Something to be aware of though is performance and software conflicts.
In my current role I only use a few pieces of software so if an update causes a problem or conflict it's fairly easy and quick to trouble shoot and fix. In my previous role the analysis machines had numerous pieces of software installed so applying all available updates (regardless via internet, internal server or manual) could make life very difficult if a conflict was caused by one of the updates.
Hence, "if it aint broke, don't fix it"
Many Windows updates are to address security flaws, if your machine is air gapped then you are unlikely to be in danger from these flaws.
The last thing on earth I would ever do is let an IT manager near my analysis machine
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