Windows 8 Task Manager without elevating?

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Published on 2012-06-30T23:48:49Z Indexed on 2012/07/01 3:18 UTC
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In Windows Vista and Windows 7, the task manager ran non-elevated, and you didn't face a UAC prompt unless you chose "View Processes of All Users".

In Windows 8 Preview, out of the box the Task Manager starts elevated every time. How can I configure it to start non-elevated so I don't get hit with a UAC prompt every time I check CPU usage or view the list of running processes to see if an application closed completely?

(I am not looking for answers which involve weakening UAC, and I ask the community's help in downvoting any such suggestions.)

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