World of Warcraft ⚡ Guardians of the Dream - Common Issues CAS System Unable to Initialize ClientHandler. Battle. restarted and hardbooted. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. net . Yeah go to task manager processes after you close the launcher from the task bar and make sure to stop the “Battle. net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. I was surprised there weren’t already threads about his in this support forum. Deodu-kazzak December 9, 2022, 9:38am 618. Uncheck everything on Network Bandwith. 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. The update servers are unreachable. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Looking at trying Hardcore Classic out so redownloaded Battle. Having the same issue. To fix the problem, you can try running Bettle. YOUR. Delete the Battle. Of course, Battle. This happens seemingly random to me, and has for months with the battle. Really stumped on this one. net processes in Task Manager; Navigate to the following: C:\ ProgramData \Blizzard Entertainment\ Battle. Close all Battle. Update stuck at initializing. net again. It will work then. Close battle. Battle net launcher seams stuck on updating… just spinning at Initializing 0%. Agnass-anvilmar. If I pause and resume it gets stuck on waiting on another update, despite being the only battlenet-game on the computer. Restarted bnet. Clean up. 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”. Close all other applications to resolve software conflicts and free up resources. WoW Classic Update wont install. Eel-suramar. Cook food. Didn’t do anything. Gelebor-hydraxis. This worked for me as well, thanks. Today I wanted to play WoW. It’s the same result. The progress bars do not progress at all, stuck on “…Initializing”. I ended up reinstalling the game. Click the Blizzard icon at the top left part of the screen and choose Settings from the dropdown menu. Stuck at initializing? Topic Archived. The game will not be updating; click Play. Try login in to another account, or create a free trial, and see if that fixes it. Kill those processes (but don’t kill the launcher) and the update should proceed as normal. net launcher”. Classic World Of Warcraft: 23%--Wow Classic: 21%--World Of Warcraft Dragonflight: 18%--South Park World Of Warcraft: 17%--World Of. Retest. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12. Had do it after the launcher would never connect or would get stuck in a download loop. Restart your computer to resolve problems caused by programs and services running in the background. A fresh install of Bnet and WoW has done nothing. LoL: All LCS Roster Changes & Rumors. 3. Purpletits-firemaw. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). World of Warcraft Forums. net Tools folder to automatically rebuild outdated or corrupt files. Nothing works. Update the Battle. Continuing to watch the reinstall. If your region is currently patching or undergoing maintenance there might be a known issue affecting all players. Anyone else got problem downloading the. patch. Boards. Step 2: In Game Settings, find your World of Warcraft and check the option Additional command line arguments. Start up the launcher, and it just says Initializing. Just any Wow can't ever seem to install. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on initializing. Was recently kicked out of the game a little over thirty minutes ago (right before the second stage of the time rift), and now I apparently need to apply an update for the second time today. Been stuck on initializing for over an hour. Ensure you’re running Battle. To resolve this: Click the Cogwheel icon next to the Play or Update button and choose Show in Explorer. Why is World of Warcraft Update Stuck on Initializing? If your World of Warcraft (WoW) update is stuck on "initializing," it can be caused by various factors. net app, but now Im on 0% for installing battle. Wollow. Restart the launcher. Video driver crash in World of Warcraft with AMD video cards (7900 XTX) on DirectX 12. This happens seemingly random to me, and has for months with the battle. . net client, rule out internet problems, clean the. World of Warcraft is not installing due to having a slower internet connection. I think the download servers are dead. net desktop app i got a notification that i needed to download an update for WOW classic so i proceded to intalling the update but when i did the update is stuck in ‘‘initializing’’ and doesnt seem to download the update and im getting really frustated. Type msconfig. Check the ” Run this program as an administrator ” box. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? World of Warcraft Forums I have followed the instructions mentioned here: WOW Stuck at Initializing but to no avail. I had the same issue a few days ago and I fixed it by launching the game through wow. So glad I’m not the only one. net processes in Task Manager; Navigate to the following: C: ProgramData Blizzard Entertainment Battle. Tried but no dice, restarted the first part of the update (setting the files / etc with the 1,72 mb size) then back to initializing. How to fix the WoW update stuck initializing? Uncheck the ”Load startup items” box. The nutty thing is now retail wow is also stuck in the same loop and I hadn’t touched it. I even did a clean install of everything. Need help to fix this. Both the PTR and live versions are displaying the same problem. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. I need to be in that queue! I tried posting this in the Bug report forum but i dont see a way to create a topic. Have tried different folders. Sometimes a simple reboot can fix stuck updates. Click it, then select World of Warcraft to update. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Grubbass-burning-legion November 15, 2022, 7:00pm #2. Update your drivers and operating system to resolve any compatibility issues. Update 2: Finally got past the indexes… but the download speed of the game is atrocious at 2. ago. 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. In the logs it says im missing some dll’s(msmpeg2vdec. If you are installing from a DVD or USB thumb drive, insert or connect it, then click the on screen notification. 1 Like. Re-installed Battle net app, checked other games for updates - worked well. • Disabling Auto-Updates in the client. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months ago The retail game started updating and stuck. net process in task manager and then right click > launch as administrator on battle. 