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  Why does it take Task Manager longer to appear when you start it from the Ctrl+Alt+Del dialog?

Amitwas curious whyit takes longer for Task Manager to appear when you start itfrom the Ctrl+Alt+Del dialogcompared to launching it from the taskbar.Well, you can see the reason right there on the screen:You're launching it the long way around.If you launch Task Manager from the taskbar,Explorer just launches taskmgr.exevia the usual Create­Process mechanism,and Task Manager launches under the same credentialson the same desktop.On the other hand, when you use the secure attention sequence,the winlogon program receives the notification,switches to the secure desktop,and displays the Ctrl+Al...

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