Why does Visual Studio 2013 issue a C4996 error?

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In previous versions of Visual Studio using functions like _sleep or strncpy just outputs a warning. In the latest version, it's suddenly an error:

unexpected error

error C4996: '_sleep': This function or variable has been superseded by newer library or operating system functionality. Consider using Sleep instead. See online help for details.

I know I can disable it by adding #pragma warning(disable: 4996) in the beginning of the code, but it's extremely annoying that VS is trying to force me to use other functions. Is there any way to disable this behavior?

Before you ask, "Treat Warnings As Errors" is disabled, and it errors even if I turn off all warnings!

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Just to add to this, _CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE worked for me in VS2019. _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS alone did not clear this for me (I have both defined).

Similar to the other answers, this may be added by right-clicking the project in Solution Explorer, Then going to Properties->Configuration Properties->C/C++->Preprocessor->Preprocessor Definitions->Edit... then adding the line _CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE.

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Compiling all sources I have referred:

Remove secure warnings (_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS) from projects by default in Visual Studio

kmcnamee's answer on How to use use _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS

Video that solved my problem. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWxGZLjwKL0

Apparently, Security Development Lifecycle (SDL) recommended checks which include enabling additional secure code generation features and extra security-relevant warnings as errors.

The steps to solve this issue are:

1. Go to Project-> "your project name" Properties
2. Under Configuration Properties, go to C/C++
3. Under C/C++, go to Preprocessor 
4. Select Preprocessor Definitions and click on Edit from the dropdown menu
5. In the blank space fill out _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS
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