Why bother to update your Windows applications when they just continue to work fine?
But what happens when your application has a security flaw being exploited? How do you even find out it even has a security flaw?
A part of the Lastpass fiasco was the administrators computer was running an out of date application whose security flaw was exploited.
Besides updating an application from the original author’s web site, what mechanisms do you trust for application updates? WinGet? What Windows application sites do you trust to get application updates from?
How did Windows get into this mess? How does Linux solve this problem? See the following:
https://www.pcmag.com/opinions/microsofts-approach-app-updates-wreaks-havoc-windows-pcs
The article above describes a past Microsoft business decision that prioritized business strategy over security.
Windows 10 22H2 desktops & laptops on Dell, HP, ASUS; No servers, no domain.