4. Classic Games; BlizzCon;The retail game started updating and stuck. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. Can't install the game, the download is stuck. Before deleting any files, make sure Battle. Check @BlizzardCS on Twitter, or the technical support forums linked at the bottom of this article, for information on any ongoing issues. Use 'Show in Exporer', go into retail, and double-click on Wow. WoW Classic: Light of Elune Quest Guide & Hearthstone Macro. I’ve tried different things. Run a security scan to remove any viruses or malware infections. Type cleanmgr and hit the OK button. Click on the “Disk Cleanup” button under the “General” tab and then click on the “OK” button. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. If that does not work, turn beta mode on for your b. This resolved this issue for me. Alex470 • 1 yr. net launcher and reopening it. Delete the Battle. In the World of WarCraft Info box, go to the Sharing & Permissions section. Hello everyone i installed WOW classic a month ago and everything was running smooth till about a week ago on the battle. Game Install or Update Stuck on Initializing. Did you try running as admin? minnesotaHunter (Topic Creator) 11 years ago #3. sill stuck on initializing. net app installation is doing the same thing: getting stuck on the Updating function. Try closing background applications to. Support Technical Support. trying to update games, but stuck on (initializing) or (waiting for another on another update). net or World of Warcraft processes in the Task Manager. That worked, though halfway through character creation the launcher caught up and launched an additional game client. It should work after about a minute or two. Gaming. However, it refuses to update the game and remains stuck on. Advanced Troubleshooting. Anyone else stuck at "initializing" and Update? Make sure nothing for Blizz is running in your task manager either. 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. Renamed the copy to retail and relaunched battlenet as admin. I located my Blizzard games folder, which contained the 'Battle. Launcher stuck on initializing. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Stuck on scanning and repair mode - General Discussion - World of. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). 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. Here are the instructions: Download the tool from this page. 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. WoW update is stuck on initializing. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. all other games work fine, just not wow. → When I came home, Waiting for another update is. News. net app shows that there are updates for: WoW Classic. net in the allowed list in your firewall settings and see if the download moves past “Initializing”. net App (skip Step 6 for now, we will re-install later). Hello everyone i installed WOW classic a month ago and everything was running smooth till about a week ago on the battle. net folder. Check BIOS settings for World of Warcraft. 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. It is now stuck on "Applying Updates 0%". Nánu-tichondrius July 11, 2023, 6:34pm #1. net is running, close it. Same has last week when we had to wait over 30 minutes for some people to update the game and login, they had 10kbps. NET. It will work then. Bought the WoW expansion and now it won’t update. I’m stuck as well…. If I leave it up and try to let the client figure itself out, it'll sit there doing nothing for hours. Yeah go to task manager processes after you close the launcher from the task bar and make sure to stop the “Battle. WoW download stuck on "initializing" Support. Tried to repair - stuck. Completely remove the Battle. Iamnotanelf-outland November 16,. 1. If I uninstall battle. Spread the loveAs a World of Warcraft player, it can be frustrating when an update gets stuck on “Initializing” on your Windows computer. 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). I can’t reinstall WoW. Hit the Windows key and R. Then on relaunch of bnet it said update, I clicked, it did a scan, and failed at 100%. This happened to me suddenly today. Turn on your. Savagely-steamwheedle-cartel November 16, 2022, 9:40pm #36. Make sure your firewall or antivirus isn’t blocking Battle. Usually a restart of the client or my pc will fix it. Turn off your PC. Can install games like Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, etc. Grubbass-burning-legion. Battlenet is the go-to client if you want to play big title games like Diablo 4, Overwatch 2, World of Warcraft, etc. Try to launch in desktop mode for the updates - it seems to work faster (just yesterday my download limit in game mode was 100kb/s, desktop was 30Mb/s). Earlier today, I got stuck in a never-ending scan and repair loop. 3 Likes. I r…If you want to play popular Blizzard games like World of Warcraft,. Third day in a row now. Then once they are all uninstalled, go in and manually delete the main World of Warcraft folder where the game was. That did the trick! Had the same problem too, I updated graphics drivers, made sure windows 11 was up to date, changed the battle. With W11, the result is the same. It should say Install instead of Play. Are you stuck on initializing when trying to update or launch World of Warcraft? You are not alone. All of the above didnt work for me unfortunatley, What did was right click the Battle. net is closed, along with any other World of Warcraft of proprietary processes in the Task Manager. I stopped using the launcher for wow. Nothing else worked. Put Battle. absolute joke from a game that costs more than netflix. I have a backup game location - My D drive and that. net update agent uses my full bandwidth while doing nothing. Changes to the software settings on your video. Technical Support. Scan and repair, doesn’t work. Tried to uninstall it. Type msconfig. Been noticing that the launcher keeps trying to update and then does nothing. 