Never gotten this error but nothing's changed on my end: A running process may be interfering with the correct operation of AoE2 DE

:play_button: GAME INFORMATION

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  • GAME BUILD #: 20858544
  • GAME PLATFORM: Steam
  • OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10

:play_button: ISSUE EXPERIENCED

Kicked from multiplayer lobby match and given error.

:play_button: FREQUENCY OF ISSUE

  • Less than 25% of the time / matches I play (RARELY)

:play_button: REPRODUCTION STEPS

Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue

SYS INFO:

OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version 10.0.19043 Build 19043
Other OS Description Not Available
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name DESKTOP-1EHMVVE
System Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI
System Type x64-based PC
System SKU Default string
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT 8-Core Processor, 3801 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends International, LLC. F40g, 2025/03/11
SMBIOS Version 3.3
Embedded Controller Version 255.255
BIOS Mode UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
BaseBoard Product X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI

  1. Launch a 8p match with friends vs 150% ex ai

  2. Restart 4 times due to other bugs from other players getting kicked or crashing

  3. 5th game launches and we play and just as action is about to happen get kicked to the title screen

  4. I have nothing open besides Firefox DE, Opera, and MusicBee.

:play_button: EXPECTED RESULT

Play a minimum of 1 in 8 games to completion without having to spend 15 minutes restoring the match by sending the file 1 byte at a time. Do you have a bunch of Argentinian grandma’s locked in a room scribbling down 1s and 0s to send files between players? Why is it so slow anyway…

:play_button: IMAGE

:play_button: GAME FILES (SAVE / RECORDING)

MP Replay v101.103.31214.0 @2026.01.10 155906 (2).aoe2record (7.7 MB)