Hi, I guess many people have encountered the issue of clicking and popping sound on Windows. It happens when the sound starts clicking after Windows comes out of sleep mode or after the computer has been turned on for some time. It’s really annoying. I tried to fix it as suggested online by disabling the C1 state of the processor and Processor Idle State in the BIOS, but that didn’t help. Does anyone know what else can be done? All drivers are up to date, motherboard: Gigabyte Aorus Pro B550.
Have disabled power saving on the usb ports? I never let my pc sleep. I turn it on, use it then turn it off. Sleep mode and leaving a pc on for a long time is never a great idea.
I’ll try that, but I’m not sure if it’ll help. The problem is that this glitch happens even when turning off the computer, not just putting it to sleep. Also, what’s strange is that it starts bothering me only after some time, like up to six months after reinstalling Windows. Before, reinstalling Windows was the only thing that helped, but that’s more of a workaround than a solution to the problem.
Turn off unnecessary services and programs that startup with the computer .,
anything that runs in the background.,
search for DPC spikes …
I have only Avast and ‘UA connect’ with ‘UAudio Usb Cpl’ in startup.
search for DPC spikes …
You mean like LatencyMon stuff?
Is Avast a virus killer program? If it is I would disable and use the windows one.
Yes latencyMon
My friend a DAW computer does not run programs like this that run in the background
and are cpu intensive i suggest that you run the windows one and also a word of advice
keep your DAW PC away from the internet and get another one for the Internet and general use
also Avast might be difficult to uninstall , you must also check what programs run also from startup …
A strange suggestion to disable the antivirus on a Ryzen 9 5900X computer with 64GB of 3400Hz RAM. Nevertheless, LatencyMon doesn’t show Avast causing DPC spikes, but ‘Kernel Mode Driver Framework’ or Wdf01000.sys is producing the most DPC.
There is no other programs except Avast and default universal audio driver in the startup.
Can you at least disable it to see if there is anything?..
Agreed. The windows one is quite unobtrusive. Unless someone is doing a lot of strange browsing it’s fine. A lot of others have a finger in all sorts which can cause problems. It’s got to be the first port of call before going down other routes. If disabled then the windows one will take over.
You have to go as doctors do start with only the minimal and add as you go along to find the culprit .
Disabled Avast, but it’s not the reason. As I mentioned earlier, everyone says it’s the processor C1 state and processor idling. However, disabling these two parameters didn’t work for me. So, I suspect there’s something else that I can’t identify.
You have to go as doctors do start with only the minimal and add as you go along to find the culprit .
I know, I’ve already tried a lot of the most obvious things. I’ve tested everything directly related to sound, and it didn’t help. Windows just starts acting up like this after some time following a reinstall.
The situation usually worsens over time, forcing me to reinstall Windows. At first, it’s just slight sound crackling after turning on the computer, but day by day, it gets worse until it ends up killing the audio interface driver. Switching to the default motherboard driver and back, or turning the audio interface off and on again, helps. However, over time, this stops working, and I need to restart Windows and try again. Sometimes, it eventually leads to a blue screen.
It looks that something is bothering your installation and it is a hardware related thing try disabling everything from the Bios/Uefi all peripherals as basic as it can be also services all basic …
Also is your audio interface a combination of 2 or more devices ?..
It looks that something is bothering your installation and it is a hardware related thing try disabling everything from the Bios/Uefi all peripherals as basic as it can be also services all basic …
In the BIOS, all settings are default except for the RAM frequency (I set the profile to 3400Hz). I also disabled the processor C1 state and processor idling, but that was after the sound started crackling. I’m not sure what else to disable; I’d have to Google each parameter, and there are a lot of them.
Also is your audio interface a combination of 2 or more devices ?..
Nope its only Universal Audio Volt476.
I also have a Kemper Profiler, and sometimes it’s recognized as an audio interface. It’s strange, but I don’t see it now among the audio devices, though I’m pretty sure it showed up before.
The clicks and pops that are increasing as time goes by can be caused by 2 or more digital audio devices connected together digitally drifting out of time if they are not in sync …
… But its turned off most of the time. And it didnt show as audio interface anymore. And maybe its Mandela effect or something 
My friend It is all up to you to find the problem you have to try and find out it doesn’t necessary means that it is the computer make things as simple as possible and add as you go along or take out until you find it good luck…
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I was just passing by and decided to finalize everything. I solved the problem. First, I reinstalled Windows once again, but that didn’t help. Then, I tried following a guide from Universal Audio that they sent me, and I got to the step where I had to disable all USB devices except for the audio interface. And that worked. It turned out you were right, the Kemper was recognized as an audio interface and was messing up the audio interface driver. Or maybe it was Windows doing it—doesn’t matter, the important thing is that disconnecting the Kemper from USB solved the issue.
Have a good day everyone!
I’m glad that i helped…
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