# Experiencing 3 secondes freezes every minute during multiplayer matches since this morning

**URL:** <https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/experiencing-3-secondes-freezes-every-minute-during-multiplayer-matches-since-this-morning/103219>\
**Category:** II - Report a Bug\
**Created:** [October 13, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/experiencing-3-secondes-freezes-every-minute-during-multiplayer-matches-since-this-morning/103219 "2020-10-13T15:13:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Voloven7156](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/voloven7156/32/29288_2.png) [@Voloven7156](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Voloven7156)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/experiencing-3-secondes-freezes-every-minute-during-multiplayer-matches-since-this-morning/103219/1 "2020-10-13T15:13:39Z")

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### ▶ GAME INFORMATION

- **BUILD #:** 40874
- **PLATFORM:** Steam
- **OS:** Windows 10

### ▶ ISSUE EXPERIENCED

❓ _DESCRIBE THE ISSUE IN DETAIL (below). Limit to ONE issue per thread._

I’m having big freezes on a regular basis while I’m playing.  
Any suggestions/ideas ?

Thanks in advance !

### ▶ FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

❓ _How often does the issue occur? CHOSE ONE; DELETE THE REST._

- **100%** of the time / matches I play (ALWAYS)

### ▶ REPRODUCTION STEPS

❓ _List the DETAILED STEPS we can take to reproduce the issue… Be descriptive!_

Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:

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### ▶ GAME FILES

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### ▶ IMAGE & ATTACHMENTS

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**Author:** ![Estefanus](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/estefanus/32/29601_2.png) [@Estefanus](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Estefanus)\
**Post date:** [October 14, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/experiencing-3-secondes-freezes-every-minute-during-multiplayer-matches-since-this-morning/103219/2 "2020-10-14T22:46:31Z")

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> [@Lag spikes every 5 seconds](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/lag-spikes-every-5-seconds/100779/10):
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> I have same problem. I was getting 110 fps with high settings.After last update I’m getting 90 fps with huge fps drops. Dropping to 10 fps. It’s annoying. Also I had game crash 2 times.

I think I know what you are experiencing. If possible, give restoring your windows a try. I know that it sounds too much and not a proper fix, but it helped me a lot.  
Wish you all the best anw.