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This was something I'd wondered how to do for a long time. In Windows, all images (or exe files) that are started are created as children of the Winlogin.exe process, which is created when a user first logs in. As a [intentional] consequence of this, Winlogin.exe captures the Ctrl-Alt-Delete control key sequence which can't be overridden by another process.

Sometimes when connecting to another computer over the network, I might need to use Task Manager to suddenly terminate an application in order to free up either memory or reduce network latency from any applications that might have open connections. I'm used to using the Ctrl-Alt-Delete sequence, but since this is always hooked by the Winlogin.exe on the LOCAL computer, Remote Desktop can't transmit it over the connection.

Now that you know why - the solution! The control sequence Ctrl-Alt-End will act the same as a Ctrl-Alt-Delete when used in a Remote Desktop Session.