Sound Bleeding Through Headphones -- Need Help, Please!

braydons1996

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For the past few months I have been having problems with sounds from games bleeding through my headset. If I have my game turned up on my PC, but my headset muted it will still play through the headset, so I am almost positive it isn't my headset (This also happened with my old headset, which I replaced thinking it was originally the problem.)

I have read and read trying to figure out what the problem might be, from this forum, to countless others. I have tried different ports, and messed with all setting I could think of. I have recently installed Realtek drivers like I have seen recommended in a lot of forums, and that has also yet to help the problem. (I could not have the proper settings configured, but I think I have tried basically everything.)

I am just wondering: Is my soundcard the problem? If not, can anyone maybe give me some advice as to the settings I need to have to prevent this from happening?

Thanks a ton!
 

IAmTheTofu

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I'm betting it's your headset. If your headset mutes but doesn't mute, then it's definitely that.