Interface volume vs Windows volume

[Smackaroy]

Currently I have my gain a about 60% and in windows I have the volume at 50. If I set the windows volume to high it has a bit too much background noise for my liking so I'm mainly controlling the volume though my interface.

 

I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to be doing I'm new to xlr mics so help would be appreciated 

[The Flying Sloth]

Windows volume all the way up, control the volume entirely from the interface, always. And how does turning the windows volume up increase background noise ?? Could you give an example? If the end result volume is the same there should be no difference in background noise.

[Smackaroy]

21 hours ago, The Flying Sloth said:

Windows volume all the way up, control the volume entirely from the interface, always. And how does turning the windows volume up increase background noise ?? Could you give an example? If the end result volume is the same there should be no difference in background noise.

im not sure but it gets quite noisy when i turn my windows volume up. but there is a difference the interface volume doesn't increase Nosie but windows does i have no idea why.  

 

in the video the interfaces volume is 1  

 

edit. the interface im using is the Behringer u phoria UM2 and the mic is a audio-technica 2035