Hmm, bummer. Was worth a try.
Yeah, this issue has happened with every version of every audio interface I’ve ever had (MOTU, Focusrite, M-Audio and others).
If it’s somehow related to audio drivers I bet it’s a side-effect and not a root cause.
It will be my strong speculation that this is a Cubase issue until someone at Steinberg explains why it’s not.
I guess if the problem disappears for us all, in some future version of Cubase, we’ll have our answer.
Hanging on exit isn’t a showstopper, but sure erodes confidence in the application being “Pro.”
As someone who has lost hard-drives many times, any time something hangs with potential write buffers or files left open, it’s cringe-worthy to have to end processes forcibly, shutdown or even cold restart.
You’re always left wondering if the project will load properly next time and without any corrupt prefs, or worse.