How to hange templates without deploying (sysprepping) it all the time?

hi there,
I have a little question about template management:
I have a server 2012 R2 template. when I deploy it, it gets sysprepped, naturally.
As you can only sysprep a windows installation 3 times, I have to avoid sysprepping when I wanna do changes to the template like activating RDP or installing a progam (I'm not necessarily talking about installing updates).
Do I have to create a Vm, attach the vhd, shut down the Vm and replace the VHD in the library with the new one?
Or is there any other method for handling templates?
thanks :>

Hi Sir,
>>As you can only sysprep a windows installation 3 times,
Generally , I create a VM template with an existing VM , VMM will perform SYSPREP during creating VM template :
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh427282.aspx
>> I have to avoid sysprepping when I wanna do changes to the template like activating RDP or installing a progam
As for OS setting you can use "answer file " :
http://blogs.technet.com/b/chrad/archive/2009/06/30/scvmm-sample-unattend-xml-for-windows-server-2008-r2.aspx
As for application/program please refer to following article about create application packages:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/scvmm/archive/2011/04/18/creating-virtual-application-packages-with-microsoft-server-application-virtualization-sequencer.aspx
Best Regards,
Elton JI
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