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just rename the SteamVR folder by adding a letter , and then the game will stop opening SteamVR on its own

i am still confused please explain ;-;

true , it 's most likely like poking a finger into the water , but it 's still worth a try

alternatively, you can move the folder to another location. if steam creates a folder again and starts downloading files, then most likely you have auto-updates enabled or something like that

this is strange. This is the first time I've heard this. but it actually works, right?

Issue is sometimes SteamVR automatically changes the name back