It seems to be a widespread issue with Windows 10. And something about this DAC makes it more susceptible to dropouts. I have zero dropouts on the same laptop with my other three dacs, just this one.
Truth be told, I'd love a firmware/driver that allows more control over it in Windows, I especially want to disable the impedance detector or even the sleep function (it pops every time it comes off sleep and get an audio signal, which is a bit annoying for powered speakers).