Intermittent dropouts when recording with a Yeti USB mike

This is how I resolved intermittent dropouts when recording with a Yeti USB microphone on a Windows 10 machine (Dell XPS 15 laptop):

In Windows:
Settings
Sound settings
Input
Device properties
Additional device properties
Advanced

  1. I matched format to Audacity recording rate (2-16-44100).
  2. I disabled “exclusive control of this device”.*
  3. I disabled “audio enhancements”.

*Probably the single key to resolving the problem.