Is there a way to update all snapshots in a tree?

Hi all,
I'm running Server 2012 R2 and have a VM with about a dozen snapshots under the main "clean" snapshot.  The problem I'm running into is that when I do a monthly check of updates, I have to update each individual snapshot with the new updates. 
With a dozen snapshots its annoying more than a real problem, but I'm about to add several more VMs each with the same amount of snapshots and once I do it would go from annoying to intolerable, it would be just to time consuming.
Is there a way to update the base image and have changes to the base image populate down to all the snapshots in the tree below it? 
Thanks!!

Thanks a lot, but no that's not what I was looking for.  Here's the scenario - I have a base image lets say it's called CP1 and from that base image I make changes and create a new checkpoint, call that CP2.  From CP2 I make some other
changes and make another checkpoint call that CP3, etc. creating a checkpoint tree.
The problem I run into is that when Microsoft rolls out updates our IT dept bundles them all up and forces all domain joined systems to update with them monthly.  As you can imagine this causes some issues with the user community who is using them. 
Since each checkpoint is discreet as  mentioned in the article you referenced, I have to manually update each checkpoint with the updates, major pain to say the least.  I was hoping there was a process that would allow me to update the base
image (CP1) and then be able to have those changes made to CP1 be forced onto CP2, CP3, etc.
Vielen Dank! :)

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