I tried both uninstalling and disabling the device under "Sound, video and game controllers" and still seeing Windows Audio service stopping when connecting my Logitech webcam (mine is C910). Also tried that on the other devices associated with the webcam (e.g. mic under "Audio inputs and outputs" and camera under "Camers") but still seeing Windows Audio stopping.
I did however find a solution that isn't ideal but workable: install Logitech Capture.
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/software/capture.html
The not so ideal part:
- Logitech Capture has not been updated for Windows 11, which means it's not compatible with Core Isolation. So, during the install, you will see an error and be prompted to disable Core Isolation. The good news is that after rebooting, everything works, i.e. Windows Audio no longer crashes and mic+camera work.
- So, if you want to keep the protection offered by this new Windows 11 feature, then don't install Logitech Capture. Read more about Core Isolation here.
- If you install Capture but now want to uninstall it to reenable Core Isolation, then you may find that the driver files are left around after the uninstall, preventing you from reenabling Core Isolation. Windows will show you the names of the driver files, so you just need to search for them in c:\Windows\system32 and manually delete them.