Sound issues on T520 running Windows 8.1

I'm having troble with sound skipping, halting/pausing and making painful noises on my Lenovo T520 after upgrading to Win 8.1 x64. I have tried upgrading all drivers to latest versions, and I'm keeping windows up to date. It does not make a difference if I use external sound cards (USB DACs - tried two different ones) or the built-in sound card. This happens regardless of sound source as well. Streaming audio in aac or mp3 format from my favorite radio stations, local flac files or other audio; it's all the same.
Anyone have any ideas how to approach this problerm? I'm looking at reverting to Windows 8, but I would _really_ like to use that as an absolute last resort.
Regards,
Tarjei Olsen

Hi Tarjei Olsen,
Thank you for replying us back.
There is a precaution to be taken before upgrading the OS. Please click the below link to visit exact Windows 8.1 update steps.
Windows 8.1 - Update consideration & Resources
Hope this helps. Do post back if issue persists!
Best regards,
Hemanth Kumar
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