Index: THREAD_SAFE_EXCEPTIONS.cpp
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--- THREAD_SAFE_EXCEPTIONS.cpp	(revision 452510)
+++ THREAD_SAFE_EXCEPTIONS.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@
 
 int main ()
 {
+#if defined (_WIN32)
+    // disable displaying the critical-error-handler
+    // and general-protection-fault message boxes
+    // windows.h included in thread.h
+    SetErrorMode (SEM_FAILCRITICALERRORS | SEM_NOGPFAULTERRORBOX);
+#endif   // _WIN32
+
     pthread_t tid [2];
 
     const unsigned N = sizeof tid / sizeof *tid;