So on loading AIDA64 with Windows open, all my NIC8 gauges, bars, and data are invisible.
If I close AIDA64 and reopen, then the NIC data appears correctly.
I tried delaying the AIDA64 "open on windows boot" for 1-3 minutes to see if Windows needed to "catch up" registering Ethernet devices, but same problem persists.
Any ideas?