2 seconds sound delay. Power saving?

Hi guys, I have the following sound problem on my newly installed Windows 10. When I don't use audio on my PC, meaning not watching any videos or listening to music, let's say, reading an article - it seems that my sound card goes to sleep after a few minutes.

Then, I try to play a song in WMP for example - the first 2 seconds or so I don't hear anything, then the sound card "wakes up" or something and the audio is back with no interruptions or anything like that. I mean there is no problem with the sound itself. So, if I'm not at my computer, I don't hear any shorts sounds at all. I mean system sounds or new incoming mail sounds etc. Because by the time sound card is "awake", the sound has already ended.

I went through all possible settings in Windows, power saving modes, reinstalled drivers for my motherboard... I mean everything I could think of. Nothing helps. Does someone have a solution for this? Thank you in advance.

The sound card is built-in, on Gigabyte B85M motherboard.

Hello makera. You and I seem to be the only people in the whole world that have this problem. I posted on 10forums and no one has the slightest idea what I was talking about. Anyway, I am posting a reply to you because the problem seemed to correct itself over the 3 months I have had my Dell xps13. The sound is still flakey though and Realtek audio still has huge problems. I blame the worst Windows version ever released: the fraudulent Windows 10 Creators Update.

Spunk: Why would you tell me to download a driver for a Gigabyte motherboard when I have a Dell motherboard. Are you a real human or a bot?

Sheeeesh CountMike! Makera posted a year ago.Why didn't Spunk reply then?

You guys like to necrothread lols

Ha! theveterans. I just learned a new word. However, it is really necro. No one in tenforums can help us.