First of all, this audio problem is really annoying. I feel you. And you have a more powerful machine than mine, so it should be fine working with the audio interface and more than capable of handling audio works.
I want to update my machine condition right now. Been spending weeks and sleepless nights to investigate the problem and looking for solution. After my last update here, I still found audio dropouts though is rare. But, I finally fix the problem somehow.
And after it finished resetting your PC, let windows find all of the driver needed, install the yamaha steinberg usb driver, and connect your audio interface. I found that this method helps someone in some audio forums out there.
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