Crackly internal sound, some USB devices not working properly

zinou said:

why not? it can help.

Are you using a headset? if yes, do the cracks occurs without the headset?

I usually have plugged in external speakers, but these exact cracks are audible on internal speakers as well.
Anyway, if I do anything else, I won't do it today, as it's late, see ya tommorow!

Msprg said:

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Yeah, and I should mention that, some time back, I did an "experiment" where I got "Double Driver" utility, backed up all the drivers from the clean windows install, and restored as much as I could on my current windows install. Needless to say, it did not do anything.

@zinou , @dalchina I am currently booted into clean install. WinVer show exactly same bulid number. Realtek driver is same on both systems (6.0.1.8554). Are there any tests to do now on the clean install you would suggest?

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I am also currently preparing for full backup and then possibly repair upgrade.

dalchina said:

I understood you don't have this problem on the clean install, therefore it would seem that on the other either
- some updates have been applied (drivers or WUpdate)
- one of the programs or other drivers configured are responsible.

I just want to assure myself, by doing a repair upgrade to the same version, do I outrule that Windows updates are to blame?

Well yes, of course your question is absolutely correct, one has the problem, other one doesn't, what are the differences.


The thing is... There is a lot of differences. Ranging from maybe more than 200 other programs installed, some of which have it's own services and drivers even, multiple development environments, with this dozens of drivers for development HW, to various tweaks done through winaero tweaker.


There is simply load of variables. The original plan was to do clean install as second boot, and if that clean won't have problems which it doesn't, then using that clean, installing everything I need progressively, and checking on the sound, but gosh it takes 4 months to set up cometely everything (because there is always that few programs that I only use one per 3 months, but when I do, I use them extensively, etc.)

Also this would assume that I would always be playing music of some sort, which sometimes just doesn't happen. I've had weeks, where I didn't even look at the Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud, not even watched a movie or a series, when I wondered why I even own speakers.


That's why I'm primarily picking route to diagnose or "blind repair" current system rather than starting clean altogether...