PPCGeeks - Disabling Microsoft Push

Has anyone came across a method of disabling Microsoft Push functionality completely. I go into Comm Manager, and it is on, I click the "Off Button", exit Comm Manager and come back in, and it is On. Unless there is some underlying dependency, I have no need for this. I get so much email, that having it check once an hour is fine, I am not so important as to need to receive the latest spam email from my mother the moment it arrives at my Exchange Server.

I have seen other threads, but none has a solution. Ultimately I want to just check my email once per hour. If that is what is causing the "Direct Push" to fire, I will have to deal with it, but I thought I would give it a try.