Please make sure you are using the latest AZ Controller, so in the lower right corner you see 0.5r9b412
AZ Controller does not trace changes of preset accurately, you can in general ignore "*" near its name. Current version of Cakewalk save preset when you close plug-in GUI. Previous versions of Cakewalk was saving on exit. So "*" was never about current preset, but named preset (they are saved separately).