Windows 10 (and 11) have significantly improved WASAPI. The inclusion of (a modern UWP API) and better multi-channel support has made WASAPI robust. However, Microsoft is slowly pushing towards a new audio stack called Audio Device Graph Isolation (audiodg.exe), which is essentially WASAPI 2.0—more secure, isolated, and efficient.
In Windows 10, WASAPI offers two distinct operational modes: wasapi windows 10