How do I uninstall VM agent or create a new vm without vm agent.

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_{Sunday, August 5, 2018 4:43 AM}

How do I uninstall VM agent or create a new vm without vm agent.? I need to create a proof of concept to run a script and find out vms have vm agent or not and for this purpose I need a vm without vm agent and struggling to uninstall or create because at present any machine created using market place install vm agent by default..kindly advise.

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_{Sunday, August 5, 2018 8:20 AM}

The Azure VM Agent is installed by default on any Windows VM deployed from an Azure Marketplace image. When you deploy an Azure Marketplace image from the portal, PowerShell, Command Line Interface, or an Azure Resource Manager template, the Azure VM Agent is also installed. You may refer to this document to turn off provisioning agent (PA) while creating a new VM. For an existing VM, you may disable “WindowsAzureGuestAgent” from ‘services.msc’.

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_{Tuesday, August 7, 2018 10:57 AM}

Just checking in to see if the above suggestions helped or you need further assistance on this specific issue.