Hi Gary
Yes I always run VA in Admin Mode
I am a dev of a TTS App and I have not encountered this with Windows before, it is pretty basic enum stuff to get a list of available ins and outs.
Sorry, that sounds a bit negative and was not meant to be.
I have been an avid fan of VA since it was first released and promote the product as much as I can on my streams.
In fact if memory serves me correctly, I even emailed you back in 2015 recommending that the price you charge for VA is way too cheap