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Cloning with a new key and 8.1 key activation
I have a Windows 10 machine that has the same configuration that I want for another machine that I have purchased without an OS.
What I am considering, to make life easier is to clone the drive of the configured machine to the new one and then, with a new Windows key hat I have, simply activate it with this key and therefore essentially have 2 identically configured machines, albeit with different drivers and product keys.
The other part of this is that the spare key that I have is for Windows 8.1, so if the first part is possible, can activation for 10 be carried out with the 8.1 key?