After I changed the windows power profile to high performance, I no longer experience any of the nuances I had a lot of before: "Audio engine has stopped unexpectedly" Stutters and crashes.
I've read about it before, but never got around to do it until recently.
Two projects in. All problems gone. That feels pretty d*mn cool.
Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog box.
Type in the following text, and then press Enter.
powercfg.cpl
In the Power Options window, under Select a power plan, choose High Performance.
If you do not see the High Performance option, click the down arrow next to Show additional plans.