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I saw this tip described in Maximum PC. While the magazine is dedicated to gamers, pro audio users share some of the same problems with Windows.
This tip will force Windows to initialize all drivers when it starts up.
Start button
Settings icon (the gear)
System
Power and Sleep
on the right, click on Additional Power Settings
on the left, Choose What the Power Buttons Do
Change settings that are currently unavailable
DESELECT Turn on Fast Startup (Recommended)
EDIT: read the posts below for WHY this might be helpful to you.
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This was a tip I got from Focusrite Tech Support back in the days of Windows 8.0
It has been an ongoing problem with older Focusrite interfaces such as the 2i2 and 2i4 starting with Windows 8.0 on up to today.
If you put your PC to sleep or in hibernation with Fast Startup on, many times the audio will be highly distorted when it comes back on. This simple trick fixed my problem years ago and I also highly recommend it.
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This is interesting Matt. I'm always looking to tweak a bit more performance from my system. In the past, I have left this at the default: "Turn on fast startup". What advantages does having Win 10 initialize all drivers provide?
Appreciate your experienced insight.
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I'll have to give this a try. My Behringer interface does not have an on/off switch. You have to unplug and replug the USB cable to turn it off, then back on.
I have found that if I reboot my computer, the Behringer is unresponsive until I unplug/replug the USB cable (after the computer has finished booting). I'll have to try this tip to see if the unit re-initializes on a reboot. I'll report back later this evening after work.
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John, try it. I remembered this while thinking about the annoyances James Francisco has been having with his Steinberg interface. However, I think a reboot forces loading drivers and I don't think this will solve your particular problem.
Jeff, jcland gave you the best reason to do this in the post just above yours. When Windows hibernates, this restarts the drivers.
I can't think of a downside to doing this for computers using digital audio. The additional time to load drivers will hardly matter.
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Amazing tip, Matt. I have often experienced that my Focusrite wouldn't restart correctly after Windows had a little nap. This will probably solve it (at least it seems logical) - I didn't know about this before.
Thank you!
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Have you tired setting the Behringer service(s) to "Automatic (delayed start)" in local services?
PS if you have no idea what or how to set services then leave alone
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Hi, Larry -
I have not tried that yet (but do know how to do it). I didn't get a chance to check the other setting last night; hopefully tonight.
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<<< PS if you have no idea what or how to set services then leave alone <<< Larry, here in the south, saying "don't try this" or "leave it alone" is just another way of saying "I Dare You" 
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Thanx for the info Matt. That is one thing that I didn't know about. I just reset it on my music computer.
Back in my day the only time we started panic buying was when the bartender shouted "last call"!
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<<< PS if you have no idea what or how to set services then leave alone <<< Larry, here in the south, saying "don't try this" or "leave it alone" is just another way of saying "I Dare You" Up here it "don't try this" or "leave it alone" means "Oh yea, here hold my beer"!
Back in my day the only time we started panic buying was when the bartender shouted "last call"!
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Why do you let your computers go to sleep? There is no advantage to it.
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Amazing tip, Matt. I have often experienced that my Focusrite wouldn't restart correctly after Windows had a little nap. This will probably solve it (at least it seems logical) - I didn't know about this before.
Thank you!
Will Here is the original reply back from Focusrite on my problem. This was back in 2015. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Hello Joseph, Thank you for your email. I'm sorry to hear you are having trouble with your Scarlett 2i4, but happy to help! This issue has to do with "Fast Boot" in newer versions of Windows. Fast Boot means that when the computer shuts down it doesn't actually do a full and complete shut down, but a Hibernate state, similar to a deeper Sleep Mode. This keeps certain drivers turned on in the hibernate state, like our sound drivers, and then may not reload them properly. Unplugging the unit will cause the driver to unload and reload fresh. Turning off Fast Boot should fix this issue. Please let me know how you come along. If this doesn't solve your issues, please let us know so that we can help you further. Best regards. -- Focusrite Technical Support" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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I have been unplugging my Focusrite for years!
Thanks for the suggestion
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Why do you let your computers go to sleep? There is no advantage to it. Faster restart time?
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Right, faster restart time. But I have never used hibernation on a PC that does digital audio projects. However, I realized reading about problems that others may not avoid hibernation as I do, and the tip could help.
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Why do you let your computers go to sleep? There is no advantage to it. Faster restart time? If you just let them run 24/7 there is zero restart time.
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Why do you let your computers go to sleep? There is no advantage to it. Yes there is. Sleep was originally developed to extend battery life on laptops. You take a brief break and close the lid on your laptop and any windows open as well as their current state are saved in your PC's RAM. Now, when you open your laptop's lid, it's as if you never left. The time it takes to bring everything back to life takes only a second or two. If your battery nears the point of death while in sleep mode, your PC will automatically save your place onto the hard drive and will resume whenever it is plugged back into power. On a desktop, where you don't have a battery option, something called hybrid sleep takes care of the threat of losing your work when in sleep mode. So on a desktop, the main argument in favor of using sleep is to avoid losing your work. On a laptop it’s to avoid losing your work and to avoid using up your battery during periods of inactivity.
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If you just let them run 24/7 there is zero restart time. Yes, that would work. I actually develop software that runs 24/7 in 'lights-out' server rooms. The applications never get shutdown. However, I don't do that with my music systems. I can't see the point, considering energy use, disk drive operation etc, but YMMV. 
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Letting a Windows computer run 24/7 isn’t a good idea either. Not only does it use energy needlessly as Videotrack just mentioned, but Windows has a tendency to run out of what it calls resources. If you only ran one program on that computer, then that’s fine, but normal users multitask. All is takes is one program with a memory leak and you’re running on a time bomb. I can cite one program that you all know that used to do that.
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