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Why does Windows require CTRL+ALT+DEL to Logon?
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Mar 15, 20264874 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Has Microsoft ever offered an explanation for why they require CTRL+ALT+DEL to login? (Yes I know you can disable it, but it is still their preferred method.) It seems like at one point I heard that it was for security since you knew nothing else could trap CTRL+ALT+DEL, but I've written programs t…
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This is the same as this Server Fault question: How does CTRL-ALT-DEL to log in make Windows more secure?. Here is the accepted answer from there, by Oskar Duveborn: The Windows (NT) kernel is designed to reserve the notification of this key combina…
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