Is there a way to set 'Align to Key Object' as the default?

HELP! How do I turn this feature OFF, now that it looks like this "Align to Key Object" is the default setting with the latest release of Illustrator? I don't want the Key Object to be automatically selected. I thought I found a workaround when I selected all the objects in the file and then selected "Align to Selection" in the Align Window. However, I found out that if you make a change to that object, say a text object (by selecting the text or by actually changing the style of the text), that Illustrator automatically reverts back to a default setting of "Align to Key Object." I need to be able to set this at the program level for all files that I edit, not just individual files.

I wish it didn't take extra clicks to align one object to another, with one object staying locked in place as the key object. In Illustrator you have to click one object, shift-click the other object and then (while both are selected) click the object you want to stay locked in place. The extra click is really unnecessary. The extra click can also be a pain when you're working on a Wacom tablet. If you're not careful the last extra click can move things around. If you don't press hard enough the whole selection is lost and you get to start over again. Very annoying.

By comparison, CorelDRAW accomplishes the goal with no more than two clicks for the selection. Which ever object was last to be shift-clicked into the selection is automatically held as the key object and will stay locked in place. No extra clicks required. CorelDRAW will also do this in regard to anchor point alignment too. Anchor point alignment is far more straight-forward to do in CorelDRAW than it is in Illustrator. Flexi is a popular sign design application; it reverses the key object clicking order. The first object shift clicked into a selection stays locked in place for alignment functions.

You need to tell Illustrator the key object anyway.

Align to key object will be set automatically when you point at it