Laptop clone drive/OS to Windows Desktop

[fractalMT]

I bought my wife a laptop sometime ago equivalent to the link below, though with Windows 8 at the time. I would never buy a retail laptop but she needed one at the time and for the price, it was the best option. However, now that she is getting into photography and such, I am building her a desktop. Though I've done it with Windows 7, I am hearing that new laptops (specifically anything Windows 8 and newer) cannot be cloned to a hard drive to be used on a desktop. It would be easier to make this happen for my situation but if I cannot, it is not a deal breaker. I have a backup Windows 7 key that I would install on the laptop after it is wiped. Since my wife is so use to 10 I was hoping to keep that. I have experience with several different programs, specifically Macrium. Let me know.


http://www.target.com/p/acer-aspire-es-15-6-inch-hd-intel-celeron-n3050-4gb-ddr3l-500gb-hdd-windows-10-home-es1-531-c2kx/-/A-49168539?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&CPNG=PLA_Electronics+Shopping&adgroup=SC_Electronics&LID=700000001170770pgs&network=g&device=c&location=9021400&gclid=CjwKEAiAuc_FBRD7_JCM3NSY92wSJABbVoxBZ_K19QltyS-XJatNuiwN84pqPNp0BTuMnBcaXUwijBoCmKvw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

[USAFRet]

No, you cannot clone a laptop OS to be used in a desktop.
It would almost certainly not boot, and if it did, it will run into activation issues.

Is this Win 10? If so, link that OS license to a Microsoft account. Read and do this:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3164428/windows-build-1607-activation.html

Create your own Win 10 install, here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Do a clean install on the new desktop, and follow the above links for activation.

 

[fractalMT]

No, you cannot clone a laptop OS to be used in a desktop.
It would almost certainly not boot, and if it did, it will run into activation issues.

Is this Win 10? If so, link that OS license to a Microsoft account. Read and do this:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/20530/windows-10-reactivating-after-hardware-change
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3164428/windows-build-1607-activation.html

Create your own Win 10 install, here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Do a clean install on the new desktop, and follow the above links for activation.

Thanks so much!