# 🛠 Server Maintenance - Wednesday, March 25 - I, II, III DE, and IV **URL:** \ **Category:** 📢 News & Announcements\ **Created:** [March 23, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-wednesday-march-25-i-ii-iii-de-and-iv/284966 "2026-03-23T19:35:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Evokexsand](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/evokexsand/32/172798_2.png) [@Evokexsand](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Evokexsand)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-wednesday-march-25-i-ii-iii-de-and-iv/284966/1 "2026-03-23T19:35:32Z")
![Server_Maintenance_Image_2](https://cdn.ageofempires.com/aoe-forums/original/3X/f/f/ff4b2316aa299c3b67c271b4b46abedb3badfcc7.jpeg) **WHAT** : Server Maintenance (Multiplayer Servers) **WHEN** : 2026-03-25T21:00:00Z **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:** - Routine server maintenance; no player-facing changes. **DETAILS:** This coming **Wednesday, March 25** , the platform team will be taking the multiplayer servers down for a **backend fix needed after the last maintenance**. Please note: > - **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! ---
**Author:** ![Evokexsand](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/evokexsand/32/172798_2.png) [@Evokexsand](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Evokexsand)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-wednesday-march-25-i-ii-iii-de-and-iv/284966/2 "2026-03-24T21:01:49Z")
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**Author:** ![Evokexsand](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/evokexsand/32/172798_2.png) [@Evokexsand](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Evokexsand)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-wednesday-march-25-i-ii-iii-de-and-iv/284966/3 "2026-03-25T21:00:30Z")
Server maintenance is kicking off now! Apologies for the disruption. Updates will be posted in the thread linked above. ---
**Author:** ![Texaslizard](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/texaslizard/32/146888_2.png) [@Texaslizard](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Texaslizard)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 9:31pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-wednesday-march-25-i-ii-iii-de-and-iv/284966/4 "2026-03-25T21:31:02Z")
Forgive me, but where can I find the patch notes for this? ---
**Author:** ![Evokexsand](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/evokexsand/32/172798_2.png) [@Evokexsand](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Evokexsand)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-wednesday-march-25-i-ii-iii-de-and-iv/284966/5 "2026-03-25T21:57:59Z")
There isn’t patch notes. It’s a routine server maintenance; no player-facing changes. ---
**Author:** ![Evokexsand](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/evokexsand/32/172798_2.png) [@Evokexsand](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/Evokexsand)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-wednesday-march-25-i-ii-iii-de-and-iv/284966/6 "2026-03-25T22:40:08Z")
**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/) Enjoy your games!