Many of you might struggle with can’t update World of Warcraft BLZBNTAGT00000840 error and the most common issue that causes this issue is the server problem. Updates are really essential to fix any bugs within the game that prevents you from enjoying it normally. If you are also struggling with the same issue on your Windows 10 PC, this guide will help you fix WoW error BLZBNTAGT00000840 error with its effective troubleshooting methods as discussed below.
How to Fix Can’t Update World of Warcraft BLZBNTAGT00000840 Error
There are so many reasons associated with WoW BLZBNTAGT00000840 on your Windows 10 PC. Yet, a few significant reasons are listed below.
- Battle.net lacks admin access.
- Corrupt data in the game installation folder.
- Editing permissions are missing.
- Antivirus program blocks a few features of the game or the game itself.
- Windows Defender Firewall is blocking the program.
- Outdated Operating System and PC drivers.
- Corrupt game data.
Now, move ahead to the next section to learn the troubleshooting methods for World of Warcraft BLZBNTAGT00000840. Read and implement the below-discussed methods in your Windows 10 computer for WOW Error code BLZBNTAGT00000840 fix and to prevent the same.
Indlela yoku-1: Iindlela ezisisiseko zokulungisa iingxaki
Here are a few basic methods to fix the WOW error.
1A. Qala kwakhona iPC
The general trick to resolve all the temporary glitches associated with World of Warcraft is to restart your computer. You can restart your PC by following the steps.
1. Khangela kwimenyu yeWindows Power User ngokucofa i Windows kunye X izitshixo Nga xeshanye.
2. Khetha Thula okanye uphume.
3. Ekugqibeleni, cofa ku Phinda Uqalele.
Once you have restarted your game, check if you can the game without any errors.
1B. Check Game Requirements
If you are facing a WOW BLZBNTAGT00000840 error on startup, you have to check the basic requirements of the game and ensure that your PC satisfies them.
Iimfuno ezimiselweyo:
- ICPU: Intel Core i5-760 okanye AMD FX-8100 okanye kamva
- NGENXA YE-CPU: Ulwazi
- i-ram: I-4 GB ye-RAM (i-8GB yeegraphics ezidibeneyo ezifana ne-Intel HD Graphics)
- OS: Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 64 bit
- IKHADI LEVIDIYO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 2GB okanye AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB okanye Intel HD Graphics 530 (45W)
- IPIXEL SHADER: 5.0
- VERTEX SHADES: 5.0
- SIMAHLA DISK sithuba: I-70 GB
- I-RAM yeVidiyo ezinikeleyo: I-2 GB
Izinto eziCetyiswayo:
- ICPU: Intel Core i7-4770 okanye AMD FX-8310 okanye kamva
- NGENXA YE-CPU: Ulwazi
- i-ram: I-8 GB
- OS: Windows 10 64 bit
- IKHADI LEVIDIYO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 okanye AMD Radeon R9 280 okanye kamva
- IPIXEL SHADER: 5.1
- VERTEX SHADES: 5.1
- SIMAHLA DISK sithuba: I-70 GB
- I-RAM yeVidiyo ezinikeleyo: I-4 GB
1C. Qinisekisa uQhakamshelwano olululo lweNethiwekhi
Unstable internet connection leads to BLZBNTAGT00000840 error , also if there are any obstacles between your router and your computer, they may interfere with the wireless signal and will cause intermittent connection problems.
Ungabaleka a Speedtest ukwazi elona nqanaba liphezulu lesantya sothungelwano esifunekayo kuqhagamshelwano olufanelekileyo.
Qinisekisa ukuba isixhobo sakho siyanelisa le migaqo ingezantsi.
- Fumana amandla omqondiso wenethiwekhi yakho kwaye ukuba iphantsi kakhulu, cima yonke imiqobo phakathi kwendlela.
- Ziphephe izixhobo ezininzi eziqhagamshelwe kwinethiwekhi enye.
