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Microsoft Defender for Cloud - strategy and plan towards Log Analytics Agent (MMA) deprecation

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Blog update 07/04/2024: The release timelines for affected Defender for Servers features were updated in the blog. Blog update 06/20/2024: The deprecation scope of adaptive recommendations was upda...
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Jan 02, 2024

GPT9000 Yes, and no. Onboarding Windows client devices to Azure Arc is possible but only recommended for the kinds of uses that make it "server-like," such as digital displays, kiosks, etc. My understanding is that it essentially means "mostly connected." For true client devices, use the Windows client AMA standalone installer.

Update: See Connected Machine agent prerequisites - Azure Arc | Microsoft Learn