I installed XXhe 2.07 on a fresh Win 10 14393.0 and yesterday I wanted to activate it. So I connected Ethernet cable to get internet, XXhe was set to stop W10 updates before.
But it was impossible, there was a message about http services unavailable.

Back a little. At first XXHighEnd.exe launch I immediately got message you can see at the "UAC" attachment picture. A reboot was required and performed.
At next XXHighEnd.exe file run window "first run" at attachment appeared: but no need to run any program then.

Is all this correct/expected?

Everything worked fine, I got sound, but I couldn't connect to the internet for activation.

What I can notice:
- "stop" menu in XXhe: Set back UAC to Normal.
- UAC slider in W10: lowest setting, never notify
- local account, administrator in W10

Please le me know!

No, unfortunately I got no sound with suggested procedure on XXhe.
But after several hours of work I think to have found the reason of the problem!
I copied the Win 10 x64 14393.0 ISO to a usb bootable memory key. To boot it I entered Asus MB BIOS: the usb memory is shown 2 times, under different names. One as "UEFI" followed by key name, and a second one without "UEFI".
I always installed by UEFI: Windows then worked PERFECTLY fine. I think I also did that on other PCs.
But this way, even with latest, signed, Thesycon v3.34.0 Xmos drivers, I got that damned yellow question mark!
Well, almost casually, I reinstalled the same usb memory key with the same Win without the UEFI: then Xmos driver worked perfectly fine! 100% reliable!
I repeated installation a second time to get confirmation of this. And I got it!

During these "interesting" hours I also downloaded win 10 x64 from MS website. Procedure can directly produce a bootable installation usb memory key. I noticed after installation that version is 14393.0
It looks like there are no embedded updates! They're only managed online.

Ok, done. Now I can see a question mark after driver signing. Pressing refresh I get: drivers need not be signed.

But under device I still don't find the right one. And still under device manager there is the Yellow triangle due to digital signature not verified. Error 52

Ok, in output section, after Refresh I got what you can see at attachment. No help, but it's not clear what I can get with this function...

I tried this procedure:
http://ch-precision.com/images/firmwares/windows-10-driver-installation.pdf

It worked for a while and a few reboots, but later driver became unavailable again because not signed :-(

Hello Peter, yes I read those instructions. I probably didn't express myself well enough... I wanted to know if it was possible to install Net 3.5 from the internet without "risks" of updates... anyway everything worked fine without internet connection with win 10 14393.0 on a USB key.

Unfortunately I've another problem, totally unrelated to XXhe. Maybe you could still give suggestions.
I installed drivers for my Xmos based usb/i2s card. Latest Thesicon v3.34.0
At the end I get error at attachment. I even installed Win 10 a second time, but it's still there.

A few minutes ago I tried installation on my other general PC, win 10 14393.576 version 1607, and here it worked perfectly fine!

Any suggestion? Thanks!

I waited a couple of weeks for the new 2.07 version: now it's here and I will soon install on my new audio pc. Win 14393.0 with minimal drivers loaded. Question: is it possible to have Net 3.5 automatically installed from internet without worries for immediate Windows updates? New XXhe can stop that... but it has to run before.
What's best suggested path? Thanks.

SET DHT amps are the best. But good luck finding a really top quality one ;-)

I completed my new DIY multibit no-os DAC and will soon build a dedicated pc based on a recent Asus MB and I7-6700K unlocked cpu.
Idea is to use a case with passive CPU cooler and a partially linear PSU, it'd be positioned in the audio rack, no monitor, mouse and keyboard.
Win10 and XXhe2 software will be installed in a internal SATA 128GB SSD (RAM OS... in the future).
This pc would be connected via Ethernet to the router, music library on a external USB 4GB HD connected to a little office pc (tiny, passively cooled, Asus UN45 also running Win10... maybe with linear PSU later)

Some question about usage:

- I imagine that XXhe should be set to be loaded automatically. How?
- Mainly I will use the office pc to control the audio one. Via RDC?
- Tablet. Once Peter briefly told me that it's better to control office pc with it and not audio pc directly. Why? Only to avoid wifi signals?

Please let me know. Thanks!

Hi Peter,

thanks for lightning fast reply!
DAC ICs are PCM1704K chips bought by a safe source, they're directly connected to the JLsounds I2SoverUSB board that's bit perfect and has LJ24 output (via software). I don't think this "simple" and straight hardware should be connected to SQ issues.
Anyway soon I will repeat this test on a new DAC I'm completing - much similar but much more sophisticated and with different boards - and will check if digital attenuation "problems" will still be there. I will let you know.

I use XXhe with a diy non-oversampling multibit dac directly connected to my tube power amps, no preamps. Volume control is only performed via software, my hardware was developed in a way that I hardly need to attenuate any album by more than 10db or so.
Recently I had to attenuate more (for a test in a different system) and SQ was much compromized.
I now wonder if I'd better to change strategy and add a "normal" attenuator somewhere...
What's maximum digital attenuation level suggested for best possible quality?

Yesterday I installed a fresh Win10 on my new "office" pc, old one will be dedicated to XXhe.
I downloaded from this MS page (italian):

https://www.microsoft.com/it-it/software-download/windows10

...well there's a tool that automatically wrote a usb memory. At the end a bootable key was ready for a new installation. Version still is 10586, but not ".00"
Unfortunately they don't tell you which one and now, beeing a office pc, I used win update. System info shows 10586.164 version.

Today I will install a new audio PC. I'd like to get some suggestions.

- is it important to only use Win10 10586.0 build? Microsoft is now distributing a higher .something release by their system.

- CPU is a i5 on a Asus Z97-A MB. Idea is to only install LAN and ChipSet drivers.

- Monitor will be a old analog VGA 1024 lcd monitor, it might work with no video drivers installed. Or would you still suggest to install them?

What do you think? Other suggestions?
Thanks!

I didn't test this yet, anyway it looks as you can use your win 7 or 8 Key to activate a fresh 10 install. Not bad!


http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-10-activation-made-easier-allows-you-to-use-windows-7-or-8-keys-for-clean-install

No, I didn't play with Galleries yet. I don't even know what they're

Anyway, selecting more than a album from covers (mouse click + ctrl) and then "load" button I get what I need. I just discovered that!

Thanks!

Hi Peter,

I mean the saved playlists. I once used it but had to load single tracks into it. Yes, I know, when window with all albums tracks is shown you can select them all... but I wonder if you can transfer in the playlist a complete album. From the library (covers).. I'd be nice!

Also, is a repeat function available somewhere?