@trmupstage
Real-time audio processing requires exclusive access to threads, and does not respond well to Windows management of thread sharing (i.e. hyper-threading). Even on my 32 core 256GB ram system I run, it craps itself if hyper-threading is not disabled. And, the problem you are having with loosing control of your system during audio playback, your session has already crashed. And the dump-logs will not be helpful if its a SMP issue (Intel’s Bios naming convention for hyper-threading).
Here are my recommended PC Audio System Settings, as a starting point:
