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How to achieve separate heap handling in VS 2022 C++ DLLs ? - Microsoft Q&A

Visual Studio 2022 changed the heap handling behavior for C++ DLLs, making them share the same heap as the main application, which differs from earlier versions. Developers seek to revert this behavior for DLLs compiled with VS2022.

Earlier Visual Studio versions (e.g. VS2010) used separate heap for each C++ DLLs and the main application (also C++). In VS2022 the main application and the loaded DLLs share the same heap. We would like to restore the original behavior: separate heap for each DLLs. Is there a way to change back the DLLs behavior if…
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