You can use static link in C/C++ although you may find that the DLL you're statically linking tend to dynamically load the underlying DLL anyway that defeats th

You can use static link in C/C++ although you may find that the DLL you're statically linking tend to dynamically load the underlying DLL anyway that defeats the purpose. In most C/C++ world, you're better dynamically linking anyway due to most prior to Visual Studio 2012 it would determine the Service Pack/Dependencies of your host operating system and include that into the exe manifest.