how long is steam maintenance on tuesday

Steam's weekly maintenance usually happens on Tuesdays, typically between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM Eastern Time (EST) or around 4:00 PM Pacific Time (PST). The routine maintenance generally lasts under an hour, commonly around 5 to 10 minutes, but can occasionally be shorter or extend longer depending on the complexity of the updates. Maintenance is scheduled during this time because it tends to have the lowest global user impact, though it can cause temporary disruptions in accessing the store, community features, or launching games. Users are often advised to plan around this window. Steam sometimes announces these schedules in advance, and if issues persist after maintenance, restarting the Steam client usually helps resolve them.