As mention in this post https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Audio/HP-AUDIO-SWITCH-UI-BUG/m-p/7252771
The permanently on screen user-interface bug is still present in this software, seems to be when games are running so it could also be linked to the graphics card audio over the display port or hdmi.
Anyway, its so annoying. Fix it