I downloaded a fresh .exe installation wizard from the Intel website (the one that was recommended for Windows 10 & 11 - I have Windows 11). Everything seemed to be working fine after that. I have experienced no problems since, but I have also been extra careful by never letting my pc go into sleep mode, shutting my pc off when I'm not actively using it, and deactivating bluetooth whenever I'm not listening to any audio. This seems to ensure that the driver icon does not grey out in my device manager.