Windows 10: Why is this super common audio crackling/popping issue still being ignored?

This thread by /u/BakerBoy__ from 6 months ago is a pretty good history of the issue.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/cgyul2/audio_crackling_and_popping/

There is a very simple video on YouTube with reproduction steps. I suspect many people with Windows 10 PCs are able to reproduce this issue. I have been able to reproduce this issue on multiple Windows PCs, including my work PC--everything with the latest updates.

10 Second Reproduction Steps

Maybe this is a Realtek issue, but with how common this is it would be great to at least see an official response to this. For most people most of the time it's minor, but if you're doing something where you hear that popping every 10-15 seconds it gets painful and maddening. I'm sure I'm going to regret the amount of emotion in this post, I just can't help it...I can't stand having this crackling in my ears constantly.

This ended up helping slightly, but not fixing the issue.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/8gd82r/audio_popping_after_upgrade_try_this/

I'm open to trying new things to fix it, but please don't suggest something unless it's fixed the issue for someone else. A lot of people suggested re-installing Windows on other threads, but that's a lot of work if it's not going to fix the issue, and I haven't seen a single person report that fixing the issue. I've also already tried rebooting, reinstalling drivers, running LatencyMon, etc.

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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?

 

Audio Pop/Stutter/Crackle When Stopping Audio


I've been having this issue for the past two days, and I've tried everything to no avail.
Basically this is the issue:
I get a pop/crackle when I suddenly stop audio.
What I'm running:

• Schiit Uber Stack.
• Win 10 PC.

What I've tried:

• Tried onboard audio, still get the problem.
• Tried onboard audio on both my PC and laptop, still get the problem.
• Tried my stack on both PC and laptop, still get the problem.
• Tried using a DPC latency checker, everything seems fine there.
• Tried different headphones just in case, wasn't the issue.
• Tried changing audio format, still get the problem.
• +literally tried 99 other things *Tongue

That pop is happening when I suddenly stop the sound effect. I get that pop when a Windows notification shows up. My friend's voice on Discord also pops every couple of seconds (100% sure it's not his mic).
Any help is appreciated!
(Just to clarify, I made sure it's not a hardware issue, so something within Win 10 is screwing with me)

I WILL LITERALLY PAYPAL ANYONE WHO FINDS ME A SOLUTION $10 *chuckle

(Yup, I'm losing my mind and I'm that desperate lol)

 

Crackling audio. Skyrim + other games

No idea what either of those are.