[c++] How to use _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS

I have compile error in my simple MFC window application generated from wizard with several lines of code:

error C4996: 'strncpy': This function or variable may be unsafe. Consider using strncpy_s instead. To disable deprecation, use _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS. See online help for details.

I set Configuration Properties>>C/C++>>Preporocessor>>Preprocessor Definitions>> _CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS

But this does't helped. I have another very close project that generates only warning in this place and it has no _CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS definition.

Only difference between projects is several different options in wizard.

Why _CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS does not helps in first project and why second project compiles without problems without this definition?

If your are in Visual Studio 2012 or later this has an additional setting 'SDL checks' Under Property Pages -> C/C++ -> General

Additional Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) recommended checks; includes enabling additional secure code generation features and extra security-relevant warnings as errors.

It defaults to YES - For a reason, I.E you should use the secure version of the strncpy. If you change this to NO you will not get a error when using the insecure version.

SDL checks in vs2012 and later

Visual Studio 2019 with CMake

Add the following to CMakeLists.txt:

add_definitions(-D_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS)

Adding _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS to Project -> Properties -> C/C++ -> Preprocessor -> Preprocessor Definitions didn't work for me, don't know why.

The following hint works: In stdafx.h file, please add

#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE

before include other header files.

For a quick fix or test, I find it handy just adding #define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS to the top of the file before all #include

#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
#include ...
int main(){
    //...
}

Under "Project -> Properties -> C/C++ -> Preprocessor -> Preprocessor Definitions" add _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS

I was getting the same error in Visual Studio 2017 and to fix it just added #define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS after #include "pch.h"

#include "pch.h"
#define _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
....