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Still battling ndis.sys latency issues
For more than a year now i've been trying to get rid of latency issues on my pc. According to latencymon they appear due to ndis.sys driver spikes which tend to appear at random intervals when i browse and refresh pages or download something. Remarkably though they do not appear while i play online or at least i do not notice them.
Those spikes produce noticeable sound distortions/pops when watching movies or videos on youtube.
Recently i've made a complete fresh reinstallation of windows 10 and updated it to 1607 but unfortunately the stutter is still there.
I've also been talking to Asus support and writing on Intel's forums, and while Asus keeps shifting blame on Intel they in return keep insisting that there are no issue's with their network devices. I've also tried different drivers and recommendations like disabling "interrupt moderation" or "offload/upload" settings in network driver settings, or removing wan miniport drivers.
There are also multiple threads about this issue on Intel's forums but unfortunately they are all related to older network devices and the usual recommendation is to install older drivers which aren't compatible with my device.
I've been hoping that someone might have figured it out over the passed year or might be interested enough to help me fix this issue since it's probably the only one i've got left with my new rig and it's driving me crazy.
After updating to 1607 i've also noticed that a new device started appearing from time to time in a device manager called "wan miniport" and when it appears - the stutter seems to be intensifying right from the start instead of slowly appearing over a few hours like it usually does. So i've recently removed those drivers via registry and in a safe mode.
I've also tried using separate Realtek network card and it seems that the latency issues appeared anyway. The only way they do not appear is if i don't use internet or switch off all network devices/remove network cable. Also when i plug and unplug the network cable - ndis.sys goes into a crazy mode which is the reason im thinking that this is related to intel's network adapter.
At this point i've tried just about everything but im willing to try more suggestions like tweaking more network driver settings or bios settings if someone can recommend them.
My system is:
Windows 10 Pro 1607
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VIII Hero
Network adapter: Intel I-219V