[muststopmyths]

If I had to guess, I'd point to DLLs. The minimal Windows process loads probably half a dozen, plus the entry points are called in a serialized manner.

[richardwhiuk]

Pretty much identical to shared objects on Linux

[chungleong]

Windows DLLs require fixups when they're loaded off their preferred base address.

[pjc50]

So do relocatable shared libraries on Linux. https://eli.thegreenplace.net/2011/08/25/load-time-relocatio...