- Soloko uthenge imodem/irutha eqinisekiswe nguMboneleli weNkonzo ye-Intanethi (ISP) kwaye azinangquzulwano.
- Sukusebenzisa iintambo ezindala, ezaphukileyo okanye ezonakeleyo. Tshintsha iintambo ukuba kukho imfuneko.
- Qinisekisa ukuba iingcingo ezivela kwimodem ukuya kwi-router kunye nemodem eludongeni zizinzile kwaye ziphuma ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka.
Ukuba kukho nayiphi na imiba yoqhagamshelo kwi-intanethi, jonga isikhokelo sethu Ungazicombulula njani iingxaki zoQhagamshelwano lweNethiwekhi Windows 10 ukulungisa ingxaki efanayo.
1D. Vala Iinkqubo zangasemva
Several users have confirmed that WOW error BLZBNTAGT00000840 can be resolved by closing all the background tasks running on your PC. To implement the task, follow our guide How to End Task in Windows 10, and proceed as instructed.
Once you have closed all the background processes, check if you were able to fix error code BLZBNTAGT00000840 in WOW.
1E. Lungisa Iifayile zeNkqubo
If there are any missing or damaged files on your Windows 10 PC, you will face WOW error BLZBNTAGT00000840 . Yet, you are repairing these corrupt files by using inbuilt utilities namely, Umhloli weFayile yeNkqubo kwaye UkuSebenza kweSithombe nokuSebenza. Funda isikhokelo sethu sendlela yokuLungisa iiFayile zeNkqubo Windows 10 kwaye ulandele amanyathelo njengoko uyalelwe ukulungisa zonke iifayile zakho ezonakeleyo.
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1F. Qhuba uCoco lweDiski epheleleyo
Few users have suggested that clearing some disk space in PC has helped them sort out WOW error code BLZBNTAGT00000840. This will enable your computer to install new files whenever needed which will help you fix the problem.
If there is minimum available space in your computer contributing to the discussed error code in WOW, follow our guide 10 Ways to Free Up Hard Disk Space On Windows that helps you clear all unnecessary files in your computer.
1G. Hlaziya iiWindows
You can also eradicate bugs in your computer and game by updating your Operating System. Always ensure if you have updated your Windows Operating System and if there are any updates pending in action, use our guide How to Download and Install Windows 10 Latest Update.
After updating your Windows Operating System, check whether you can connect to your WOW game server without any errors.
1H. Hlaziya abaqhubi beMizobo
World of Warcraft, being a graphical intensive game, your graphics driver is essential important for your gaming experience. If the drivers are outdated or faulty, make sure you update them. You can search for the newest releases of drivers from its official websites or you can update them manually.
Follow our guide 4 Ways to Update Graphics Drivers in Windows 10 to update your driver and check if you have fixed WOW error BLZBNTAGT00000840.
1I. Roll Back GPU Drivers
Sometimes, the current version of GPU drivers may cause WOW error BLZBNTAGT00000840 and in this case, you have to restore previous versions of installed drivers. This process is called ukubuyisela umva abaqhubi kwaye ungabuyisela ngokulula umva abaqhubi bekhompyuter yakho kwimeko yabo yangaphambili ngokulandela isikhokelo sethu Indlela yokuRola umva abaqhubi Windows 10.
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1J. Phinda ubuyisele abaqhubi beMizobo
If you still face BLZBNTAGT00000840 error after updating your Graphical drivers, then reinstall device drivers to fix any incompatibility issues. There are several ways to reinstall drivers on your computer. Yet, you can easily reinstall Graphical drivers as instructed in our guide How to Uninstall and Reinstall Drivers on Windows 10.
After reinstalling GPU drivers, check if you can access World of Warcraft without any errors.
1K Cima iCache yeDNS kunye neDatha
Few users have suggested that clearing the DNS cache and data on your PC has helped them fix BLZBNTAGT00000840 error code. Follow our guide on how to flush and reset the DNS Cache in Windows 10.
