diff --git a/aws-cpp-sdk-core/include/aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSFunction.h b/aws-cpp-sdk-core/include/aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSFunction.h
index 9c266b85e86..2765d0a78b8 100644
--- a/aws-cpp-sdk-core/include/aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSFunction.h
+++ b/aws-cpp-sdk-core/include/aws/core/utils/memory/stl/AWSFunction.h
@@ -28,20 +28,22 @@ namespace Aws
 template<typename F>
 std::function< F > BuildFunction(const F &f) 
 {
-    return std::function< F >( f, Aws::Allocator<void>() );
+    return std::function< F >(std::allocator_arg_t(), Aws::Allocator<void>(), f );
 }
 
 // some things, like bind results, don't implicity convert to direct function types, catch those with specializations
 template<typename F>
 std::function< F > BuildFunction(const std::function< F > &f) 
 {
-    return std::function< F >( f, Aws::Allocator<void>() );
+    return std::function< F >(std::allocator_arg_t(), Aws::Allocator<void>(), f);
 }
 
 template<typename F>
 std::function< F > BuildFunction(std::function< F > &&f) 
 {
-    return std::function< F >( std::move(f), Aws::Allocator<void>() );
+    // TODO: there seems to be no move c'tor that also takes an allocator, do a copy instead of a move !
+    //return std::function< F >( std::move(f), Aws::Allocator<void>() );
+    return std::function< F >(std::allocator_arg_t(), Aws::Allocator<void>(), f);
 }
 
 } // namespace Aws
diff --git a/aws-cpp-sdk-core/source/external/json-cpp/jsoncpp.cpp b/aws-cpp-sdk-core/source/external/json-cpp/jsoncpp.cpp
index c769b52a649..4b1a23bad07 100644
--- a/aws-cpp-sdk-core/source/external/json-cpp/jsoncpp.cpp
+++ b/aws-cpp-sdk-core/source/external/json-cpp/jsoncpp.cpp
@@ -2567,8 +2567,8 @@ bool Value::removeIndex(ArrayIndex index, Value* removed) {
   ArrayIndex oldSize = size();
   // shift left all items left, into the place of the "removed"
   for (ArrayIndex i = index; i < (oldSize - 1); ++i){
-    CZString key(i);
-    (*value_.map_)[key] = (*this)[i + 1];
+    CZString currentKey(i);
+    (*value_.map_)[currentKey] = (*this)[i + 1];
   }
   // erase the last one ("leftover")
   CZString keyLast(oldSize - 1);
diff --git a/aws-cpp-sdk-core/source/http/URI.cpp b/aws-cpp-sdk-core/source/http/URI.cpp
index 983395b1167..328a46e9b9a 100644
--- a/aws-cpp-sdk-core/source/http/URI.cpp
+++ b/aws-cpp-sdk-core/source/http/URI.cpp
@@ -142,32 +142,32 @@ Aws::String URI::GetUnEncodedPath() const
 
 QueryStringParameterCollection URI::GetQueryStringParameters(bool decode) const
 {
-    Aws::String queryString = GetQueryString();
+    Aws::String localQueryString = GetQueryString();
 
     QueryStringParameterCollection parameterCollection;
 
     //if we actually have a query string
-    if (queryString.size() > 0)
+    if (localQueryString.size() > 0)
     {
         size_t currentPos = 1, locationOfNextDelimiter = 1;
 
         //while we have params left to parse
-        while (currentPos < queryString.size())
+        while (currentPos < localQueryString.size())
         {
             //find next key/value pair
-            locationOfNextDelimiter = queryString.find('&', currentPos);
+            locationOfNextDelimiter = localQueryString.find('&', currentPos);
 
             Aws::String keyValuePair;
 
             //if this isn't the last parameter
             if (locationOfNextDelimiter != Aws::String::npos)
             {
-                keyValuePair = queryString.substr(currentPos, locationOfNextDelimiter - currentPos);
+                keyValuePair = localQueryString.substr(currentPos, locationOfNextDelimiter - currentPos);
             }
             //if it is the last parameter
             else
             {
-                keyValuePair = queryString.substr(currentPos);
+                keyValuePair = localQueryString.substr(currentPos);
             }
 
             //split on =
diff --git a/aws-cpp-sdk-identity-management-tests/auth/PersistentCognitoIdentityProvider_JsonFileImplTest.cpp b/aws-cpp-sdk-identity-management-tests/auth/PersistentCognitoIdentityProvider_JsonFileImplTest.cpp
index ecd7e9158a4..e7fe1383672 100644
--- a/aws-cpp-sdk-identity-management-tests/auth/PersistentCognitoIdentityProvider_JsonFileImplTest.cpp
+++ b/aws-cpp-sdk-identity-management-tests/auth/PersistentCognitoIdentityProvider_JsonFileImplTest.cpp
@@ -42,14 +42,26 @@ using namespace Aws::Utils::Json;
 Aws::String ComputeIdentityFilePath()
 {
     static bool s_initialized = false;
-    static char s_tempName[L_tmpnam+1];
+    static Aws::String s_tempName;
 
-    if(!s_initialized)
+    if(s_tempName.empty())
     {
-        s_tempName[0] = '.';
-        tmpnam_s(s_tempName + 1, L_tmpnam);
-        s_initialized = true;
-    }
+        char tempName[L_tmpnam_s];
+        memset(tempName, 0x00, L_tmpnam_s);
+
+        tmpnam_s(tempName, L_tmpnam_s);
+        
+        // tmpnam_s() may return a file name that starts with a \ or an absolut path ...
+        if ((strlen(tempName) > 0) && (tempName[0] == '\\'))
+        {
+            s_tempName = '.';
+            s_tempName += tempName;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            s_tempName = tempName;
+        }
+    }   
 
     return Aws::String(s_tempName);
 }
diff --git a/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer-tests/TransferTests.cpp b/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer-tests/TransferTests.cpp
index dcf1a785a09..4ff585e3974 100644
--- a/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer-tests/TransferTests.cpp
+++ b/aws-cpp-sdk-transfer-tests/TransferTests.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class TransferTests : public ::testing::Test
         Aws::OFStream testFile;
         testFile.open(fileName.c_str());
         auto putStringLength = putString.length();
-        for (unsigned i = putStringLength; i <= fileSize; i += putStringLength)
+        for (auto i = putStringLength; i <= fileSize; i += putStringLength)
         {
             testFile << putString;
         }