diff --git a/kube/deploy/vm/_kubevirt/ks.yaml b/kube/deploy/vm/_kubevirt/ks.yaml
index 9962225a..cd3d6d0e 100644
--- a/kube/deploy/vm/_kubevirt/ks.yaml
+++ b/kube/deploy/vm/_kubevirt/ks.yaml
@@ -30,3 +30,17 @@ spec:
       target:
         kind: Namespace
         name: kubevirt
+    - patch: |
+        apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
+        kind: KubeVirt
+        metadata:
+          name: not-used
+        spec:
+          configuration:
+            vmStateStorageClass: "file"
+            developerConfiguration:
+              featureGates:
+                - VMPersistentState
+      target:
+        group: kubevirt.io
+        kind: KubeVirt
diff --git a/kube/deploy/vm/ad/_deps/preference.yaml b/kube/deploy/vm/ad/_deps/preference.yaml
index bdfbca2d..5848e4fc 100644
--- a/kube/deploy/vm/ad/_deps/preference.yaml
+++ b/kube/deploy/vm/ad/_deps/preference.yaml
@@ -21,8 +21,14 @@ spec:
   devices:
     preferredDiskBus: sata
     preferredInterfaceModel: virtio
-    preferredTPM:
-      persistent: true
+    preferredTPM: {}
+      # persistent: true
+    preferredAutoattachMemBalloon: false
+    preferredAutoattachInputDevice: true
+    preferredAutoattachGraphicsDevice: true
+    preferredAutoattachSerialConsole: true
+    preferredAutoattachPodInterface: true
+    preferredInputType: "tablet"
   features:
     preferredAcpi: {}
     preferredApic: {}
diff --git a/kube/deploy/vm/ad/template-dc/vm.yaml b/kube/deploy/vm/ad/template-dc/vm.yaml
index 1c20d4d1..1e4e07f6 100644
--- a/kube/deploy/vm/ad/template-dc/vm.yaml
+++ b/kube/deploy/vm/ad/template-dc/vm.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ spec:
         vm.home.arpa/windows: "ad"
         vm.home.arpa/ad: "dc${NUM}"
     spec:
-      hostname: "thunder-DC${NUM}"
+      hostname: "thunder-dc${NUM}"
       subdomain: "${DNS_AD}"
       evictionStrategy: "LiveMigrate"
       networks:
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@ spec:
             - name: "c-drive"
               disk:
                 bus: "sata"
-          autoattachMemBalloon: false
-          autoattachGraphicsDevice: true
-          autoattachInputDevice: true
-          inputs:
-            - name: "tablet"
-              type: "tablet"
-          autoattachPodInterface: true
           interfaces:
             - name: "main"
               masquerade: {}
@@ -54,6 +47,9 @@ spec:
                   protocol: "UDP"
         firmware:
           uuid: "${UUID}"
+          # bootloader:
+          #   efi:
+          #     persistent: true
         # resources:
         #   requests:
         #     cpu: "100m"