APEX Mutes My Entire Win 10 System

Same issue ... RME HDSPe AIO pro PCIE audio card $1000 retail is the best in class pci audio card bar-none. 

The Audio card is connected via PCIe 

Going over tech support with RME Tech support they also referred me to the app being the problem since all my other apps run smoothly and capable of playing 30 audio channels in sync. It all started once there was one of these minor updates installed for the game. 

I tried everything from removing the card to another pc installed fresh everything (days) and the same issue happened when using a dedicated pcie audio card. 

ISSUE: AFTER 7-10 SECONDS OF BEING IN THE LOBBY, THE AUDIO FOR THE ENTIRE PC INCLUDING BACKGROUND APPS IMMEDIATELY GO AWAY. (Being that my audio card also provides mic input, all I hear is audio from my microphone in the speakers.) Once the app is closed, all other apps can give playback again. 

Here is an up-close of the video card, the chip inside is. XILINX SPARTAN .

Please do not remove support for hi end audio cards for this competitive BR game...