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Windows 11 sound problem
- In the latest cumulative update for windows 11 (10.0.22000.120)(KB5005188), The problem is solved for me.
Hope you guys also get resolved.
Audio on my new PC with Windows 11 worked perfectly from installation on 12/31/21 until two days ago, Jan. 14. That's when audio playback began to randomly cut out for a few seconds here and there.
My PC got a Cumulative Windows Update two days before on Jan. 12.
I'm willing to blame Microsoft for this one. Either or both of these Windows 11 updates are the likely culprits. Microsoft, are you listening?
2022-01 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 for x64-based Systems (KB5009566)
2022-01 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 11 for x64 (KB5008880)
Some additional information that may be helpful to Microsoft: since the 1/14/22 Windows 11 update, I've also experienced trouble with my Focusrite 8i6 audio interface. It was previously configured to 48khz / 24 bit depth for audio processing. Now, when Windows 11 boots, it only recognizes the Focusrite at 44khz / 16 bit depth. When I reset the Focusrite to 48/24, and then try to confirm that within either Studio One 4 or Windows audio controls, it reverts to the 44/16 default.
Bottom line: Windows 11 is very unstable for audio processing. I would not have ordered a new, powerful PC with Windows 11 had I known about this problem. Frankly, my studio work is dead in the water and I'm not amused.
- Today a new Windows 11 update arrived. After installation, the same audio issues exist. NO SOLUTION.
2022-01 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 for x64-based Systems (KB5010795)- I had enough and did a usb install back to win 10 and my issue remained but it wasn't adding up so I checked my x77 chipset drivers and they had been deleted. I didn't do a reinstall of windows yet after installing the driver inf. Everything is working now perfectly. Somehow during the update to 11 my mb chipset drivers were deleted. Check your chipset drivers yall.
