Hi, prosuming you’re using one of the newer OS (Win 7, 8, 10) there are few things I’d do:
- Windows energy settings: set it to maximim power
- During music opertion deactivate (do not uninstall!!) network adapters (LAN & WLAN) in device manager as they often make trouble and normally are not needed for music.
- If possible switch off virus scanners etc., they don’t make trouble necessearily but can be a source of problems. As network is offline there is no danger for infection.
- Set ASIO buffer sice one step higher (normally means x2) than obviously possible at minimum concerning cracles/cpu overload. This gives you some extra cpu-time for unexpected load bursts.
This is mormally all I do on my machines having next to no trouble here and it’s the same as in your case: I occasionally use the machines for surfing, little office tasks,…
Of course there are lots of additional possibilities but I’d recommend to not start too complicated and having an eye on things followed by dedicated action if necessary.
Regards, humphrey