Windows 10: Application Foundry VTT v10 sound mutes when FOCUSED, unmutes when UNFOCUSED!

Hello all. New to this forum so please let me know if I screw up somehow. I am running Windows 11 Pro 10.0.22621 Build 22621. I am using the VTT software Foundry. A few months ago, it started to exhibit this bizarre behavior: https://youtu.be/v1MZ1qxKwSY That's right. When the app is in FOCUS, it mutes! When UNFOCUSED, it plays. I've contacted Foundry tech support and they have no ideas. They suggest it is a Windows problem. COMMUNICATIONS: I have already checked that Sound Settings > Communication is set to "Do Nothing" when Comm software detected. ANY help you all can provide will b

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