# 🛠️ Server Maintenance - Wednesday, September 2 - I, II, III DE, and IV **URL:** \ **Category:** 📢 News & Announcements\ **Created:** [September 1, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-wednesday-september-2-i-ii-iii-de-and-iv/289214 "2026-09-01T20:24:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **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:** [September 1, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-wednesday-september-2-i-ii-iii-de-and-iv/289214/1 "2026-09-01T20:24:04Z")
![Server_Maintenance_Image_2](https://cdn.ageofempires.com/aoe-forums/original/3X/f/f/ff4b2316aa299c3b67c271b4b46abedb3badfcc7.jpeg) **WHAT** : Server Maintenance (Multiplayer Servers) **WHEN** : 2026-09-02T21:00:00Z **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, September 2nd** , 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! ---
**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:** [September 1, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-wednesday-september-2-i-ii-iii-de-and-iv/289214/2 "2026-09-01T20:30:24Z")
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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:** [September 2, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-wednesday-september-2-i-ii-iii-de-and-iv/289214/3 "2026-09-02T21:01:35Z")
Server maintenance is kicking off now! Apologies for the disruption. Updates will be posted in the thread linked above. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2026, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-wednesday-september-2-i-ii-iii-de-and-iv/289214/4 "2026-09-02T22:43:25Z")
**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! ---
**Author:** ![McBluZz](https://forums.ageofempires.com/user_avatar/forums.ageofempires.com/mcbluzz/32/36221_2.png) [@McBluZz](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/McBluZz)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2026, 11:05pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-wednesday-september-2-i-ii-iii-de-and-iv/289214/5 "2026-09-02T23:05:08Z")
I was able to connect to the servers and play a ranked game 27m after the server maintenance kick-off btw. It was my 5th ranked match and its as if the match never happened. It doesnt appear on client match history… but it does on [aoe4world.com](https://aoe4world.com/players/76561198115095943). This already happened to me multiple times across the past 2 months, like 4 or 5 times. Can you look into this?