## Persistent Guest VMs When an application or a desktop published from a guest VM is set as persistent, the first time a user launches the application or desktop, the publishing agent will create a persistent guest VM rule. Persistent guest VM rules can be configured on the Persistent guest VMs tab page. Deleting a Persistent Guest VM Rule To delete a persistent guest VM rule, highlight the rule on the Persistent guest VMs tab page and click Tasks > Delete. If you want to delete all rules, select all rules by pressing CTRL+A and press the delete key. Configuring Automatic Deleting of Persistent Guest VM Rules In the Auto remove persistence if guest VM was not used for drop-down menu (at the bottom of the Persistent guest VMs tab) you can specify the maximum time an unused persistent guest VM rule is kept before being automatically deleted. Alternately, you can also manually type in the desired time, for example 1 week 3 days.