How to permanently disable "Waves' MaxxAudio Pro" / MaxxSense

My (poor) workaround is to leave it enabled, but disable all the individual components inside a preset called "Off":

This is not a default preset, just match the settings I have above and then click the Disk/Save icon...it will prompt you to name the new preset. I could not figure out a way to permanently turn it off.

Simply uninstall Waves MaxxAudio Pro.

Start Menu > Waves MaxxAudio Pro > right click > uninstall. Worked for me.

Or, you could change the audio driver from Realtek to Microsoft, which also worked for me, but this seems a bit heavy handed:

Device Manger > Sound, Video, and game controllers > RealTek Audio > Update Driver > Browse my computer for driver software > Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer > Uncheck Show compatible hardware > Manufacturer > Microsoft > High Definition Audio Device Version {latest} > OK