Yes. A lot of companies rely on that mechanism. When you start a new job, you'll be given a new pc with all the necessary software installed. That is done via "image copy".

A very quick internet search "image copy" and taking the fist link:

http://www.acronis.com/en-eu/personal/pc-backup/?adpos=1t1&creative=37604271414&device=c&matchtype=b&network=g&gclid=CJ2OyaH0xr4CFfQQtAodNVIAPQ

There are many more. If you have a stable running system that is free of malware, an image copy on an external disk freezes that system for later use.

Another possibility is to have two hard disks in your system connected via RAID. There is an option to constantly mirror your working disk on a backup disk.

Guido

Desktop; i7-2600k, 8 GB mem., Win 10 Pro, BIAB 2017; RB 2017 - latest build
Laptop: i5-2410M, 4 GB mem, Win 10 Pro, BIAB 2017; RB 2017 - latest build