diff --git a/assets/win10x64-enterprise-eval.xml b/assets/win10x64-enterprise-eval.xml
index ee75f27e..f8adba87 100644
--- a/assets/win10x64-enterprise-eval.xml
+++ b/assets/win10x64-enterprise-eval.xml
@@ -246,6 +246,11 @@
           <Path>reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork" /v Category /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
           <Description>Set Network Location to Home</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>26</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win10x64-enterprise.xml b/assets/win10x64-enterprise.xml
index 5e5eb8cd..20052319 100644
--- a/assets/win10x64-enterprise.xml
+++ b/assets/win10x64-enterprise.xml
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@
           <Path>reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork" /v Category /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
           <Description>Set Network Location to Home</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>26</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win10x64-iot.xml b/assets/win10x64-iot.xml
index 00a049e7..170c8135 100644
--- a/assets/win10x64-iot.xml
+++ b/assets/win10x64-iot.xml
@@ -255,6 +255,11 @@
           <Path>reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork" /v Category /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
           <Description>Set Network Location to Home</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>26</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win10x64-ltsc.xml b/assets/win10x64-ltsc.xml
index e77dd6a0..7cf03f8d 100644
--- a/assets/win10x64-ltsc.xml
+++ b/assets/win10x64-ltsc.xml
@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@
           <Path>reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork" /v Category /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
           <Description>Set Network Location to Home</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>26</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win10x64.xml b/assets/win10x64.xml
index 7c21359e..deb995df 100644
--- a/assets/win10x64.xml
+++ b/assets/win10x64.xml
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@
           <Path>reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork" /v Category /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
           <Description>Set Network Location to Home</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>26</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win11x64-enterprise-eval.xml b/assets/win11x64-enterprise-eval.xml
index 39c3f02d..42df0f30 100644
--- a/assets/win11x64-enterprise-eval.xml
+++ b/assets/win11x64-enterprise-eval.xml
@@ -269,6 +269,11 @@
           <Path>pnputil -i -a C:\Windows\Drivers\viogpudo\viogpudo.inf</Path>
           <Description>Install VirtIO display driver</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>27</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win11x64-enterprise.xml b/assets/win11x64-enterprise.xml
index bafed49a..21c12e2e 100644
--- a/assets/win11x64-enterprise.xml
+++ b/assets/win11x64-enterprise.xml
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@
           <Path>pnputil -i -a C:\Windows\Drivers\viogpudo\viogpudo.inf</Path>
           <Description>Install VirtIO display driver</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>27</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win11x64-iot.xml b/assets/win11x64-iot.xml
index d6825d0a..70ed0998 100644
--- a/assets/win11x64-iot.xml
+++ b/assets/win11x64-iot.xml
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@
           <Path>pnputil -i -a C:\Windows\Drivers\viogpudo\viogpudo.inf</Path>
           <Description>Install VirtIO display driver</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>27</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win11x64-ltsc.xml b/assets/win11x64-ltsc.xml
index a9a6ce73..ed184b6c 100644
--- a/assets/win11x64-ltsc.xml
+++ b/assets/win11x64-ltsc.xml
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@
           <Path>pnputil -i -a C:\Windows\Drivers\viogpudo\viogpudo.inf</Path>
           <Description>Install VirtIO display driver</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>27</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win11x64.xml b/assets/win11x64.xml
index 8082c7c7..def9498b 100644
--- a/assets/win11x64.xml
+++ b/assets/win11x64.xml
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@
           <Path>pnputil -i -a C:\Windows\Drivers\viogpudo\viogpudo.inf</Path>
           <Description>Install VirtIO display driver</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>27</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win2008r2-eval.xml b/assets/win2008r2-eval.xml
index 09a23ceb..94c7eb64 100644
--- a/assets/win2008r2-eval.xml
+++ b/assets/win2008r2-eval.xml
@@ -154,6 +154,15 @@
         </FirewallGroup>
       </FirewallGroups>
     </component>
+    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
+      <RunSynchronous>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>1</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
+      </RunSynchronous>
+    </component>
   </settings>
   <settings pass="oobeSystem">
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win2008r2.xml b/assets/win2008r2.xml
index 5dee0a5f..c24157e8 100644
--- a/assets/win2008r2.xml
+++ b/assets/win2008r2.xml
@@ -157,6 +157,15 @@
         </FirewallGroup>
