I don't know if it is related or not, but I get a few crashes too when doing a bootstrap and while compiling some .el files. An example of a backtrace is : And the crash occurs after a EnterCriticalSection(crit) instruction. I have the same behaviour with both 32bits and 64bits exe. Fabrice ntdll.dll!RtlDeNormalizeProcessParams() + 0x5a4 bytes [Frames below may be incorrect and/or missing, no symbols loaded for ntdll.dll] ntdll.dll!RtlDeNormalizeProcessParams() + 0x4cb bytes > emacs.exe!setitimer(int which, itimerval * value, itimerval * ovalue) Line 642 C emacs.exe!set_alarm() Line 326 C emacs.exe!do_pending_atimers() Line 397 C emacs.exe!totally_unblock_input() Line 7168 C emacs.exe!terminate_due_to_signal(int sig, int backtrace_limit) Line 297 C emacs.exe!deliver_fatal_thread_signal(int sig) Line 1570 + 0x12 bytes C msvcr100.dll!_XcptFilter() + 0x1ad bytes emacs.exe!__tmainCRTStartup$filt$0() Line 572 + 0x16 bytes C msvcr100.dll!__C_specific_handler() + 0x97 bytes ntdll.dll!RtlDecodePointer() + 0xbd bytes ntdll.dll!RtlUnwindEx() + 0xbbf bytes ntdll.dll!KiUserExceptionDispatcher() + 0x2e bytes ntdll.dll!RtlDeNormalizeProcessParams() + 0x5a4 bytes ntdll.dll!RtlDeNormalizeProcessParams() + 0x4cb bytes emacs.exe!setitimer(int which, itimerval * value, itimerval * ovalue) Line 642 C emacs.exe!set_alarm() Line 326 C emacs.exe!do_pending_atimers() Line 397 C emacs.exe!unblock_input() Line 7159 C emacs.exe!check_glyph_memory() Line 2335 C emacs.exe!Fkill_emacs(__int64 arg) Line 1832 + 0x8a bytes C emacs.exe!Ffuncall(__int64 nargs, __int64 * args) Line 2773 C emacs.exe!exec_byte_code(__int64 bytestr, __int64 vector, __int64 maxdepth, __int64 args_template, __int64 nargs, __int64 * args) Line 899 + 0xf bytes C emacs.exe!funcall_lambda(__int64 fun, __int64 nargs, __int64 * arg_vector) Line 3011 C emacs.exe!Ffuncall(__int64 nargs, __int64 * args) Line 2844 C emacs.exe!exec_byte_code(__int64 bytestr, __int64 vector, __int64 maxdepth, __int64 args_template, __int64 nargs, __int64 * args) Line 899 + 0xf bytes C emacs.exe!funcall_lambda(__int64 fun, __int64 nargs, __int64 * arg_vector) Line 3011 C emacs.exe!Ffuncall(__int64 nargs, __int64 * args) Line 2844 C emacs.exe!eval_sub(__int64 form) Line 2111 C emacs.exe!Fif(__int64 args) Line 310 + 0x2d bytes C emacs.exe!eval_sub(__int64 form) Line 2085 + 0x6 bytes C emacs.exe!Fcond(__int64 args) Line 337 + 0x15 bytes C emacs.exe!eval_sub(__int64 form) Line 2085 + 0x6 bytes C emacs.exe!FletX(__int64 args) Line 843 + 0x25 bytes C emacs.exe!eval_sub(__int64 form) Line 2085 + 0x6 bytes C emacs.exe!Fwhile(__int64 args) Line 935 + 0x15 bytes C emacs.exe!eval_sub(__int64 form) Line 2085 + 0x6 bytes C emacs.exe!Flet(__int64 args) Line 913 + 0x2d bytes C emacs.exe!eval_sub(__int64 form) Line 2085 + 0x6 bytes C emacs.exe!Fprogn(__int64 args) Line 360 C emacs.exe!eval_sub(__int64 form) Line 2085 + 0x6 bytes C emacs.exe!eval_sub(__int64 form) Line 2085 + 0x6 bytes C emacs.exe!Flet(__int64 args) Line 913 + 0x2d bytes C emacs.exe!eval_sub(__int64 form) Line 2085 + 0x6 bytes C emacs.exe!Fprogn(__int64 args) Line 360 C emacs.exe!funcall_lambda(__int64 fun, __int64 nargs, __int64 * arg_vector) Line 2998 C emacs.exe!apply_lambda(__int64 fun, __int64 args) Line 2884 C emacs.exe!eval_sub(__int64 form) Line 2212 + 0xc bytes C emacs.exe!Fprogn(__int64 args) Line 360 C emacs.exe!funcall_lambda(__int64 fun, __int64 nargs, __int64 * arg_vector) Line 2998 C emacs.exe!apply_lambda(__int64 fun, __int64 args) Line 2884 C emacs.exe!eval_sub(__int64 form) Line 2212 + 0xc bytes C emacs.exe!Funwind_protect(__int64 args) Line 1148 C emacs.exe!eval_sub(__int64 form) Line 2085 + 0x6 bytes C emacs.exe!Flet(__int64 args) Line 913 + 0x2d bytes C emacs.exe!eval_sub(__int64 form) Line 2085 + 0x6 bytes C emacs.exe!Fif(__int64 args) Line 310 + 0x2d bytes C emacs.exe!eval_sub(__int64 form) Line 2085 + 0x6 bytes C emacs.exe!Fprogn(__int64 args) Line 360 C emacs.exe!funcall_lambda(__int64 fun, __int64 nargs, __int64 * arg_vector) Line 2998 C emacs.exe!apply_lambda(__int64 fun, __int64 args) Line 2884 C emacs.exe!eval_sub(__int64 form) Line 2212 + 0xc bytes C emacs.exe!Feval(__int64 form, __int64 lexical) Line 2002 + 0x8 bytes C emacs.exe!internal_condition_case(__int64 (void)* bfun, __int64 handlers, __int64 (__int64)* hfun) Line 1289 C emacs.exe!top_level_1(__int64 ignore) Line 1201 C emacs.exe!internal_catch(__int64 tag, __int64 (__int64)* func, __int64 arg) Line 1059 + 0x9 bytes C emacs.exe!command_loop() Line 1158 C emacs.exe!recursive_edit_1() Line 780 C emacs.exe!Frecursive_edit() Line 844 C emacs.exe!main(int argc, char * * argv) Line 1525 + 0x5 bytes C