# 🛠️ Server Maintenance - Thursday, September 3 - I, II, III DE, and IV

**URL:** <https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-thursday-september-3-i-ii-iii-de-and-iv/289231>\
**Category:** 📢 News & Announcements\
**Created:** [September 2, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-thursday-september-3-i-ii-iii-de-and-iv/289231 "2026-09-02T23:14:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![aocashleylynn](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/aocashleylynn/32/29254_2.png) [@aocashleylynn](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/aocashleylynn)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-thursday-september-3-i-ii-iii-de-and-iv/289231/1 "2026-09-02T23:14:40Z")

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![Server_Maintenance_Image_2](https://cdn.ageofempires.com/aoe-forums/original/3X/f/f/ff4b2316aa299c3b67c271b4b46abedb3badfcc7.jpeg)

**WHAT** : Server Maintenance (Multiplayer Servers)

**WHEN** : 2026-09-03T22:00:00Z

**EST. DOWNTIME** : 1-2 HOURS

**GAMES & PLATFORMS:**

- Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store )
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store / XBOX / PlayStation 5 )
- Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store )
- Age of Empires IV (Steam / Microsoft Store / XBOX / PlayStation 5 )

**OBJECTIVES:**

- Follow up maintenance to address an issue encountered with event, mastery, achievements and challenges. See our Known Issues page for updates: [https://aoe.ms/AgeIV-KnownIssues](https://aoe.ms/AgeIV-KnownIssues)

**DETAILS:**

This coming **Thursday, September 3rd** , the platform team will be taking the multiplayer servers down for regular maintenance.

> - **Online matchmaking will be disabled exactly one hour before the maintenance window to prevent disruption to newly-formed matches.**

> - **Any matches still in progress at the start of the maintenance window will be disrupted when the servers are taken offline.**

> - **DURING THE MAINTENANCE WINDOW, YOU WILL STILL BE ABLE TO LAUNCH THE GAME, BUT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MATCHMAKE OR ACCESS ANY ONLINE FEATURES.**

To prevent any interruptions, **we recommend wrapping up any games at least 10 minutes before the maintenance window.** The downtime is expected to last between **1 and 2 hours**. You can watch this thread for any changes to the schedule as they arise, as well as the all-clear when the maintenance is complete.

Thank you for your patience!

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**Author:** ![LadyMathea](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/ladymathea/32/132225_2.png) [@LadyMathea](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/LadyMathea)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 10:01pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-thursday-september-3-i-ii-iii-de-and-iv/289231/2 "2026-09-03T22:01:21Z")

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Server maintenance is kicking off now! Apologies for the disruption. Updates will be posted in the thread linked above.

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**Author:** ![LadyMathea](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/ladymathea/32/132225_2.png) [@LadyMathea](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/LadyMathea)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-thursday-september-3-i-ii-iii-de-and-iv/289231/3 "2026-09-03T22:26:35Z")

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**Server Maintenance COMPLETE!** If you experience any NEW issues as a result of the maintenance, please post them to this thread. If you cannot connect, please reach out to our Support team so they can work with you to investigate! [https://support.ageofempires.com](https://support.ageofempires.com/hc/ "https://support.ageofempires.com/hc/")

Enjoy your games!