/NXCOMPAT (Compatible with Data Execution Prevention) 

Indicates that an executable was tested to be compatible with the Windows Data Execution Prevention feature.

/NXCOMPAT[:NO]

Remarks

/NXCOMPAT is on by default if a component requires Microsoft Windows Vista (/SUBSYSTEM 6.0 and greater). See /SUBSYSTEM (Specify Subsystem) for more information.

/NXCOMPAT:NO can be used to explicitly specify an executable as not compatible with Data Execution Prevention.

For more information on Data Execution Prevention, see:

• https://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;875352

• https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/memory/base/data_execution_prevention.asp (also available in the MSDN CD library on Data Execution Prevention)

• https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/xpehelp/html/xetskconfiguringdataexecutionpreventionsettingsofrun-timeimage.asp

• https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/xpehelp/html/xeconNon-ExecuteMemoryProtection.asp

To set this linker option in the Visual Studio development environment

1. Open the project's Property Pages dialog box. For details, see Setting Visual C++ Project Properties.

2. Click the Linker folder.

3. Click the Command Line property page.

4. Type the option into the Additional Options box.

To set this linker option programmatically

• See AdditionalOptions.

See Also

Reference

Setting Linker Options
Linker Options