Is this OK to clone brand new machines to save time?

I bought 4 new HP Probook laptops. Each has its own Win7 and Win8 installation media. I didn't have to use the restore canned image, so I installed Win7, installed the drivers, ran Windows Update and installed other programs required on laptops. It took more than a day to complete the installation, so I want to clone the laptop and apply the image cloned to 3 other machines. Is it OK? This would invalidate OEM, COA, or something else? If I clone the other 3 machines, how then install the license key from the installation media supplied with laptops?

We cannot clone Image of HP operating system for multiple units, unless you have a microsoft volume license key

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