed out. Try plugging your computer directly into your modem. See full list on makeuseof. Had do it after the launcher would never connect or would get stuck in a download loop. - 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. 2 Common Issues Install Button Stuck on Spinning. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. I’ve also noticed that since this began, the settings of some addons have completely reset, including my entire weakauras collection. Common Problems. 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. installWorld of Warcraft Pointing to the D:install when asked by battle. net app and re open it or when I quit WoW (no matter which version) - Retail, TBC and Classic keeps updating. IP Release, Renew, and Flush DNS. rename the Diablo 4 Beta folder. 4MB/s. First, make sure that your internet connection is stable and that you’re not experiencing any network issues. If there are any issues with updating, run a Scan and Repair. I’ve disabled my firewall. And just a note: it's a hidden folder, so you need to set it so you can view, or just type in C:ProgramData. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. Restarting this did not work. I’m. If anybody has this problem, open task manager and end the task "Agent". Stuck on initializing, can’t play. net window. Scan & repair files, uninstalled wow and downloaded again as well the battle. It should say Install instead of Play. Now, I tried something different. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. Check out this thread and see if any of them work for you. Why can’t I install World of Warcraft? Try creating a new administrator account to resolve. net agent is continuously crashing and restarting the “initializing” step of the download. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. Cannot update wow at all. Click Options. How to resolve this issue when installing or. Having the same problem for the last 20 minutes now…. Same issue here, stuck on ‘Initializing…’. i have tried uninstalling wow retail, wow classic, and wow ptr and reinstalling wow retail. Stuck on ‘initializing’. deleting battle. Now if only I could do the same with hearthstone…WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. Trepan-archimonde November 16. Tried a fresh install of WoW several times and to no avail. Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. Many players have reported this issue on the official forum and shared their possible solutions. I recently uninstalled it to make room for another game. net Agent". Been stuck on initializing for over an hour. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. 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. net app icon and choose ‘Run as administrator’. Select the Compatibility tab. Common Problems. null DNS ip and null FQDN. Some suggest closing Steam, running as admin, or updating Windows as possible. Check your internet connection: Make sure that you have a stable internet connection and that your firewall and antivirus software aren’t blocking the installation. reinstalling WoW with partial deletion of the data files. Deleting bnet folder in C:\ProgramData. net launcher”. net managed to install, though it seemed to. I have done a clean uninstall and reinstall several times now, clearing temp, localappdata, programdata, etc. Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:\ProgramData\Blizzard Entertainment\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 have tried everything I possibly can find on the internet. 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 can’t start WoW client directly because it’s not compatible (probably because of phase two today, it needs to update). Mine is named D:install D:installWorld of Warcraft Pointing to the D:install when asked by battle. Ive tried everything from updating pc, uninstalling battle net, deleting temp folders. 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. I tried to reinstall WoW and was stuck on initializing so I uninstalled the battle net app and now I lost my authenticator and I need to update my phone number now I'm fucked to sign in. net Desktop Application gets stuck on Downloading New Files. download the wow installer here close/exit battle. When I started the Battle. If its stuck initializing. Open task manager and close Xbox game manager thing, then close b. After that reopen battlenet(do that as administrator, it may help), locate the folder of destiny and let it download. Sort. Under Background processes, find " Battle. net launcher’s window. We've tried restarting battle net, restarting computer, going into beta battle. Your computer has had it with wow and cancelled its own subscription. The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". I was able to resolve this issue using a VPN, setting my location to Hong Kong. When we try to install WOW. I’m trying to reinstall WoW but it’s just stuck on 0% initializing forever. Turned off my anti-virus and firewall, cleared battle. It never goes past initializing. Fixes I’ve tried: Deleting bnet folder in C:ProgramData Closing processes in task manager Switching battlenet launcher to the Beta version Uninstalling and reinstalling battlenet Updated Windows 10, . . net. I even did a clean install of everything. My Battle. У меня Windows 11. For whatever reason Overwatch is stuck updating itself, it just says “Initializing…”. I’ll have to wait, I guess. Was there ever an actual fix for this? I have tried literally all of the tier one stuff Blizz. Restart the launcher and it should start updating. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any. Once you are at character select, close the first unauthenticated WoW. Start the update (installation in your case) Close the Battle. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. Baradûr-draenor. Scan/Fix. I’m also trying to come back and try out dragonflight. When I started the launcher today it showed updates, but then didn’t load them. For real though, I have no clue. well thats weird, launching the wow. net If Battle. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same … Completely wipe every mention of blizzard from Applications, Library in ~/ and /, and reinstall battle. Closing processes in task manager. Keep getting BLZBNTAG0000138F Scan and Repaired multiple times, same. I was able to do an update for classic WoW, but not retail. Already try login out, login back, restarting computer. Thaelia-deathwing. . net. net. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. The progress bars do not progress at all, stuck on “…Initializing”. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. WoW is stuck on initializing. Whenever I try to install my hearthstone game it says initializing until about 19% and then just stops. 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. net update agent in task manager before it would work to reopen and start the patch successfully. Then back restart to normal and play. Try de-instal and then cleanup hdd + register. We are able to install battle. Uninstall Battle. NET. Either “Initializing” or "Waiting for another download (and there is no other download) Giving up for the night. Exactly. Be patient guys, Blizzard is a small indie company with very limited resources. net folder and restart your Blizzard App. 