I have two different headsets I use for conferencing, on a USB with a mid-cable control for volume and mute, and a BT headset with physical buttons on the ear cups. I have messed with both, under Linux and Windows 10, and when they are muted, they are really muted.
I have not disassembled them, I am certain that the USB HID is inside the mid cable control unit, but the headsets themselves must be muting the audio stream.
If you use the mute button on the conferencing app? Then I assume all bets are off, but with controls on an external headset, I would assume all behave similarly.
I have not disassembled them, I am certain that the USB HID is inside the mid cable control unit, but the headsets themselves must be muting the audio stream.
If you use the mute button on the conferencing app? Then I assume all bets are off, but with controls on an external headset, I would assume all behave similarly.