Windows 10: What's the security implication of using an old Windows 10 installation media?

Hello!

Just curious since i reformatted an old computer yesterday and had a bootable Windows 10 USB laying around.



The Windows editions that I got to choose (from the installation menu) were from April 2019.

So I installed the OS connected to the internet, and the first thing I do is to update from the control panel. Let it sit for an hour or so, do the reboots until it says there are no new updates before I do anything on the computer. I had to wait 24 hours before I finally was able to get the 20H2 update (with chromium included), but I only use Firefox anyway so I have not touched Edge.



Are there any security implications for doing it this way?



I hope that Microsoft pushes out all the relevant anti virus updates before pushing the newer "versions" of Windows, making it safe to wait for 24 hours before getting the 20H2 update.

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