/NXCOMPAT (Compatible with Data Execution Prevention)
Indicates that an executable was tested to be compatible with the Windows Data Execution Prevention feature.
/NXCOMPAT[:NO]
By default, /NXCOMPAT is on.
/NXCOMPAT:NO can be used to explicitly specify an executable as incompatible with Data Execution Prevention.
For more information about Data Execution Prevention, see these articles:
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A detailed description of the Data Execution Prevention (DEP) feature on the Microsoft Help and Support Web site
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Data Execution Prevention on the MSDN Web site
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Data Execution Prevention (Windows Embedded) on the MSDN Web site
To set this linker option in Visual Studio
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Open the project Property Pages dialog box. For details, see Working with Project Properties.
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Click the Linker folder.
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Click the Command Line property page.
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Type the option in the Additional Options box.
To set this linker option programmatically
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See AdditionalOptions.