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. Nothing changes it. log file from Documents/3DMark to ul. Stuck on Initializing, restarted battlenet, did nothing, several times. I was stuck in initializing also. Program Data was a hidden file, so you'll have to go to view and check 'Hidden Items' to view this folder. Хотела перейти на лицензионные программы. net installation directory, and the default path should look like this: C:ProgramDataBlizzard EntertainmentBattle. exe) and click End task. net users are stuck at 1 percent when they update or install the app. Step 5. If you want to leave a comment on whether that worked for you or not, leave the comment in that topic… not here. Advanced Troubleshooting If the above steps fail, try the steps provided in the articles below . Look for any battle. Press Windows Key + R to open the Run dialogue. net app installation is doing the same thing: getting stuck on the Updating function. I had the same issue basically installer stuck on “initializing” and “Grabbing another update” for over an hour. It’s always initializing and reclaiming disc space. net should fix the issue, but a addon manager sometimes stops the update. Wrathofevil-1493 January 8, 2023, 6:19am #1. Been paying a monthly sub for a game that doesn’t install. What usually fixes it for me is the following: Open the Battle. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. The_Sinful. net as admin. That should resolve the halt. If there's something preventing it from downloading, it may tell you why. Every time I login to battle. But I have troubles to install the game. net desktop app may resolve rare launcher issues. WoW Installation stuck on "initializing" tried new installation, clearing cache, creating new admin profile. Turn off your PC. Click View within the ribbon. solution is to open you. post your log again. OS: Windows 11 (22H2) compilation: 22621. Install stuck on "Initializing". WoW Installation stuck at initializing. I am sorry but I can't remember exactly. Help please. Run as Administrator: Right-click on the installer and select “Run as Administrator” to give the installer the necessary permissions. Click. Every now and then it’ll start downloading at like 150 bytes a second for a minute then get back to being stuck at. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Initializing is taking forever. Etzzy-doomhammer January 27, 2020, 6:22pm #4. Fukngloom-tarren-mill November 14, 2023, 9:03am 1. I am trying to install world of Warcraft on my pc but its stuck on initializing and battlenet checking residency on install I just updated my cod cold. net -Deleting the -Blizzard Entertainment- folder in ProgramData Still it just endlessly gets stuck on. WoW Installation stuck at initializing. Vanasmut-tichondrius. Fresh Battle. Open Task Manager. Other games in the Blizzard launcher all download fine, it's. So far I´ve tried: Exit the app and launch it again. 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. Wait until the lights turn back on. Things i have tried so far that I have seen recommended on the internet: • Closing Discord during installation. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. net. After killing the process, exit the tool and. I left it to install when it stopped at 2145571/2145571. Updated: 6 months ago Article ID: 14236 Common Problems. net launcher, and started re-installing wotlk. #353. Won’t go past that. Please help, this is beyond. Still stuck on initializing. Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat. Show more. World of Warcraft Dragonflight - 10. Run as Administrator: Right-click on the installer and select “Run as Administrator” to give the installer the necessary permissions. Open Task Manager. net app completely, didn’t 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. Right-click on the “Partition” on which the game has been installed and select “Properties”. Check out this thread to see what worked for them and how you can get back. Waiting on another installation, doesn’t work. SoM sure goona be fun. 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. Press the Reset In-Game Options button to confirm. Its a shame, I had been looking forward to creating my first Dracthyr Evoker after a long day of work. I’ve also tried pausing and resuming with no avail and double checked there’s enough space on SSDs. When I started the launcher today it showed updates, but then didn’t load them. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). In the Processes tab, end all processes related to the Blizzard app. Close battle. Boot into Safemode. I am running it currently and doing a fresh install as administrator but so far nothing has happened, it just is on "initializing". net Update Agent" or something similar, and end the task. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. Close battlenet. Updated: 3 weeks ago. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. I just purchased diablo 2, and can't even install it :( I've tried uninstalling battle. I had WotLK and retail installed but it still could not locate either one even. net cache folder can resolve problems with the logon module. NET. Every single time WoW has an update, no matter how small, I get stuck on initializing. For PC, A. this fixed this issue . Rebooted. Restarted my PC and was able to start up wow just fine. Try rebooting your computer and loading the launcher again. Download stuck on the "Updating Battle. Under Network Bandwidth, set both the Latest updates and Future patch data values to 0 (0 means Unlimited). C:Program Files (x86)World of Warcraft. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. It will stuck in initializing again, but don't get mad!minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. you could: - deactivate your mods, vanilla rimworld loads really fast. 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). net App and wait for any updates to. What a mess. Close the task manager. Can install games like Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, etc. I’ve tried restarting Battle. Read on the forum that you can try to reinstall the battle. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. In such cases: Restart your router. I’ll have to wait, I guess. I have the same problem, been waiting for over an hour now on initializing. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. net cache. Wait for a minute then plug your modem and router back into the power source. Go ahead and delete both of those folders. Trelw-alleria (Trelw) August 6, 2020, 6:47am #3. Completely close the battle net app then navigate to the directory above. Something else to try - there is a little downwards pointing arrow at the top of the bnet launcher. Plus now I logged out to update addons and hey it’s stuck on initializing and won’t update. See: Download Stuck on 0% initializing - #14 by Skelgarer-1963 - Technical Support - World of Warcraft Forums. For some reason, WOW stays stuck initializing. I decided to take a look at Battle. 4 comments. I even did a clean install of everything and still nothing. mine aswell starting downloading the game a minute ago but has gone back to the initializing. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. my battlenet client is trying to update wow and its stuck on initializing. net, open Finder and navigate to Users > Shared > Battle. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Move the ModernWarefare. I deleted the retail folder entirely and copied the classic folder.