Indlela yoku-2: Qhuba iBlizzard Battle.net njengoMlawuli
This is one of the most common reasons that cause BLZBNTAGT00000840 in your Windows 10 PC. Certain permissions and features can only be accessed if you have granted admin rights to the World of Warcraft game. In this scenario, you can fix WOW error code BLZBNTAGT00000840 by following the below-listed instructions.
1. Cofa ekunene kwi World of Warcraft indlela emfutshane kwi desktop okanye jonga kwi ufakelo lolawulo kwaye ucofe ekunene kuyo.
2. Ngoku, khetha i Properties ukhetho.
3. Emva koko, tshintshela kwi ukuhambelana isithuba kwaye khangela ibhokisi Sebenzisa le nkqubo njengomlawuli.
4. Ekugqibeleni, cofa ku Faka isicelo> Kulungile ukugcina utshintsho.
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Method 3: Rename Cache, Interface and WTF Folders
There are few gaming files residing in folders like Cache, Interface and WTF that are responsible to store the basic information on the game, progress, and settings. If they are corrupt, you will face can’t update World of Warcraft. So, you are advised to rename the folders and check if it works.
1. Close all processes running in the background as instructed in the above method and press Izitshixo zeWindows + E kunye ukuvula Ifayile yoMhloli.
2. Now, navigate to following indlela njengoko kubonisiwe.
C:Program Files (x86)World of Warcraft
3. Now, find the following folders and right-click on them. Then, select Qamba kwakhona njengoko kubonisiwe.
4. Now, rename the folders to something like Cacheold, Interfaceold, WTFold ngokulandelelana.
Once you have renamed these folders, relaunch the game and check if you can fix error code BLZBNTAGT00000840 in your Windows 10 PC.
Method 4: Delete WOW Cache Folder
Several users face BLZBNTAGT00000840 during the startup and this issue could be resolved when the cache folder is removed completely from your computer. All the temporary files of the game will be deleted and the next successive startup will launch the game without any errors. If renaming the folders doesn’t work for you, the below-listed instructions will help you do so.
1. Jonga ku World of Warcraft ifolda.
2. Emva koko, cofa ekunene ikhava ifolda kwaye ukhethe i Susa ukhetho njengoko lubonisiwe.
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Method 5: Disable Read-Only Attribute
The World of Warcraft game will run without any errors when you have granted proper custom attributes settings in UAC (User Account Control). If in case, the game and its components has only read-only components, you cannot modify or update World of Warcraft. This results in can’t update World of Warcraft on your PC. In this event, change the read-only attribute for the game as instructed below.
1. Qalisa Ifayile yoMhloli kwaye uhambe uhambe World of Warcraft ifolda.
2. Ngoku, cofa ekunene Wow.exe setup ifayile kwaye ukhethe i Properties ukhetho.
3. Ngoku, tshintshela kwi ngokubanzi tab and uncheck the box next to Funda uqhubeleke ecaleni kwe iimpawu icandelo njengoko libonisiwe.
4. Emva koko, cofa ku Faka isicelo> Kulungile ukugcina utshintsho.
Indlela yesi-6: Sebenzisa isixhobo sokulungisa iBlizzard
If you still couldn’t fix Can’t Update World of Warcraft error BLZBNTAGT00000840, there may be some chances that your PC has some damaged gaming files in it. Damaged files may fill your computer due to an over protective antivirus suite or due to an update failure. Fortunately, you can resolve all these corrupt gaming files automatically with the help of a built in tool of Blizzard. Here are few instructions to run the Battle.net Repair tool.
1. Go to the directory of the Wow.exe setup ifayile kwaye ukhethe i Ukusebenza njengomlawuli ukhetho njengoko lubonisiwe.
