"Less" Unreasonable Workaround for SteamVR Auto-launch

Even with my Index fully disconnected, SteamVR would auto-launch and spin up my base stations. Closing SteamVR will then force close the application that triggered it. That's a little bit of a thorn in my side isn't it?

If anyone else is plagued by SteamVR turning on automatically for random non-vr-focused applications or just in general, temporarily renaming the SteamVR install directory will trick the triggering application into believing SteamVR is uninstalled and stop it from opening. This person made a simple app to streamline the process:
https://github.com/W-Drew/SteamVR-Toggle