Can I clone a drive to a computer with different specifications?

Question

Hard disks

Hello, is it possible to clone a disk to a computer with other characteristics?
Will a clone of another work normally on a new PC, or do you need some additional steps?

Answer 1

You can clone, who will forbid you.
Whether it will work depends on how similar the hardware is in general and whether the operating system has the necessary drivers, in particular.
Well, some operating systems and / or software can be tied to hardware, they kind of control licensing, but that's a completely different story.
Perhaps unattended installer or ADK is more suitable for you , for example. Too general a question to recommend anything specific.

Answer 2

any additional steps needed?

Yes. It is necessary to replace all drivers from the equipment manufacturer with standard ones.

Answer 3

It is possible, but there will definitely be consequences associated with the transfer. For Windows, you will still need the chipset of the motherboard to be similar to the old system, or you must first use sysprep. Or use commercial solutions like Paragon Partiotion Manager to make changes to the system to boot on new hardware. P2P migration it's called there.
Perhaps with 8ki this is better, I do not work too actively with Windows.
Linux is generally easier to move to new hardware, but again, a lot can break because some things are tied to a particular instance of PC components.
The question is too general. If there was some specific task like "transfer the system from a dead PC to a new one", it would be much easier to give the desired answer.