Windows 10: My audio keeps crackling out.

Hello, I seem to have a problem with my built-in audio device for my laptop. Whenever I find a solution on the internet and then try that solution, it works but only for a few minutes and then it comes back. How do I fix this?

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Audio Crackling

Recently, I've noticed that the audio with my speakers and headphones is "crackling". It doesn't seem to matter what the volume is set at, nor what program I'm running. If I'm playing a game, the audio crackles. If I'm listening to music, the audio crackles.
I've tried downloading/updating my audio drivers, but nothing seems to help.

 

Crackling audio. Skyrim + other games

USB headphones have never been kind to me. They always hiss, pop and crackle. The fact that you can hear it when no audio is being played suggests it's a power /connection issue.

Do you have any 3.5mm or RCA based headphones you can try?

 

Windows 10 Crackling Audio

I work as a DJ and recognize that crackle in other equipment. It's not something a driver installation will fix. It's what happens when speakers are underpowered by an amp. In this case the amp is being regulated to underpower by the Microsoft power settings.
Go to the battery icon in the bottom right corner. Click on "power and sleep setting." Where it says under "Related settings" click "additional power settings." If "High Performance" isn't an option listed there you can find it under "Show Additional Plans."
Select it. You're going to be using your battery faster but you'll probably kill or at least diminish the crackle. I have to keep this as my default setting and just keep my laptop plugged in for the most part because for me audio crackle at a gig is like
farting in church, sure you can do it, but you're sitting in your own pew. In the end Microsoft will have to fix this.