SPAD isn’t expensive, but I wouldn’t say it is “easy”. It helps to have an understating of SimConnect, or at least a familiarity of SimConnect events. You need to know the event or data you wish to bind, or alter. There are tons of examples confirms availablecfrom right inside the program, so these can get you up, and running fast.
SPAD will identify Logitech/Saitek devices which have enhanced power management enabled, and if launched elevated will turn this off for you.
Alternatively a tool was written which will identify these devices, if plugged in, and turned on, and do the same job for you. It only disabled EPM, and has nothing to do with programming though.