diff --git a/OpenConsole.sln b/OpenConsole.sln
index 54173d9ae..32e72fddd 100644
--- a/OpenConsole.sln
+++ b/OpenConsole.sln
@@ -1229,7 +1229,8 @@ Global
 		{48D21369-3D7B-4431-9967-24E81292CF63}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 		{CA5CAD1A-039A-4929-BA2A-8BEB2E4106FE}.AuditMode|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
 		{CA5CAD1A-039A-4929-BA2A-8BEB2E4106FE}.AuditMode|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Release|ARM64
-		{CA5CAD1A-039A-4929-BA2A-8BEB2E4106FE}.AuditMode|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{CA5CAD1A-039A-4929-BA2A-8BEB2E4106FE}.AuditMode|x64.ActiveCfg = AuditMode|x64
+		{CA5CAD1A-039A-4929-BA2A-8BEB2E4106FE}.AuditMode|x64.Build.0 = AuditMode|x64
 		{CA5CAD1A-039A-4929-BA2A-8BEB2E4106FE}.AuditMode|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
 		{CA5CAD1A-039A-4929-BA2A-8BEB2E4106FE}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
 		{CA5CAD1A-039A-4929-BA2A-8BEB2E4106FE}.Debug|ARM64.ActiveCfg = Debug|ARM64
diff --git a/src/cascadia/WinRTUtils/LibraryResources.cpp b/src/cascadia/WinRTUtils/LibraryResources.cpp
index dee269bd7..e562fafa6 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/WinRTUtils/LibraryResources.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/WinRTUtils/LibraryResources.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ static void EnsureAllResourcesArePresent(const ScopedResourceLoader& loader)
 
 #endif
 
-static ScopedResourceLoader GetLibraryResourceLoader() UTILS_NONDEBUG_NOEXCEPT
+static ScopedResourceLoader GetLibraryResourceLoader()
+try
 {
     ScopedResourceLoader loader{ g_WinRTUtilsLibraryResourceScope };
 #ifdef _DEBUG
@@ -84,9 +85,12 @@ static ScopedResourceLoader GetLibraryResourceLoader() UTILS_NONDEBUG_NOEXCEPT
 #endif
     return loader;
 }
+CATCH_FAIL_FAST()
 
-winrt::hstring GetLibraryResourceString(const std::wstring_view key) UTILS_NONDEBUG_NOEXCEPT
+winrt::hstring GetLibraryResourceString(const std::wstring_view key)
+try
 {
     static auto loader{ GetLibraryResourceLoader() };
     return loader.GetLocalizedString(key);
 }
+CATCH_FAIL_FAST()
diff --git a/src/cascadia/WinRTUtils/ScopedResourceLoader.cpp b/src/cascadia/WinRTUtils/ScopedResourceLoader.cpp
index 4981e7fc6..e872a2d42 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/WinRTUtils/ScopedResourceLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/cascadia/WinRTUtils/ScopedResourceLoader.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ ScopedResourceLoader::ScopedResourceLoader(const std::wstring_view resourceLocat
 // - Gets the resource map associated with the scoped resource subcompartment.
 // Return Value:
 // - the resource map associated with the scoped resource subcompartment.
-ResourceMap ScopedResourceLoader::GetResourceMap() const
+ResourceMap ScopedResourceLoader::GetResourceMap() const noexcept
 {
     return _resourceMap;
 }
diff --git a/src/cascadia/WinRTUtils/ScopedResourceLoader.h b/src/cascadia/WinRTUtils/ScopedResourceLoader.h
index b92fbf4ff..f7664115e 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/WinRTUtils/ScopedResourceLoader.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/WinRTUtils/ScopedResourceLoader.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class ScopedResourceLoader
 {
 public:
     ScopedResourceLoader(const std::wstring_view resourceLocatorBase);
-    winrt::Windows::ApplicationModel::Resources::Core::ResourceMap GetResourceMap() const;
+    winrt::Windows::ApplicationModel::Resources::Core::ResourceMap GetResourceMap() const noexcept;
     winrt::hstring GetLocalizedString(const std::wstring_view resourceName) const;
     bool HasResourceWithName(const std::wstring_view resourceName) const;
 
diff --git a/src/cascadia/WinRTUtils/inc/LibraryResources.h b/src/cascadia/WinRTUtils/inc/LibraryResources.h
index a6aadaea7..406c07e1a 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/WinRTUtils/inc/LibraryResources.h
+++ b/src/cascadia/WinRTUtils/inc/LibraryResources.h
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ namespace Microsoft::Console::Utils
     return pRes->resourceKey;                                     \
 }())
 #define RS_(x) GetLibraryResourceString(USES_RESOURCE(x))
-#define UTILS_NONDEBUG_NOEXCEPT
 
 #else // _DEBUG
 
@@ -57,11 +56,10 @@ namespace Microsoft::Console::Utils
 
 #define USES_RESOURCE(x) (x)
 #define RS_(x) GetLibraryResourceString((x))
-#define UTILS_NONDEBUG_NOEXCEPT noexcept
 
 #endif
 
 #define UTILS_DEFINE_LIBRARY_RESOURCE_SCOPE(x) \
     __declspec(selectany) extern const wchar_t* g_WinRTUtilsLibraryResourceScope{ (x) };
 
-winrt::hstring GetLibraryResourceString(const std::wstring_view key) UTILS_NONDEBUG_NOEXCEPT;
+winrt::hstring GetLibraryResourceString(const std::wstring_view key);
diff --git a/src/common.build.pre.props b/src/common.build.pre.props
index c906233b1..e45958d43 100644
--- a/src/common.build.pre.props
+++ b/src/common.build.pre.props
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@
     <CodeAnalysisRuleSet>$(SolutionDir)\src\StaticAnalysis.ruleset</CodeAnalysisRuleSet>
     <EnableCppCoreCheck>true</EnableCppCoreCheck>
     <RunCodeAnalysis>true</RunCodeAnalysis>
+    <CAExcludePath>$(SolutionDir)\dep</CAExcludePath>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='AuditMode'">
     <ClCompile>