https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Tuning-Performance/Assistance-with-Intel-SST-Audio-Bus-OED-Issue/m-p/1740360#M8627 <P><SPAN>Hello,</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>I am experiencing an issue with the Intel SST Audio Bus / OED, which terminates the audio endpoint whenever no audio stream is active. This results in a noticeable very loud buzzing noise from external speakers connected via the headphone jack.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>I have not encountered this problem on other Intel-based systems that do not use SST audio. To troubleshoot, I attempted to disable the power-saving options in Device Manager; however, these settings are automatically overwritten upon reboot due to the driver’s INF configuration.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>I have tested this behavior on both Windows 10 (22H2) and Windows 11 (26H1), and the issue persists across both versions.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Could you please advise on possible solutions or workarounds? If additional information is required, I would be happy to provide it.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Your guidance would be greatly appreciated.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Kind regards</SPAN></P><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:16:52 GMT wealstarr 2026-03-10T12:16:52Z https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Tuning-Performance/Assistance-with-Intel-SST-Audio-Bus-OED-Issue/m-p/1740360#M8627 <P><SPAN>Hello,</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>I am experiencing an issue with the Intel SST Audio Bus / OED, which terminates the audio endpoint whenever no audio stream is active. This results in a noticeable very loud buzzing noise from external speakers connected via the headphone jack.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>I have not encountered this problem on other Intel-based systems that do not use SST audio. To troubleshoot, I attempted to disable the power-saving options in Device Manager; however, these settings are automatically overwritten upon reboot due to the driver’s INF configuration.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>I have tested this behavior on both Windows 10 (22H2) and Windows 11 (26H1), and the issue persists across both versions.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Could you please advise on possible solutions or workarounds? If additional information is required, I would be happy to provide it.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Your guidance would be greatly appreciated.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Kind regards</SPAN></P><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:16:52 GMT https://community.intel.com/t5/Software-Tuning-Performance/Assistance-with-Intel-SST-Audio-Bus-OED-Issue/m-p/1740360#M8627 wealstarr 2026-03-10T12:16:52Z