win32pro

Audirvana+ would be my choice.

Do you have a different NIC you could try? Disable a built-in on the motherboard, and see if that helps?

I would suggest try and start from scratch: Reformat the disk and reinstall Windows and all the software. Reason for it could lie in a virus or a trojan you could've contracted... If you have an option to just stick another disk to try that on for a few days, that might be ideal IMHO.

Be as it may, but in general my comment is correct. Windows WiFi is no picnic either.

Ah. My apologies!

It is actually. If you consider the analog as in not "Don't drive", but "Don't drive bicycle on highways, rather drive a safe car there.". Windows is long known for a flaky networking stack, at least from everything I could see. Could be NIC drivers, could be a switch or router (not Windows problems per se), could be bad cables. But in my experience, Windows is much more likely to have networking issues than either macOS or Linux.

Switch to Mac or Linux.

Thank you! May I ask for a favor? To implement a forceful license check, so it can be performed before going on vacation, thus starting the grace period right before going to places without internet connectivity?

Thank you very much! 60 days ought to alleviate most of the issues, and with the check happening only on startup, that should address all but the most unusual cases.

I was under the mistaken assumption that this was all about the convenience of paying customers, not the vendor. As to the possibility - static license worked in previous versions, it is used by other vendors, so I would assume that yes, it is possible.

I don't have to think again. The macOS will survive for years without an internet connection. So will Windows. They will continue to function just fine. And for the macOS - there is no check to see you are running licensed version. The hardware takes care of that. For Windows, once it is activated, you are off the hook as well. Plus, in many corporations, all such ports are simply blocked, and OS is simply unable to get patches from the OS vendor, be it Apple or Microsoft. The respective corporate IT departments push vetted updates to the machines. Putting an update yourself may cause you problems. So, no, sorry. The OS does not require a successful license check in order to continue functioning. I'm not even touching Linux here.

I think it was my misunderstanding. I have a general policy of a tight control of what software goes where and why. Any piece of software that refuses to function without an internet connection gets removed. And it doesn't matter why or how often. Software updates are a manual process for me. I decide what and when gets updated or even checks for an update. On a music computer - due to the OS/Audirvana conflicts and effects on sound quality, the OS doesn't get updated often. In addition to that, I would like to be able to take my computer to my vacation, where there might not be any internet connection, and still to be able to enjoy my music throughout the entire time off.

If I do security updates, I'll break direct mode. And vulnerable to what? If I don't connect a machine to the internet, the attack vector is minimal. Plus, even if I did put security updates, those come out every few months, and I can use combo updates, thus keeping my machine off the internet, if I wanted. And like I said, the Audirvana check might come smack at the beginning of my vacation, thus depriving me of my music. Who thought that was a bright idea?

Only plays the music. The OS and Audirvana Plus in there. So, no. Plus, if anything does, it gets thrown out of any of my computers.

My problems with the new scheme are as follows: 1. This essentially treats me as if I haven't paid for all versions I've used (and I have). 2. Assumes I will always have an internet connection (and the check may happen right at the beginning of the summer vacation, thus denying me the ability to listen to my music for the entirety of the vacation). 3. Dictates me what I should and should not have in terms of network connectivity. I do have a dedicated computer that does nothing else but plays the music. I love the sound, I truly do. But this is the kind of thing which may push me to look elsewhere. People who buy this kind of software are those who actually care. This is a very niche market, where people are ready and willing to pay the money for quality and convenience. I'm on the verge of abandoning the Audirvana altogether at this point. It is not what I want to do, but this kind of restriction is something I'm unwilling to live with.