Since I installed V-Ray 3.6 I get random resets of render settings to mental ray. It happens like 3 or 4 times a week. I really don’t have a clue about what could trigger it. I am on max 2017 with 3.60.01 official release.
it wouldn`t be something like if you accidentally have the render drop down selected and you`ve scrolled the middle mouse, that can change the renderer.