[ilGimmy]

@ilGimmy:

Usually, the 16.1. should be more stable than any 17 beta. Your problems sound to me more driver related. Have tired the Intel's Driver Update Utility? Especially the graphic drivers for barebone or atom systems are different to the regular intel driver.

Thanks for your reply. Sorry for not being clear; the issues I drescribed in my previous post are all related to previous Kodi 17 MVC build.
The issue I have with 16.1 and all other "mainline" releases is that when the display frame rate switch from 60 to 23.976, directsound driver mutes itself, and I completely lose sound in Windows, too, until I kill Kodi.
Of course MPC-HC works fine without losing audio.

Regarding drivers, I'm using the same drivers listed in OP spreadsheet for Beelink devices, and marked as recommended.

I'm a bit desperate