Windows 10: Windows 11 Audio Crackling when CPU usage is high

System:CPU: Intel i5-12400fMB: MSI PRO B660-A DDR4GPU: Intel Arc A770RAM: 16GB G-Skill 3200MHzPSU: Corsair CX650MCPU Fan: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SEOS: Windows 11Hi everyone, i have a problem with my recent build. I upgraded my MB and CPU recently, aswell as installed Windows 11. Now everytime i do anything remotely "CPU intensive" my audio just crackles.E.g. having YouTube run in the background and simply opening the task manager is enough for the audio to crackle for a second. This is also not limited to YouTube, i also tried the windows media player, same problem. It goes so far,

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High CPU usage of audiodg.exe and sound crackles.

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I am using Windows 10 Creators Update (OS Build 15063.13) on DELL 5378 2-in-1 notebook. I tried all above steps , uninstall / reinstall etc. Realtek Audio Driver version is 6.0.1.8029 (Latest from DELL / Windows Update )

Issues

1. Sound Crackles (even in headphone)

2. audiodg.exe is taking 4-7% CPU when any music file is played.

Due to above high CPU use (even when all audio enhancement disabled), my Laptop heats up quickly and CPU usage remains always high.

Same music played on my another dell laptop with realtek HD driver running windows 7 shows ~0% CPU Use.

Akhilesh

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High CPU usage from Windows Audio.

Hello johnpdk, welcome to our community.

I suggest you follow the steps on this site: How To Fix audiodg.exe High CPU Usage on Windows 11/10.

(This is not a microsoft site but it contains reliable solutions that can help you)

 

Windows 10 & 11 idle high ssd usage and high cpu usage

Hi Dushan. I'm Greg, 10 years awarded Windows MVP, specializing in Installation, Performance, Troubleshooting and Activation, here to help you.

1) Run the SSD maker's diagnostic toolkit from the Support Downloads web page for the drive model; if none then use one of these:

https://mashtips.com/ssd-health-test-and-perfor.... If it fails contact the SSD's Support under warrranty if it's within a year of purchase.

Follow this with a full Disk Check: https://www.groovypost.com/howto/check-hard-dri...

2) Fixes for high SSD usage in Windows 10 and 11:

https://thegeekpage.com/100-disk-usage/

https://nerdschalk.com/how-to-fix-100-disk-usag...

https://allthings.how/how-to-fix-windows-11-hig...

3) Fixes for high CPU usage in WIndows 11:

https://devsjournal.com/fix-high-cpu-usage-in-w...

https://allthings.how/how-to-fix-windows-11-hig...

https://www.howtoedge.com/solve-100-or-high-cpu...







4) Run System File Checker/DISM in WIndows 11:

https://www.elevenforum.com/t/use-system-file-c...

5) If that doesn't fix it then you can do a Windows 11 Repair Upgrade which reinstalls Windows while saving your files and apps in place, brings it up to the latest version by the most stable method, takes about an hour and resolves most problems: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/repair-install-wi...

Feel free to ask back any questions. Please report back results for all steps given so I know what else to suggest if necessary.

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