White noise issue with AirPods Pro on Windows 11

After buying new headphones, I ran into a white noise issue whenever audio is playing.

The noise isn’t constant — it only appears when there’s any sound. I’ve already ruled out most common fixes (disabled the microphone, spatial audio, sound enhancements, updated drivers, and even tried older versions).

My only guess at this point is that it might be related to the built-in noise cancellation in the headphones (turning it off didn’t help, I already tried). With regular AirPods everything worked fine, so it seems like the issue might be tied specifically to ANC.

It feels like I might be missing some additional drivers or something else on Windows, but the problem really seems connected to the noise cancellation.

So if anyone has ideas or a solution, please let me know (and feel free to ask if you need more details).