Ubisoft Connect is a digital distribution and multiplayer communications service that has been developed by Ubisoft to easily download and play Ubisoft-specific games on Windows just like other game clients. Although the desktop client works really well and doesn’t have too many issues, it seems that some players are getting the Ubisoft Connect ‘Initialization’ message while trying to launch the client or even Ubisoft games.
According to multiple reports, whenever players are trying to launch Ubisoft Connect, it basically says “Looking for Patches” initially and then after that “Logging IN” screen, the client starts showing the “Initializing” message every time. Some players are also getting the Ubisoft Servers are not accessible error message which is really frustrating. Even after restarting the client didn’t help at all. So, if you’re also facing the same, you can check out this guide.
Fix: Ubisoft Connect ‘Initialization’ message
Luckily, the Ubisoft team is aware of this issue and they’ve provided a couple of possible workarounds that we’ve mentioned below. So, without wasting any more time, let’s jump into it.
1. Run Ubisoft Connect (Uplay) as administrator
In most scenarios, running the game executable or the Uplay launcher executable on Windows without administrator access may cause such issues. You should try running Uplay as an administrator by following the steps below:
- First, head over to the C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher directory on your PC. [If you’ve installed Ubisoft launcher on another location then go to that location]
- Now, right-click on the Uplay.exe file > Click on Properties.
- Click on the Compatibility tab > Make sure to tick mark the ‘Run this program as an administrator’ checkbox to enable it.
- Finally, click on Apply and then OK to save changes.