Get rid of SQL Server Standard by attaching disk to another VM?

I created a Windows Server 2008 R2 VM on azure. Somehow, it got created with an image that supports SQL Server Standard. I don't need this support and it's very expensive. I was told by a billing support person that I would need to delete
the image to get rid of the charge.
However, I already have my users and programs setup on this VM. I don't want to have to delete it and setup the entire VM again.
Is it possible to delete the current VM, but attach the hard disk to another VM. Would I be able to get rid of the SQL Server Standard charge this way?

Try to rebuild the VM, this will need downtime.
Delete the VM and choose to keep the attached virtual hard disks.
Then recreate the VM from VHD.
Use this for example. Choose Windows Server 2008 R2 as an operating system.
https://www.cloudtec.ch/blog/tech/create-virtual-machine-vhd-in-azure.html
Deploy your VM then attach the data disks.
Do not forget to uninstall SQL server
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