Every Windows installation since January 2023 Has had Unusable AUDIO / Crackling / Popping

Audio crackling. On EVERY Windows 10/11 Device (Cannot find a PC that will not)

Popping on pause and playback of certain sounds. Windows Related issue likely but Effects ALL audio devices and makes them unusable for certain applications.

Ways to recreate easily.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqzGzwTY-6w

Pause and unpause this video and OR slide the volume slider while playing. (Crackling popping will be heard)

This issue has made me unable to use my PC properly for 2 years, I bought a Audigy FX V2 to try and fix this issue thinking it was the ALC4080 causing the issue on the 6th motherboard I bought for this issue. but it isnt 4080 as its disabled in bios. 

 

I will list ALL I have tried to fix this issue and the specs below. I cannot get a word from Microsoft that isnt "Reinstall your drivers or buy a new motherboard" Of which I have tried Infinite due to being a PC build/Configurator. Every PC built for a customer or myself or even a prebuilt DELL audio crackles and snaps on end of playback.

 

Current Spec                                    

i5 12600KF

MSI Unify Z690 MEG

32GB Crucial pro 6000MHZ

RTX3060 Ventus 2X

MSI GL650

NVME/SATA SSD

Creative Audigy FX V2

 

Note this issue is on EVERY PC, including my Fathers i3 All in one Dell. and friends gaming PCs in different countries. as well as customers with PCs built are querying this too. But been ignored for years when a Microsoft agent says "reinstall your drivers or replace your PC as it is broken" Ignoring the fact every PC has this issue with every Driver. ITS A WINDOWS ISSUE.

 

I have tried Updating Drivers/RealTEK/BIOS/Windows10/11 from scratch

No matter if custom built or a DELL straight from thee manufacturer.

Regedit Realtek Power settings (FF FF FF FF) (00 00 00 00)

Changed GPU (All 3 brands tested INTEL ARC / RADEON / NVIDIA)

Nvidia Power settings/Intel/AMD

Changing Refresh rate to 60hz.

Windows Power settings (bios and In OS)

Setting varying Sound settings from 16bit 44100 to 24Bit 192000 (All devices)

Disabling all drivers to audio and using windows sonic (Same issue)

USB sound card, Creative SE, Creative Audigy FX V2 / Non brand USB DAC / FDIT Sound card (5x Sound cards) and None

Changing Buffer size, Latency Compensation using ASIO

Force Resampling to 44.1K

Force WDM Driver to 16 Bit

Turning off windows Fast start

Turning off Hardware acceleration on all APPS.

All new peripherals, wires and audio devices. (Again I build PCs I have infinite)

Tried 1 Monitor not 2 or 3

Enabled "Listening back to my own device" on mute to keep a Chip running.

Disabling WIFI/Ethernet/Bluetooth/Ethernet

Different Properties and Computers. (This issue is present in Norway/Germany/UK on all PCs)

XMP on/Off (Different speeds)

Bitlocker Off

Windows 10 and 11 Reinstalls (Pro version/Home)

Overclocking and underclocking

Every Chipset/CPU possible (From AMD AM4+A320s to B450s/B550s/LGA 1700 H610s/Z690s)

PCI Gen 3 or 4 instead of 5

M.2 Gen 2 instead of 4

EVERY SINGLE DRIVER HAS BEEN EXPLORED FOR ALL SPECS

Microsoft Audio Endpoint Driver

Safe mode on any PC

DAC from SPDIF Conversion

Sound cards - Audigy FX V2 / SE + onboard of 40+ Motherboards codec

 

Certain games are unplayable. 

CS2- Audio crackles if someone uses MIC

Cyberpunk-Engines crackle

Red dead 2, Loading new Areas crackles

Ultimate admiral Dreadnoughts - Crackles when shooting

Warthunder when changing camera it crackles and pops.

Steam notifications/Windows

Turning off a alarm makes a large crackle via snooze button.

it doesnt take 2 Seconds to find thousands with this issue since January 2023. Its also lead to many moving to Steam OS or Abuntu. nearly 3 years of many of us screaming for Microsoft to fix this just to be ignored.

Examples of many with the same issue. Also could I take legal issue if this has effected my business and reputation?

https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/audio-popping-and-crackling-out-of-nowhere.3881283/page-2

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/wmmrum/audio_crackling_pop_on_windows_11/

https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Audio/Audio-randomly-crackles-through-speakers-since-windows-11/td-p/8692219