Microsoft Monitoring Agent getting updated automatically.

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Open the Azure Portal

In Control Panel, select Uninstall a program.

In Programs and Features, select Microsoft Monitoring Agent, select Remove, and then select Yes.

For Linux, you can uninstall the Microsoft Monitoring Agent (MMA) with the following command:

sudo apt-get remove <package> && sudo apt-get autoremove

In the Azure portal, make sure to remove the MMA extension from each VM completely:

Go to the Azure portal.

Select the VM you want.

Click on Extensions + applications in the Settings menu.

Find the Microsoft Monitoring Agent extension and click Uninstall.

Check if any Azure policies, like Azure Automation, are reinstalling or updating the Microsoft Monitoring Agent (MMA) automatically.

In the Azure portal, go to Log Analytics workspaces. Select your workspace, then click on Virtual Machines. Check if the VMs are connected, and if they are, disconnect them.

Sometimes, you need to restart the VM for changes to take effect. After uninstalling the MMA, restart the VM to apply all settings.

 For reference, please review this documentation:- Azure virtual machine extensions and features - Azure Virtual Machines | Microsoft Learn

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1143/how-can-i-uninstall-software#:~:text=sudo%20apt-get%20remove%20%3Capplication_name%3E

https://zcusa.951200.xyz/en-us/system-center/scom/manage-uninstall-windows-agent?view=sc-om-2022

https://zcusa.951200.xyz/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/logs/manage-access?tabs=portal

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