Hi Ronnie, immediately I tried your suggestion but it doesn't seem to work. Upon stopping the firewall and me witnessing it being off, I get no queeries for allowing network connections and the process is again the same with the expected unexpected quit at the end...

Rowland Model6/BPS6, Rowland Coherence II, Levinson 390S and 37, AudioAanZee Reference Flow music server, Rowland Aeris DAC, Rowland Cadence phono stage, Pass Labs Xono phono stage, Yamaha PX-2 and Thorens TD 160MKII, Transparent Ultra and Reference cables, Apogee Diva magnetostatics (refurbished).