diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexConvert.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexConvert.cpp
index 043cef1..01edcae 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexConvert.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexConvert.cpp
@@ -2886,7 +2886,7 @@ namespace
     };
 
 #pragma prefast( suppress : 25004, "Signature must match bsearch_s" );
-    int __cdecl _ConvertCompare(void *context, const void* ptr1, const void *ptr2)
+    int __cdecl ConvertCompare(void *context, const void* ptr1, const void *ptr2) DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT
     {
         UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER(context);
         const ConvertData *p1 = reinterpret_cast<const ConvertData*>(ptr1);
@@ -2912,7 +2912,7 @@ DWORD DirectX::_GetConvertFlags(DXGI_FORMAT format)
 
     ConvertData key = { format, 0 };
     const ConvertData* in = (const ConvertData*)bsearch_s(&key, g_ConvertTable, _countof(g_ConvertTable), sizeof(ConvertData),
-        _ConvertCompare, nullptr);
+        ConvertCompare, nullptr);
     return (in) ? in->flags : 0;
 }
 
@@ -2945,10 +2945,10 @@ void DirectX::_ConvertScanline(
     // Determine conversion details about source and dest formats
     ConvertData key = { inFormat, 0 };
     const ConvertData* in = (const ConvertData*)bsearch_s(&key, g_ConvertTable, _countof(g_ConvertTable), sizeof(ConvertData),
-        _ConvertCompare, nullptr);
+        ConvertCompare, nullptr);
     key.format = outFormat;
     const ConvertData* out = (const ConvertData*)bsearch_s(&key, g_ConvertTable, _countof(g_ConvertTable), sizeof(ConvertData),
-        _ConvertCompare, nullptr);
+        ConvertCompare, nullptr);
     if (!in || !out)
     {
         assert(false);
diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexP.h b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexP.h
index cb20422..49836f4 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexP.h
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexP.h
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@
 
 #define XBOX_DXGI_FORMAT_R4G4_UNORM DXGI_FORMAT(190)
 
+#if !defined(DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT) && defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER < 1900)
+#define DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT
+#else
+#define DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT noexcept
+#endif
 
 namespace DirectX
 {
diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexUtil.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexUtil.cpp
index 96a2386..93e425e 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexUtil.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexUtil.cpp
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ IWICImagingFactory* DirectX::GetWICFactory(bool& iswic2)
     static INIT_ONCE s_initOnce = INIT_ONCE_STATIC_INIT;
 
     InitOnceExecuteOnce(&s_initOnce,
-        [](PINIT_ONCE, PVOID, LPVOID *factory) -> BOOL
+        [](PINIT_ONCE, PVOID, LPVOID *factory) DIRECTX_NOEXCEPT -> BOOL
     {
 #if (_WIN32_WINNT >= _WIN32_WINNT_WIN8) || defined(_WIN7_PLATFORM_UPDATE)
         HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(