       </FirewallGroups>
     </component>
+    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
+      <RunSynchronous>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>1</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
+      </RunSynchronous>
+    </component>
   </settings>
   <settings pass="oobeSystem">
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win2012r2-eval.xml b/assets/win2012r2-eval.xml
index 6351559e..7aba11eb 100644
--- a/assets/win2012r2-eval.xml
+++ b/assets/win2012r2-eval.xml
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@
           <Path>reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork" /v Category /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
           <Description>Set Network Location to Home</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>2</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-ServerManager-SvrMgrNc" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win2012r2.xml b/assets/win2012r2.xml
index bb3dd70a..cdd39780 100644
--- a/assets/win2012r2.xml
+++ b/assets/win2012r2.xml
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@
           <Path>reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork" /v Category /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
           <Description>Set Network Location to Home</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>2</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-ServerManager-SvrMgrNc" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win2016-eval.xml b/assets/win2016-eval.xml
index d7889601..a325f8bd 100644
--- a/assets/win2016-eval.xml
+++ b/assets/win2016-eval.xml
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@
           <Path>reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork" /v Category /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
           <Description>Set Network Location to Home</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>2</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-ServerManager-SvrMgrNc" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win2016.xml b/assets/win2016.xml
index e055e007..f2ac93fa 100644
--- a/assets/win2016.xml
+++ b/assets/win2016.xml
@@ -158,6 +158,11 @@
           <Path>reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork" /v Category /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
           <Description>Set Network Location to Home</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>2</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-ServerManager-SvrMgrNc" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win2019-eval.xml b/assets/win2019-eval.xml
index 332d9748..df6d4180 100644
--- a/assets/win2019-eval.xml
+++ b/assets/win2019-eval.xml
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@
           <Path>reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork" /v Category /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
           <Description>Set Network Location to Home</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>2</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-ServerManager-SvrMgrNc" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win2019-hv.xml b/assets/win2019-hv.xml
index 2fb6e32e..2f31c010 100644
--- a/assets/win2019-hv.xml
+++ b/assets/win2019-hv.xml
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@
           <Path>dism.exe /online /Disable-Feature /FeatureName:Microsoft-Hyper-V /NoRestart</Path>
           <Description>Disable Hyper-V role</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>3</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-ServerManager-SvrMgrNc" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win2019.xml b/assets/win2019.xml
index b5d82353..95813209 100644
--- a/assets/win2019.xml
+++ b/assets/win2019.xml
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@
           <Path>reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork" /v Category /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
           <Description>Set Network Location to Home</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>2</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-ServerManager-SvrMgrNc" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win2022-eval.xml b/assets/win2022-eval.xml
index 5748cb4d..1bb039fd 100644
--- a/assets/win2022-eval.xml
+++ b/assets/win2022-eval.xml
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@
           <Path>reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork" /v Category /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
           <Description>Set Network Location to Home</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>2</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-ServerManager-SvrMgrNc" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win2022.xml b/assets/win2022.xml
index eac9414a..68078a5b 100644
--- a/assets/win2022.xml
+++ b/assets/win2022.xml
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@
           <Path>reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork" /v Category /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
           <Description>Set Network Location to Home</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>2</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-ServerManager-SvrMgrNc" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win2025-eval.xml b/assets/win2025-eval.xml
index 5b92f006..a7221d01 100644
