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Problem with VLC 3.0.18 that was solved by reverting to VLC 3.0.17: very short stops in playing FLAC files, occurs every 2-3 minutes.

Using onboard sound device, digital optic

System info:
OS Name Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version 10.0.19044 Build 19044
System Manufacturer ASUS
System Model System Product Name
System Type x64-based PC
Processor AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core Processor, 3801 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 2803, 28/04/2022
SMBIOS Version 3.3
Embedded Controller Version 255.255
BIOS Mode UEFI
BaseBoard Manufacturer ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
BaseBoard Product TUF GAMING B550M-E WIFI
BaseBoard Version Rev X.0x
Platform Role Desktop
Secure Boot State Off
PCR7 Configuration Elevation Required to View
Locale Israel
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "10.0.19041.2251"
Time Zone Jerusalem Standard Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 16.0 GB
Total Physical Memory 15.9 GB
Available Physical Memory 5.01 GB
Total Virtual Memory 36.9 GB
Available Virtual Memory 15.7 GB
Page File Space 21.0 GB
Kernel DMA Protection Off
Virtualization-based security Running
Virtualization-based security Required Security Properties
Virtualization-based security Available Security Properties Base Virtualization Support, DMA Protection, UEFI Code Readonly, Mode Based Execution Control
Virtualization-based security Services Configured
Virtualization-based security Services Running
Device Encryption Support Elevation Required to View
A hypervisor has been detected. Features required for Hyper-V will not be displayed.

[Hardware Resources]
[Conflicts/Sharing]
Resource Device
IRQ 55 High Definition Audio Controller
IRQ 4294967245 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 OK
IRQ 7 AMD GPIO Controller OK
IRQ 36 High Definition Audio Controller OK

[Sound Device]
Item Value
Name Realtek High Definition Audio
Manufacturer Realtek
Status OK
PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0897&SUBSYS_104387FE&REV_1004\5&1EDE7D2&0&0001
Driver C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\RTKVHD64.SYS (6.0.9244.1, 6.23 MB (6,530,600 bytes), 22/09/2022 21:15)

Name NVIDIA Virtual Audio Device (Wave Extensible) (WDM)
Manufacturer NVIDIA
Status OK
PNP Device ID ROOT\UNNAMED_DEVICE\0000
Driver C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\NVVAD64V.SYS (4.45.0.0, 57.98 KB (59,368 bytes), 10/12/2022 16:45)

Name NVIDIA High Definition Audio
Manufacturer NVIDIA
Status OK
PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10DE&DEV_009E&SUBSYS_1043883A&REV_1001\5&78F6C62&0&0001
Driver C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\NVHDA64V.SYS (1.3.38.35, 225.31 KB (230,720 bytes), 26/07/2022 01:25)

Known issue:
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.ph ... 95#p533795