I was in BETA mode at the time that I deleted “StarCraft II Public Test.exe”. Then exited BETA mode and it still works. No public test file automatically created.
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I also had this issue. This fix appears to have worked. Also confirmed that my friend, whose game is working, did not have the file before I deleted mine.
THANKS!!! Now I can return to play
This was the solution for me! Thank you, VanillaWafer for explaining the solution simply enough for me to follow the instructions. Thank you for being faster and more efficient than Blizzard! HA HA!
i just deleted the starcraft ll public test.exe file and the problem went away, now able to log-into game
Bnet is offline just wait
This worked on my end as well. Thanks!
Same with me only option is XX-07 but still won’t launch.
Dear Drakuloth, i try to find the solution in here, where everyone try to delete, or go off-/on-line to get in game, but none of that work for me. And i dont have any of Test .exe file, or PTR in my SC2 install folder. Can you please write me, how can i be able to play this nice game again.
Thank you for your time as well.
I have the same issue with the “XX-07” region, and tried all those steps, nothing worked. I completely removed and reinstalled the game twice, no success I still get the same “XX-07” region error, and shows that the battlenet server is down for maintenance… ???
After a few years I deleted game, I have tried to started. I thought I couldn’t buy some co-op commanders. I can complete whole story again. Also, I insist to start this game to my friend. It worked years without problem. But as a 10 years gift, you broke the game which is working fine.
Having this issue too. Seems a little weird that an update is causing so many problems. Does deleting the recommended file have any impact in the long run?
its been 17 days, i still cant play, resintalled, beta, and removed folders, nothing is working…
Game progress is generally saved on our servers minus any local save files you may have created over the years. It should be safe to delete most folders but be sure to have the Battle.net app run a repair before trying to play if anything was deleted. It should reinstall any necessary files.
Let us know how things go!
When i log into starcraft 2 it is alway saying its down for maintenance this has been going on for a month now, there must be some kind of problem with the game
I have posted a solution here:
Somehow the game “thinks” it is in test server mode
Hey guys,
if you get this strange error too:
- On login the shown Version at the lower left shows PTR at the end
- You try to login and get a “battle.net not reachable, is in maintenance”
=> so you can not login at all
Solution:
- Go to your launcher
- Select StarCraft II
- Click on Options and select “Show in Explorer”
- Select the StarCraft II folder and show its content in the explorer
- Solution Step : Rename the “StarCraft II Public Test.exe” to “BU_StarCraft II Public Test.exe”
- Start StarCraft II using your launcher now
If this might not work you can just rename “BU_StarCraft II Public Test.exe” back to “StarCraft II Public Test.exe”. But it worked for me.
Enjoy and have fun. Don’t reinstall SC II.
Greetings
Here is how I fixed it. I assumed that windows didn’t start the update because the battle net app was not set to “Launch Battle.net when you start your computer”. I have seen this in windows before where it will not start an update if this setting is not on. So try this, if it doesn’t work I don’t know what to tell you.
- go to settings in the battle.net app
- general > tick the “Launch Battle.net when you start your computer.”
- restart computer > don’t power off and then turn on because it may not commit the new setting to memory.
- The app should automatically start and open on your desktop and automatically start the update.
Cheers. 
Hello,
Deleting the SCII Public Test file worked for me. Thanks!!!
How do you find the Public Test.exe for Starcraft 2? I am having the same issue.