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 stress… Stuck on Initializing 0% after trying basically every solution I could find. I came home from work one hour earlier than usual just to be stuck in Updating. net users encounter when they want to update their game. net desktop application and re-install. World of Warcraft Forums. First, pause and resume the update to see if the issue resolves itself. Next, if that didn’t work, cancel the update entirely and restart. Zuvykree: Stuck on initializing. net, the game (including Classic) and all addons seems to have done the trick - took nearly an hour to download the game again but at least I was able to log-in. Rambush-rattlegore. Click the Downloads tab and scroll down to the bottom and you will see. One hour ago I tried this: 0% Updating, nothing is happening - > I closed Battle. Step 2. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. net update agent” from there. For me it was a simple as closing the battle. Just any Wow can't ever seem to install. 30. I have also. Deleted. 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, . exit bnet > task manager > end bnet update agent > open bnet. -Reboot PC -reinstall Battle. Purpletits-firemaw. Already submitted 3 bug reports through the battle. net app Cache, also reinstalled it. Download stuck on the "Updating Battle. . I’m also stuck on “incompatible”. net Update Stuck on Initializing Download: 5 Ways To Fix It. And as a lot of players have come back, it is a bit busy, but in general these things will get fixed quite quick. this is my setup This PC – Windows-SSD (C:) – GAMES (if you only have one drive or This PC (D:) Games if you have two drives) installed in this folder is --Battle net – World of Warcraft and a few other games. Fixes I’ve tried: Edit: I just tried installing WoW Classic and it works, however, I tried installed WoW PTR and it also gets stuck on initializing. First, Perform the Preliminary Checks If you're having trouble installing or updating a game because the Battle. First, make sure that your internet connection is. net update agent” from there. Im at a loss on what to do. Game specific issues need to be reported on that. The progress bar below the Install/Update button is currently at Initializing (242/1006) with a creeping progression. After enough restarts, it will eventually get going, but holy. net and select WoW. Things i have tried so far that I have seen recommended on the internet: • Closing Discord during installation. Just unistall the game, then stop. Spacehunt-westfall. Overwatch and Hearthstone are fine. It never goes past initializing. It started couple hours ago. What to do if Brethlun the Brand who drops the key necessary to complete this quest is stuck in an evade state. Nothing works. The Top Rankings by big data filled with human desires! Country:. I can’t get past the “initializing” stage to start the. Let it initialize for 5-10 minutes before you think you have a problem. While this forum is NOT intended to replace our support…. Still stuck on initializing. Technical Support. r/starcitizen. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. 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”. Many players have reported this issue on the official forum and shared their possible solutions. Force deleted everything about the game from my computer, reinstall doesn’t work. Quick update: I managed to get hands on another PC where I did a fresh install of b. 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. World of Warcraft Forums WoW download stuck on "initializing". At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). Open Battle. net launcher. 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. • 2 mo. Rambush-rattlegore. net ” (without quotes). For me it was a simple as closing the battle. Look for any battle. 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. So all you’re doing is masking the view. Low and behold I can’t even download the game I paid for because it gets stuck in an infinite initializing loop. net app. LoadingIf Battle. #354. The exact same thing is happening to me right now. Starting it as admin and so on. 2. Try uninstalling ALL versions of WoW (Classic, Wrath, and Dragonflight) through the Battle. Purpletits-firemaw September 26,. net, the game started to update, as usual. net Desktop App; Update or temporarily uninstall any security programs, which may mistakenly identify the login module as a security threat I ended up fixing the problem by deleting the battle net cache. exe in the game directory instead of throught the Battle. exe. 1: 33: November 13, 2023 Flightstones randomly reset. net Launcher. Unplug your Modem and Router from the power source. I’ve disabled my firewall. net install and when I go to install Classic WoW, the install starts, gets to 82. Every time I login to battle. net as admin. net it came back tho, so it wasn't a permanent fix for this. How do I fix this?Run Battle. Shower. net and retry updating the app or your game. Up to two hours before the download starts. Are many others having this problem? WoW gets stuck on initializing when trying to update. At some point, instead of “Updating”, the blue button will say “Update” (this happens every 30 seconds or something like that). Run Battle. net desktop app i got a notification that i needed to download an update for WOW classic so i proceded to intalling the update but when i did the update is stuck in ‘‘initializing’’ and doesnt seem to download the. You could try going to into run>msconfig>boot>safe_boot + networking box checked. 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, . The download progress bar is stuck at 0 b/s. thought it was just me… gave up and uninstalled - now I can’t reinstall. Press Command + I. ’ - > I went outside with my dog for 30 mins. 2 Common Issues Subject. The_Fluffy_Baron. net app. WoW WotLK Classic:. 18423. Ive tried everything from updating pc, uninstalling battle net, deleting temp folders. go to the Boot tab. I did not have a WoW window up, but for some reason the process was still. Emeldavi-tichondrius. Update the Battle. msc in the search box and. 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. LoadingTo check this is acutally works unpause your download for atleast 20MINS and check before and after folder size and check if it did increase or not. net launcher keeps showing “Updating” and “Initializing”… and 0% completion. Troubleshooting steps for when a game installation or update is stuck on "Initializing" Updated: 4 months agoAre you having trouble with your World of Warcraft installation or update? Do you see the annoying "Initializing. Antidotex-area-52 July 29, 2023, 11:07am #1. Select Game Settings on the left of the window. Click settings. This happened to me suddenly today.