How many times can Windows 7 be syspreped, what is the official Answer?

Hey everyone, can somebody out there give me the straight answer on this?  What is the official number windows 7 can be syspreped?  I am looking to build my reference images, but every time I do this I have to 150+ updates each time.  Can
I get way with just updating the reference image every time?  I have heard there is a Max number of times you can do this before you have to rebuild.  
We are running WIndows 7 Enterprise with KMS.
Also will this apply to 8.1?
Thanks

Hi,
Sysprep limitations are due to the windows activation process.
There is no limit to the number of times that the Sysprep command can run on a computer. However, the clock for Windows Product Activation begins its countdown the first time Windows starts. You can use the sysprep /generalize command to reset Windows Product
Activation a maximum of three times. After the third time that you run the sysprep /generalize command, the clock can no longer be reset.
Assuming you are using a KMS: We recommend that KMS clients use the sysprep /generalize command where the value of the SkipRearm setting is equal to 1. After capturing this image, use the sysprep /generalize command, where the value of the SkipRearm setting
is equal to 0.
Karen Hu
TechNet Community Support

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