Windows 8.1 - CS:GO Freezing and Sound Loop [FIXED]

Seemed to be an issue for someone in March of last year, but now it seems to be affecting a lot of Windows 8.1 users with Nvidia drivers. After the update yesterday I've been having the game lock up on me. I'm starting a new thread since the last one has been considered "Solved".



I just started getting this issue as well while playing competitive match making last night. Every 10-20 minutes the game freezes and the sound begins looping, the only way to close the game is by hitting "end task" on the task manager. Steam crashes as well. This makes playing competitive impossible because I'm missing 2-3 rounds every match.



So far to troubleshoot I've updated my video drivers to the newest beta drivers (went from 337.50 to 337.81) and still no luck. I also updated my Realtek audio drivers just in case. The problem doesn't seem to be audio related because it has happened while using my speakers (motherboard audio) and headphones (usb audio). I even reinstalled CS:GO and the problem still persists. I've even tried using various video options with no success (disabling fxaa, ect).



I've been playing other games (Diablo 3, Titanfall, Wildstar) with no issues, so the problem seems to be related only to CS:GO.



My PC specs:



Intel I7-3820

Nvidia GTX 670 2GB (337.81 driver)

Gigabyte X79-UD3

Kingston DDR3 32GB (4x8GB)

Samsung 840 SSD 250GB (Steam and CS:GO Install Drive)

Windows 8.1



Please chime in if this issue is affecting you as well. Be sure to list your OS, Driver, and PC specs.



UPDATE: Apparantly uninstalling GeForce Experience and running Steam as an administrator might fix the issue. I haven't tested this out myself but will try later today.