Is it possible to take a Windows installation on a HDD that was installed with an Intel cpu, and transfer the HDD to an AMD build?
Aka I have an Intel pc, then I take the HDD with win10 on it and connect it to an AMD pc. Would it work?
Or are my hopes too high?
It's possible. The big problem is drivers. If you just swap the hard drive to the new machine, it will be expecting a different motherboard, different CPU, different video card, etc, for dozens of different devices. As Appleoddity suggested, you can run Microsoft System Preparation before moving the HD. In my experience, it's always cleaner to start with a fresh installation. Some useful links : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/sysprep--generalize--a-windows-installation
https://www.howtogeek.com/239815/why-cant-you-move-a-windows-installation-to-another-computer/
