Will a laptop work if you copy the entire contents of the hard drive of another laptop there?

Question

System administration

I have the task of installing 15+ identical machines, with the same Windows 10 settings, the same software and the same drivers. If I first prepare one machine fully, and then just copy all its contents to other hard drives, will it work properly? Is Windows tied in any way to the serial number of the motherboard, etc. I googled, I didn’t find anything better than the Windows Deployment server. If the method I proposed does not work, please suggest the simplest solution to this problem for a beginner. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

If the machines are identical, then you can clone the hard disk of the prepared system and roll it out to the rest. Clonezilla, Acronis True Image, Paragon, etc. Not all programs are free, not all work without jambs.
Only it is better to activate the software AFTER cloning and on each machine separately, rather than copying 10 copies with the same license.

Answer 2

Only in theory it will work, but not without jambs, so no one advises doing this.
The crap will come out more, most likely your settings will fly off, easy. Also, do not forget what you are planning to do for the autoloader here. and drivers, you just won’t pull them up by throwing them.
and yes, there will be no problems. but such a solution is completely out of the ordinary. If you do it completely and for yourself, it’s better with your hands. or see windows pe, this method will suit you.
it is also worth considering that Windows 10 clings strongly, it is not known what you have there under licenses. etc .
only with my hands, my advice is either https://interface31.ru/tech_it/2014/10/sozdaem-svo...
If you are ready to face all these difficulties, then go ahead. But over time it will be easier to install them by hand.
again, during installation, now 10 most drivers pull automatically.

Answer 3

Yes, it will work.
There may be some minor problems due to the presence of a dozen absolutely identical machines on the network, but they are easily solved.