After spending a couple of days to test things I am still having instability issues even after going through the linked release notes and disabling or changing settings in the recommended fashion. I can no longer access the Community Applications. I have Intel drivers for my NICs not realtek. I do have a realtek device that's an SDR for Piaware.
I am unsure how to proceed and would genuinely welcome some advice on returning to a stable platform. Thanks for all your help friends.