diff --git a/templates/windows10.tpl.yaml b/templates/windows10.tpl.yaml
index eada9497..ec86a4d3 100644
--- a/templates/windows10.tpl.yaml
+++ b/templates/windows10.tpl.yaml
@@ -149,7 +149,11 @@ objects:
 {% endif %}
             disks:
             - disk:
+{% if item.workload == "highperformance" %}
+                bus: virtio
+{% else %}
                 bus: sata
+{% endif %}
               name: ${NAME}
             interfaces:
             - masquerade: {}
diff --git a/templates/windows2k12.tpl.yaml b/templates/windows2k12.tpl.yaml
index 23d79168..97b4c059 100644
--- a/templates/windows2k12.tpl.yaml
+++ b/templates/windows2k12.tpl.yaml
@@ -149,7 +149,11 @@ objects:
 {% endif %}
             disks:
             - disk:
+{% if item.workload == "highperformance" %}
+                bus: virtio
+{% else %}
                 bus: sata
+{% endif %}
               name: ${NAME}
             interfaces:
             - masquerade: {}
diff --git a/templates/windows2k16.tpl.yaml b/templates/windows2k16.tpl.yaml
index 0e90f6ea..1ecec688 100644
--- a/templates/windows2k16.tpl.yaml
+++ b/templates/windows2k16.tpl.yaml
@@ -149,7 +149,11 @@ objects:
 {% endif %}
             disks:
             - disk:
+{% if item.workload == "highperformance" %}
+                bus: virtio
+{% else %}
                 bus: sata
+{% endif %}
               name: ${NAME}
             interfaces:
             - masquerade: {}
diff --git a/templates/windows2k19.tpl.yaml b/templates/windows2k19.tpl.yaml
index b6b55dff..8dece0ef 100644
--- a/templates/windows2k19.tpl.yaml
+++ b/templates/windows2k19.tpl.yaml
@@ -149,7 +149,11 @@ objects:
 {% endif %}
             disks:
             - disk:
+{% if item.workload == "highperformance" %}
+                bus: virtio
+{% else %}
                 bus: sata
+{% endif %}
               name: ${NAME}
             interfaces:
             - masquerade: {}