--- a/assets/win2025-eval.xml
+++ b/assets/win2025-eval.xml
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@
           <Path>pnputil -i -a C:\Windows\Drivers\viogpudo\viogpudo.inf</Path>
           <Description>Install VirtIO display driver</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>4</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-ServerManager-SvrMgrNc" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win2025.xml b/assets/win2025.xml
index 2796db6c..9dc26160 100644
--- a/assets/win2025.xml
+++ b/assets/win2025.xml
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@
           <Path>pnputil -i -a C:\Windows\Drivers\viogpudo\viogpudo.inf</Path>
           <Description>Install VirtIO display driver</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>4</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-ServerManager-SvrMgrNc" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win7x64-enterprise-eval.xml b/assets/win7x64-enterprise-eval.xml
index c3cc15b2..3e31417f 100644
--- a/assets/win7x64-enterprise-eval.xml
+++ b/assets/win7x64-enterprise-eval.xml
@@ -148,6 +148,15 @@
         </FirewallGroup>
       </FirewallGroups>
     </component>
+    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
+      <RunSynchronous>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>1</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
+      </RunSynchronous>
+    </component>
   </settings>
   <settings pass="oobeSystem">
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win7x64-enterprise.xml b/assets/win7x64-enterprise.xml
index b362a9f0..f742c8f1 100644
--- a/assets/win7x64-enterprise.xml
+++ b/assets/win7x64-enterprise.xml
@@ -152,6 +152,15 @@
         </FirewallGroup>
       </FirewallGroups>
     </component>
+    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
+      <RunSynchronous>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>1</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
+      </RunSynchronous>
+    </component>
   </settings>
   <settings pass="oobeSystem">
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win7x64-ultimate.xml b/assets/win7x64-ultimate.xml
index 2ee085ad..751d7719 100644
--- a/assets/win7x64-ultimate.xml
+++ b/assets/win7x64-ultimate.xml
@@ -152,6 +152,15 @@
         </FirewallGroup>
       </FirewallGroups>
     </component>
+    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
+      <RunSynchronous>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>1</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
+      </RunSynchronous>
+    </component>
   </settings>
   <settings pass="oobeSystem">
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win7x64.xml b/assets/win7x64.xml
index 3769dfd6..42a9473d 100644
--- a/assets/win7x64.xml
+++ b/assets/win7x64.xml
@@ -152,6 +152,15 @@
         </FirewallGroup>
       </FirewallGroups>
     </component>
+    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
+      <RunSynchronous>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>1</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
+      </RunSynchronous>
+    </component>
   </settings>
   <settings pass="oobeSystem">
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win7x86-enterprise.xml b/assets/win7x86-enterprise.xml
index 7ac8ef03..69fddab6 100644
--- a/assets/win7x86-enterprise.xml
+++ b/assets/win7x86-enterprise.xml
@@ -152,6 +152,15 @@
         </FirewallGroup>
       </FirewallGroups>
     </component>
+    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
+      <RunSynchronous>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>1</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
+      </RunSynchronous>
+    </component>
   </settings>
   <settings pass="oobeSystem">
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win7x86-ultimate.xml b/assets/win7x86-ultimate.xml
index 419a5080..f37c27ee 100644
--- a/assets/win7x86-ultimate.xml
+++ b/assets/win7x86-ultimate.xml
@@ -152,6 +152,15 @@
         </FirewallGroup>
       </FirewallGroups>
     </component>
+    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
+      <RunSynchronous>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>1</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
+      </RunSynchronous>
+    </component>
   </settings>
   <settings pass="oobeSystem">
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win7x86.xml b/assets/win7x86.xml
index bae5a8f4..52d6494d 100644
--- a/assets/win7x86.xml
+++ b/assets/win7x86.xml
@@ -152,6 +152,15 @@
         </FirewallGroup>
       </FirewallGroups>
     </component>
+    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
+      <RunSynchronous>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>1</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
+      </RunSynchronous>
+    </component>
   </settings>
   <settings pass="oobeSystem">
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Shell-Setup" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win81x64-enterprise-eval.xml b/assets/win81x64-enterprise-eval.xml
index 745fd9d8..17dbf553 100644
--- a/assets/win81x64-enterprise-eval.xml
+++ b/assets/win81x64-enterprise-eval.xml
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@
           <Path>reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork" /v Category /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
