diff --git a/roles/win10/files/archlinux_iommu.conf b/roles/win10/files/archlinux_iommu.conf
index 082e6fd..4cad3e5 100644
--- a/roles/win10/files/archlinux_iommu.conf
+++ b/roles/win10/files/archlinux_iommu.conf
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ title    Archlinux w/ VFIO
 linux    /vmlinuz-linux
 initrd   /intel-ucode.img
 initrd   /initramfs-linux.img
-options  intel_iommu=on iommu=pt intel_iommu=igfx_off kvm.ignore_msrs=1 acpi_backlight=none root=LABEL=ARCHROOT rw
+options  intel_iommu=on iommu=pt intel_iommu=igfx_off experimental_zcopytx=1 kvm.ignore_msrs=1 acpi_backlight=none root=LABEL=ARCHROOT rw
 
diff --git a/roles/win10/files/win10.xml b/roles/win10/files/win10.xml
index b5fca6e..05f1c26 100644
--- a/roles/win10/files/win10.xml
+++ b/roles/win10/files/win10.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
-<!--
-WARNING: THIS IS AN AUTO-GENERATED FILE. CHANGES TO IT ARE LIKELY TO BE
-OVERWRITTEN AND LOST. Changes to this xml configuration should be made using:
-  virsh edit win10
-or other application using the libvirt API.
--->
-
 <domain type='kvm' xmlns:qemu='http://libvirt.org/schemas/domain/qemu/1.0'>
   <name>win10</name>
   <uuid>9d7df055-d6d1-4551-bb25-ef2ddb835c4d</uuid>
@@ -31,7 +24,7 @@ or other application using the libvirt API.
     <iothreadpin iothread='1' cpuset='0,4'/>
   </cputune>
   <os>
-    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-q35-4.0'>hvm</type>
+    <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-q35-4.1'>hvm</type>
     <loader readonly='yes' type='pflash'>/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF_CODE.fd</loader>
     <nvram>/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/nvram/win10_VARS.fd</nvram>
   </os>
@@ -39,6 +32,7 @@ or other application using the libvirt API.
     <acpi/>
     <apic/>
     <hyperv>
+      <!-- hyper-v enlightments, the more the better -->
       <relaxed state='on'/>
       <vapic state='on'/>
       <spinlocks state='on' retries='8191'/>
@@ -46,30 +40,35 @@ or other application using the libvirt API.
       <synic state='on'/>
       <stimer state='on'/>
       <reset state='on'/>
-      <vendor_id state='on' value='whatever'/>
       <frequencies state='on'/>
+      <!-- nvidia code 43 fix -->
+      <vendor_id state='off' value='fNvidia'/>
     </hyperv>
     <kvm>
-      <hidden state='on'/>
+        <!-- nvidia code 43 fix -->
+        <hidden state='on'/>
     </kvm>
     <vmport state='off'/>
     <ioapic driver='kvm'/>
   </features>
   <cpu mode='host-passthrough' check='none'>
     <topology sockets='1' cores='3' threads='2'/>
+    <cache mode='passthrough'/>
   </cpu>
   <clock offset='localtime'>
-    <timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/>
-    <timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/>
+    <timer name='rtc' present='no' tickpolicy='catchup'/>
+    <timer name='pit' present='no' tickpolicy='delay'/>
     <timer name='hpet' present='no'/>
+    <timer name='kvmclock' present='no'/>
     <timer name='hypervclock' present='yes'/>
+    <timer name='tsc' present='yes' mode='native'/>
   </clock>
   <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
   <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
   <pm>
-    <suspend-to-mem enabled='yes'/>
-    <suspend-to-disk enabled='yes'/>
+    <suspend-to-mem enabled='no'/>
+    <suspend-to-disk enabled='no'/>
   </pm>
   <devices>
     <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ or other application using the libvirt API.
       <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
     </disk>
     <disk type='block' device='disk'>
-      <driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='none' io='native'/>
+      <driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='none' io='native' discard='unmap' detect_zeroes='unmap'/>
       <source dev='/dev/disk/by-id/nvme-CT1000P1SSD8_1910E1F03D8E'/>
       <target dev='sdc' bus='scsi'/>
       <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='2'/>
@@ -151,9 +150,6 @@ or other application using the libvirt API.
       <target chassis='10' port='0x17'/>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02' function='0x7'/>
     </controller>
-    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x03' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
-    </controller>
     <controller type='usb' index='0' model='qemu-xhci' ports='15'>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x04' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
     </controller>
@@ -164,26 +160,11 @@ or other application using the libvirt API.
       <link state='up'/>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x08' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
     </interface>
-    <channel type='spicevmc'>
-      <target type='virtio' name='com.redhat.spice.0'/>
-      <address type='virtio-serial' controller='0' bus='0' port='1'/>
-    </channel>
-    <input type='keyboard' bus='virtio'>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x0f' function='0x0'/>
-    </input>
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
-    <graphics type='spice' keymap='en-us'>
-      <listen type='socket' socket='/tmp/win10.sock'/>
-      <image compression='off'/>
-    </graphics>
     <sound model='ich6'>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x02' function='0x0'/>
     </sound>
-    <video>
-      <model type='qxl' ram='65536' vram='65536' vgamem='16384' heads='1' primary='yes'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x0'/>
-    </video>
     <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='pci' managed='yes'>
       <source>
         <address domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x1f' function='0x6'/>
@@ -218,8 +199,10 @@ or other application using the libvirt API.
     </shmem>
   </devices>
   <qemu:commandline>
+    <!-- keyboard evdev passthrough -->
     <qemu:arg value='-object'/>
     <qemu:arg value='input-linux,id=kbd1,evdev=/dev/input/by-path/platform-i8042-serio-0-event-kbd,grab_all=off,repeat=on'/>
+    <!-- audio passthrough -->
     <qemu:arg value='-audiodev'/>
     <qemu:arg value='pa,id=pa1,server=/run/user/1000/pulse/native'/>
   </qemu:commandline>
diff --git a/roles/win10/handlers/main.yml b/roles/win10/handlers/main.yml
index 66268fb..a3472ab 100644
--- a/roles/win10/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/win10/handlers/main.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 - name: regenerate linux initramfs
   command: /usr/bin/mkinitcpio -p linux
 
-- name: restart libvirtd.socket
+- name: restart libvirtd.service
   systemd:
-    name: libvirtd.socket
-    enabled: yes
+    name: libvirtd.service
+    enabled: no
     state: restarted
 
 - name: restart virtlogd.socket
diff --git a/roles/win10/tasks/main.yml b/roles/win10/tasks/main.yml
index f931dbc..f86e775 100644
--- a/roles/win10/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/win10/tasks/main.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
       nvram = [
           "/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF_CODE.fd:/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF_VARS.fd"
       ]
-  notify: restart libvirtd.socket
+  notify: restart libvirtd.service
 
 - name: setup cgroup device acl
   blockinfile:
@@ -80,9 +80,17 @@
   copy:
     src: win10.xml
     dest: /etc/libvirt/qemu/win10.xml
+    validate: /usr/bin/virt-xml-validate %s
+  notify: restart libvirtd.service
 
 - name: install qemu hook
   copy:
     src: qemu_hook
     dest: /etc/libvirt/hooks/qemu
     mode: '755'
+
+- name: enable libvirtd.socket
+  systemd:
+    name: libvirtd.socket
+    enabled: yes
+