diff --git a/media/libcubeb/src/cubeb_wasapi.cpp b/media/libcubeb/src/cubeb_wasapi.cpp
--- a/media/libcubeb/src/cubeb_wasapi.cpp
+++ b/media/libcubeb/src/cubeb_wasapi.cpp
@@ -1916,24 +1916,24 @@ int setup_wasapi_stream_one_side(cubeb_s
           LOG("Could not get default %s endpoint, error: %lx\n", DIRECTION_NAME, hr);
         }
         return CUBEB_ERROR;
       }
     }
 
     /* Get a client. We will get all other interfaces we need from
      * this pointer. */
-    hr = device->Activate(__uuidof(IAudioClient3),
-                          CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
-                          NULL, audio_client.receive_vpp());
-    if (hr == E_NOINTERFACE) {
+    // hr = device->Activate(__uuidof(IAudioClient3),
+    //                       CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
+    //                       NULL, audio_client.receive_vpp());
+    // if (hr == E_NOINTERFACE) {
       hr = device->Activate(__uuidof(IAudioClient),
                             CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
                             NULL, audio_client.receive_vpp());
-    }
+    //}
 
     if (FAILED(hr)) {
       LOG("Could not activate the device to get an audio"
           " client for %s: error: %lx\n", DIRECTION_NAME, hr);
       // A particular device can't be activated because it has been
       // unplugged, try fall back to the default audio device.
       if (devid && hr == AUDCLNT_E_DEVICE_INVALIDATED) {
         LOG("Trying again with the default %s audio device.", DIRECTION_NAME);
@@ -1989,26 +1989,26 @@ int setup_wasapi_stream_one_side(cubeb_s
   // Check if a loopback device should be requested. Note that event callbacks
   // do not work with loopback devices, so only request these if not looping.
   if (is_loopback) {
     flags |= AUDCLNT_STREAMFLAGS_LOOPBACK;
   } else {
     flags |= AUDCLNT_STREAMFLAGS_EVENTCALLBACK;
   }
 
-  if (initialize_iaudioclient3(audio_client, stm, mix_format, flags, direction)) {
-    LOG("Initialized with IAudioClient3");
-  } else {
+  // if (initialize_iaudioclient3(audio_client, stm, mix_format, flags, direction)) {
+  //   LOG("Initialized with IAudioClient3");
+  // } else {
     hr = audio_client->Initialize(AUDCLNT_SHAREMODE_SHARED,
                                   flags,
                                   frames_to_hns(stm, stm->latency),
                                   0,
                                   mix_format.get(),
                                   NULL);
-  }
+  // }
   if (FAILED(hr)) {
     LOG("Unable to initialize audio client for %s: %lx.", DIRECTION_NAME, hr);
     return CUBEB_ERROR;
   }
 
   hr = audio_client->GetBufferSize(buffer_frame_count);
   if (FAILED(hr)) {
     LOG("Could not get the buffer size from the client"