Windows 10: Sound cutting out when multiple programs are open.

Recently, my sound has been cutting out when I have multiple applications/programs are open. For example, I'm in a call with my friends on discord while playing a video game but also have music or a YouTube video playing. Sometimes, when I am switching between voice chats in discord or I try to pause my music or YouTube video, or even seemingly randomly, my discord audio cuts out entirely. I can still see the green activity circle when some talks, but I have to leave and join multiple times before it fixes itself. And then it inevitably happens again minutes or hours later. Sometimes, though, I try to leave the discord call and the application is unresponsive entirely. The same thing can happen with a video game I'm playing. The game freezes and I get the error message that it's not responding. And the same thing can happen with Spotify, too. Initially I thought it was an issue with discord and I contacted them but they said to call my ISP and reset the connection to the gateway, but no one else on my wifi was having any issues whatsoever. I have tried many things to try fix this, like updating my headset drivers or my GPU drivers. Or following online troubleshooting tutorials. One thing I have noticed is that no matter what, without fail, any time I join a discord call, the sounds that happen when you join or leave a voice chat, lags by a few seconds, and this is whether there are 20 programs open or just discord. I have a feeling this is problem with my CPU or GPU or something that is more difficult to fix, but I do not know how to go about solving any issue with that because I fear that I will mess something up and cause a much bigger problem. I don't know what is causing this issue and it has persisted for months now and I was determined to solve it on my own, but I simply cannot figure it out. Any help would be appreciated.

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Sound cuts out when in game and call

Hello Lilium,

We realize the inconvenience you are experiencing with Sound cut's out in between games and calls. We will certainly help you.

• What happens when you only play the game and not use any other application? Does the sound stay?
• Have you installed all pending Windows updates?

For now we suggest you to try the steps from the link below and check if it helps:

Fix sound problems

Let us know the status of the issue. We will be happy to assist you further.

Thank you.

 

Sony Sound Forge 7 won't open since Windows 10 upgrade

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(1) Tried some of the suggestions in regedit but didn't see all of the Sony entries listed in the steps

(2) Tried opening with "run as administrator" - didn't work.

Any suggestions?

 

Good surround sound headset

I know you say you're not that guy, but stepping into the $250+ range really brings a change in build quality that might have you never having to buy another set. Otherwise, getting 6 speakers with decent sound in a headset is hard, and that's what you are asking for, and I have no suggestions, but just a bump up the list. *Stick Out Tongue