           <Description>Set Network Location to Home</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>2</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win81x64-enterprise.xml b/assets/win81x64-enterprise.xml
index a073c38e..1e02c749 100644
--- a/assets/win81x64-enterprise.xml
+++ b/assets/win81x64-enterprise.xml
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@
           <Path>reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork" /v Category /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
           <Description>Set Network Location to Home</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>2</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/win81x64.xml b/assets/win81x64.xml
index 6b45785c..5ed5ea01 100644
--- a/assets/win81x64.xml
+++ b/assets/win81x64.xml
@@ -156,6 +156,11 @@
           <Path>reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\NetworkList\Signatures\FirstNetwork" /v Category /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f</Path>
           <Description>Set Network Location to Home</Description>
         </RunSynchronousCommand>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>2</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
       </RunSynchronous>
     </component>
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/winvistax64-enterprise.xml b/assets/winvistax64-enterprise.xml
index a3dac196..8594df83 100644
--- a/assets/winvistax64-enterprise.xml
+++ b/assets/winvistax64-enterprise.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
       <fDenyTSConnections>false</fDenyTSConnections>
     </component>
+    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
+      <RunSynchronous>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>1</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
+      </RunSynchronous>
+    </component>
   </settings>
   <settings pass="oobeSystem">
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/winvistax64-ultimate.xml b/assets/winvistax64-ultimate.xml
index eb12e60e..5bce1704 100644
--- a/assets/winvistax64-ultimate.xml
+++ b/assets/winvistax64-ultimate.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
       <fDenyTSConnections>false</fDenyTSConnections>
     </component>
+    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
+      <RunSynchronous>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>1</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
+      </RunSynchronous>
+    </component>
   </settings>
   <settings pass="oobeSystem">
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/winvistax64.xml b/assets/winvistax64.xml
index ad2ac70e..419f5319 100644
--- a/assets/winvistax64.xml
+++ b/assets/winvistax64.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
       <fDenyTSConnections>false</fDenyTSConnections>
     </component>
+    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
+      <RunSynchronous>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>1</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
+      </RunSynchronous>
+    </component>
   </settings>
   <settings pass="oobeSystem">
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="amd64" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/winvistax86-enterprise.xml b/assets/winvistax86-enterprise.xml
index 5092331b..f88dc0d9 100644
--- a/assets/winvistax86-enterprise.xml
+++ b/assets/winvistax86-enterprise.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
       <fDenyTSConnections>false</fDenyTSConnections>
     </component>
+    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
+      <RunSynchronous>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>1</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
+      </RunSynchronous>
+    </component>
   </settings>
   <settings pass="oobeSystem">
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/winvistax86-ultimate.xml b/assets/winvistax86-ultimate.xml
index 97ad23ef..708b0a67 100644
--- a/assets/winvistax86-ultimate.xml
+++ b/assets/winvistax86-ultimate.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
       <fDenyTSConnections>false</fDenyTSConnections>
     </component>
+    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
+      <RunSynchronous>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>1</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
+      </RunSynchronous>
+    </component>
   </settings>
   <settings pass="oobeSystem">
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
diff --git a/assets/winvistax86.xml b/assets/winvistax86.xml
index ade19422..65c6dcbe 100644
--- a/assets/winvistax86.xml
+++ b/assets/winvistax86.xml
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-TerminalServices-LocalSessionManager" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
       <fDenyTSConnections>false</fDenyTSConnections>
     </component>
+    <component name="Microsoft-Windows-Deployment" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">
+      <RunSynchronous>
+        <RunSynchronousCommand wcm:action="add">
+          <Order>1</Order>
+          <Path>C:\Windows\Drivers\Balloon\blnsvr.exe -i</Path>
+          <Description>Install VirtIO Balloon service</Description>
+        </RunSynchronousCommand>
+      </RunSynchronous>
+    </component>
   </settings>
   <settings pass="oobeSystem">
     <component name="Microsoft-Windows-International-Core" processorArchitecture="x86" publicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35" language="neutral" versionScope="nonSxS">