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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion docs/c-runtime-library/reference/abort.md
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Expand Up @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ By default, in non-debug builds of desktop or console apps, **`abort`** then inv

If the Windows error reporting handler isn't invoked, then **`abort`** calls [`_exit`](exit-exit-exit.md) to terminate the process with exit code 3 and returns control to the parent process or the operating system. `_exit` doesn't flush stream buffers or do `atexit`/`_onexit` processing.

For Windows compatibility reasons, when **`abort`** calls `_exit`, it may invoke the Windows [`ExitProcess`](/windows/win32/api/processthreadsapi/nf-processthreadsapi-exitprocess) API, which in turn allows DLL termination routines to run. Destructors aren't run in the executable, but the same may not be true of DLLs loaded in the executable's process space. This behavior doesn't strictly conform to the C++ standard. To immediately terminate a process including any DLLs, use the Windows [`TerminateProcess`](/windows/desktop/api/processthreadsapi/nf-processthreadsapi-terminateprocess) API. You can also register an abort signal handler that invokes `TerminateProcess` for standard-compliant behavior. Compliant behavior may come at some cost in Windows compatibility.
For Windows compatibility reasons, when **`abort`** calls `_exit`, it may invoke the Windows [`ExitProcess`](/windows/win32/api/processthreadsapi/nf-processthreadsapi-exitprocess) API, which in turn allows DLL termination routines to run. Destructors aren't run in the executable, but the same may not be true of DLLs loaded in the executable's process space. This behavior doesn't strictly conform to the C++ standard. To immediately terminate a process including any DLLs, use the Windows [`TerminateProcess`](/windows/desktop/api/processthreadsapi/nf-processthreadsapi-terminateprocess) API. You can also register an abort signal handler that invokes `TerminateProcess` for standard-conforming behavior. Conforming behavior may come at some cost in Windows compatibility.

For more information about CRT debugging, see [CRT debugging techniques](../crt-debugging-techniques.md).

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions docs/c-runtime-library/reference/set-abort-behavior.md
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description: "Learn more about: _set_abort_behavior"
title: "_set_abort_behavior"
description: "Learn more about: _set_abort_behavior"
ms.date: 07/07/2022
api_name: ["_set_abort_behavior", "_o__set_abort_behavior"]
api_location: ["msvcrt.dll", "msvcr80.dll", "msvcr90.dll", "msvcr100.dll", "msvcr100_clr0400.dll", "msvcr110.dll", "msvcr110_clr0400.dll", "msvcr120.dll", "msvcr120_clr0400.dll", "ucrtbase.dll", "api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll"]
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There are two [`abort`](abort.md) flags: `_WRITE_ABORT_MSG` and `_CALL_REPORTFAULT`. `_WRITE_ABORT_MSG` determines whether a helpful text message is printed when a program is abnormally terminated. The message states that the application has called the `abort` function. The default behavior is to print the message. `_CALL_REPORTFAULT`, if set, invokes the Windows Error Reporting Service mechanism (formerly known as Dr. Watson) to report failures to Microsoft when `abort` is called. By default, crash dump reporting is enabled in non-DEBUG builds. If the Windows error reporting handler isn't invoked, then `abort` calls [`_exit`](exit-exit-exit.md) to terminate the process with exit code 3 and returns control to the parent process or the operating system. `_exit` doesn't flush stream buffers or do `atexit`/`_onexit` processing.

For Windows compatibility reasons, when `abort` calls `_exit`, it may invoke the Windows [`ExitProcess`](/windows/win32/api/processthreadsapi/nf-processthreadsapi-exitprocess) API, which in turn allows DLL termination routines to run. Destructors aren't run in the executable, but the same may not be true of DLLs loaded in the executable's process space. This behavior doesn't strictly conform to the C++ standard. To immediately terminate a process including any DLLs, use the Windows [`TerminateProcess`](/windows/desktop/api/processthreadsapi/nf-processthreadsapi-terminateprocess) API. You can also register an abort signal handler that invokes `TerminateProcess` for standard-compliant behavior. Compliant behavior may come at some cost in Windows compatibility.
For Windows compatibility reasons, when `abort` calls `_exit`, it may invoke the Windows [`ExitProcess`](/windows/win32/api/processthreadsapi/nf-processthreadsapi-exitprocess) API, which in turn allows DLL termination routines to run. Destructors aren't run in the executable, but the same may not be true of DLLs loaded in the executable's process space. This behavior doesn't strictly conform to the C++ standard. To immediately terminate a process including any DLLs, use the Windows [`TerminateProcess`](/windows/desktop/api/processthreadsapi/nf-processthreadsapi-terminateprocess) API. You can also register an abort signal handler that invokes `TerminateProcess` for standard-conforming behavior. Conforming behavior may come at some cost in Windows compatibility.

By default, this function's global state is scoped to the application. To change it, see [Global state in the CRT](../global-state.md).

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