On laptops, hybrids and tablets it’s a different story. The first tweaks in this article are all you need for a smooth-running system for music production. On Windows desktops there have been no major problems with running low latency, glitch-free audio. But we’re not watching a movie, playing a game or checking our socials: We’re making music, so our needs are different. High latency makes all these things run smoothly and that’s a good thing it gives the computer time to process everything and stream it perfectly to you.
The majority of computer users are running browsers, email, social media, games, streaming, photo editing and lots of other common tasks and that’s where Microsoft puts their focus. Usually, it’s in areas where we are trying to force our computers into doing something that our non-musical colleagues are not: low latency audio.
Windows 10 updates can sometimes bring trauma to us power users.
