It might be worth showing your full power scheme to the world:
- Open an Administrative command prompt (Right click start area, Command Prompt (Admin))
- Type PowerCfg /l - This will give a command line list of all your power schemas.
- The active schema will have a * at the end of it's entry: Make a note of the long number that schema has
- Type PowerCfg -query [Long Number you made a note of] >> "%UserProfile%\Desktop\PowerScheme.txt"
- On your desktop, there should be a notepad file called PowerScheme.txt - Open this file, copy the entire contents, and past it into a post. We can all have a look and try to see what's going on with you.
To Help you out, this is what my PowerCfg /l gave me:
Existing Power Schemes (* Active)
-----------------------------------
Power Scheme GUID: 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e  (Balanced) *
Power Scheme GUID: 8c5e7fda-e8bf-4a96-9a85-a6e23a8c635c  (High performance)
Power Scheme GUID: a1841308-3541-4fab-bc81-f71556f20b4a  (Power saver)
And this is what I typed in for the next line:
PowerCfg -query 381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e >> "%UserProfile%\Desktop\PowerScheme.txt"
In perticular, it will be intresting to see if your config has the Minimum processor state and Maximum processor state section. An example section is:
    Power Setting GUID: 893dee8e-2bef-41e0-89c6-b55d0929964c  (Minimum processor state)
      Minimum Possible Setting: 0x00000000
      Maximum Possible Setting: 0x00000064
      Possible Settings increment: 0x00000001
      Possible Settings units: %
    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000005
    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000005
    Power Setting GUID: bc5038f7-23e0-4960-96da-33abaf5935ec  (Maximum processor state)
      Minimum Possible Setting: 0x00000000
      Maximum Possible Setting: 0x00000064
      Possible Settings increment: 0x00000001
      Possible Settings units: %
    Current AC Power Setting Index: 0x00000064
    Current DC Power Setting Index: 0x00000064

PowerCfg -query [Long Number you made a note of] >> "%UserProfile%\Desktop\PowerScheme.txt"

shmuelyosef
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I used to try and have everything always live on dedicated channels with several interfaces, but ran into similar issues a few years back. I have now simplified down to a 'staged' approach. 

I completely understand & can appreciate that. It works for you. Unfortunately we all do not have the same needs & intentions.
 
I have an in-rack mixer (Behringer pro 8 channel) and patch panel Behringer 24x2 with per channel half/full/thru normalling) that allows me to swap instruments in and out easily (using half-normals on the patch panel) with my 'main' setup always patched through. I use my Saffire Pro 40 for the main stuff, but it's back panel is also brought out to a front panel that I made up. I also have 8 ADAT channels (in an actual ADAT that I only use the A/D converters) running into the ADAT input on the saffire for extra channels. My Mackie mixer feeds those. For MIDI, I use a single channel and I'm just anal about using the sub-channels...I typically have 4 of 5 MIDI input devices, but they are all coded to a unique channel and I just connect them in/out/thru. That way, I can have up to 16 soft-synths...each on unique channels.  
 
 Nice set up you got. For me It is very frustrating that this set up worked with X2 but will not with X3.
 
Not trying to start a fight...just putting a thought out there...


No offense taken at all... Honestly I appreciate everyone's pov. I'm learning alot. Seems it's the software & windows drivers not my system? My objective is to have my set up the way I imagine it but it's looking less likely with Windows. I was warned to switch to Mac & logic when I was upgrading my PC. You know what they say about a hard head.