2. Ukuba uyalelwe ngu User Account Control window, click on Yes to proceed.
3. Now, switch to the Games tab at the top corner of the window and then select World of Warcraft kuluhlu.
4. Emva koko, cofa ku Khetha kulandelwa ngu Scan & Repair from the drop down list.
5. In the next prompt, cofa ku Qala ukuskena kwaye ulinde de inkqubo igqitywe.
Finally, restart your game and check if you can fix BLZBNTAGT00000840 error code.
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Indlela ye-7: Guqula i-Windows Defender Firewall Setting
You will also face can’t update World of Warcraft, due to an over-reactive or over-protective antivirus suite in your Windows 10 computer. This prevents the connection link between the game launcher and the server. So, to fix this problem, you can whitelist World of Warcraft in your Firewall settings or disable the problem temporarily.
Option I: Whitelist World of Warcraft
To allow World of Warcraft in your Windows Defender Firewall, follow our guide Allow or Block Apps through the Windows Firewall and implement the steps as instructed.
Ukhetho II: Khubaza iFirewall (Ayicetyiswa)
Ukuba awuyazi indlela yokukhubaza i-Windows Defender Firewall, isikhokelo sethu Indlela yokuKhubaza Windows 10 I-Firewall iya kukunceda wenze njalo.
Ukhetho lwe-III: Yenza uMthetho omtsha kwi-Firewall
Follow our guide How to Add Windows Firewall Rule and check if you have fixed error code BLZBNTAGT00000840 in WOW is fixed or not.
Indlela yesi-8: Khubaza okwethutyana i-Antivirus (Ukuba Iyasebenza)
Some incompatible antivirus programs installed in your computer will cause BLZBNTAGT00000840. To avoid conflicts, you must ensure the security settings of your Windows 10 computer and check if they are stable or not. To find whether the antivirus suite is the reason for the discussed WOW error code, disable it once and try connecting to a network.
Funda isikhokelo sethu sendlela yokuKhubaza i-Antivirus okwethutyana Windows 10 kwaye ulandele imiyalelo ukukhubaza inkqubo yakho yeAntivirus okwethutyana kwiPC yakho.
Ukuba unolungiso lwengxaki yakho emva kokuvala inkqubo ye-antivirus kwikhompyuter yakho, uyacetyiswa ukuba uyikhuphe ngokupheleleyo inkqubo kwiPC yakho. Funda isikhokelo sethu Nyanzela ukuKhupha iiNkqubo ezingayi Kukhupha ngaphakathi Windows 10 ukukhupha inkqubo yakho ye-antivirus kwikhompyuter yakho.
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Method 9: Reinstall World of Warcraft
Any misconfigured files in World of Warcarft will lead to can’t update World of Warcraft BLZBNTAGT00000840 error even if you have followed all the above discussed methods and updated all the pending actions. So, in this case, you have no other option than to reinstall the game. Here is how you do it.
1. Betha i Isitshixo seWindows kwaye uthayiphe usetyenziso kunye neempawu, nqakraza vula.
2. Ngoku, khangela World of Warcraft kuluhlu kwaye ucofe kuyo. Emva koko, khetha i Khipha ukhetho.
3. Ukuba uyacelwa, nqakraza kwakhona Khipha.
4. Ngoku, ndwendwela i Indawo esemthethweni yeBlizzard, kwaye ucofe ku World of Warcraft.
5. Emva koko, cofa ku Ukhuphelo lweWindows option and wait until the game gets installed on your PC.
6. Jonga ku Ukhuphelo lwam kwiFayile Explorer kwaye ucofe kabini kwi setup file to run the application.
7. Landela i Imiyalelo ekwiskrini to install the game on your Windows 10 PC
Finally, relaunch the game and now you will have fixed WOW error code BLZBNTAGT00000840.
Ithethelelwe:
Siyathemba ukuba esi sikhokelo sibe luncedo kwaye ungasilungisa can’t update World of Warcraft BLZBNTAGT00000840 error. Let us know which method worked for you the best. Also, if you have any queries/suggestions, then feel free to drop them in the comments section.