Excessive non-random audio popping/static with all media (Win 7/10)

Computer Type: PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: MSI Aegis
OS: Win 11
CPU: i7 13700F
Motherboard: MSI B660M-A
Memory: 32GB
Graphics Card: NVIDIA 3060
Sound Card: Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays: 27" LG
Screen Resolution: 1920X1080
Keyboard: MSI
Mouse: MSI
PSU: 650 Gold Plus
Case: MSI
Cooling: MSI
Hard Drives: MSI 1Tb M.2 2280 NVMe for Win 11 2TB conventional drive for recording projects and backup
Internet Speed: 400 Mb/sec downlink
Browser: Edge , Firefox
Antivirus: Windows Defender
Other Info: Recording Studio using Cakewalk (Sonar) and Studio One 4.6Pro. MOTU Ultralite MK5 recording interface unit.

Computer Type: Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number: Dell Inspiron 15 5577
OS: Win 10 Home
CPU: 7th gen i5
Motherboard: Dell
Memory: 8 GB
Graphics Card: NVIDIA
Sound Card: Realtek
Monitor(s) Displays: Dell
Screen Resolution: 1920X1080
Keyboard: Dell
Mouse: Logitech
PSU: Dell
Case: Dell
Cooling: Dell
Hard Drives: 250GB SSD
Internet Speed: 100Mb/sec downlink
Browser: Edge
Antivirus: Windows Defender
Other Info: Recording studio DAW PC. NVIDIA is disabled and Intel CPU Video used when using recording studio apps due to Latency dropouts.