That is what is so monumentally frustrating to level you can't even begin to comprehend I know, and have seen (you tube) others having to going.
RealTone (negative) I use a Focusrite Scarlett Solo (works just fine under windows 10, when everything it properly configured) but I haven't even gotten that far to configure it yet, it's basically fresh install so no preservatives or flavorings added.
Not quite sure why that matters (12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12900KF 3.20 GHz).
Oculus device (Yes Version 2)
Disabling the (Oculus Virtual Audio Device) [had no effect]
More in depth; Disabling NVIDIA High Definition Audio, NVIDIA High Definition Audio (Wave Extensible) (WDM) & (Oculus Virtual Audio Device) [had no effect], I only left Focusrite USB Audio as enabled as that is the default path for all audio to travel.
Launch correctly with nothing (Yes) for awhile, as in I've dual booted Windows 11 rolled back to having both Windows 11 and Window 10, because eventually without me touching anything somehow it stopped working mysteriously over time for no apparent reason, and having it on Windows 10 was the only way I could keep it stable.
Discord.. I might just do that, also need to post if eventually it does start running to post the solution here so that others that might search of google might find it of some use.