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I have two laptops that have exactly the same brand, model and hardware as each other.

Windows 7 is installed on one of them.

Would it be possible to move Windows from one laptop to the other one?

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Easiest way is to swap hard drives as suggested by Olli – Moab Feb 17 '11 at 20:25
By windows do you mean program application windows? Or the OS? – Thiago M. Feb 17 '11 at 20:27
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Yes, it is. If it's OEM license, then it's a little bit gray area, as OEM licenses are per-computer, not transferable.

You can either physically move your hard disk or clone your data (and wipe source computer, as you are not allowed to run Windows on multiple machines with same license).

There is multiple tools for cloning disks, including CloneZilla.

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