diff --git b/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/base/fplatform.h a/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/base/fplatform.h
index 3a93738937..7db1c5d222 100644
--- b/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/base/fplatform.h
+++ a/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/base/fplatform.h
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@
 		#ifndef SMTG_CPP11
 			#error unsupported compiler
 		#endif
-		#define SMTG_CPP11_STDLIBSUPPORT 1
-		#define SMTG_HAS_NOEXCEPT 1
+		#define SMTG_CPP11_STDLIBSUPPORT SMTG_CPP11
+		#define SMTG_HAS_NOEXCEPT SMTG_CPP11
 	#endif
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Mac and iOS
diff --git b/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/vst/ivstnoteexpression.h a/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/vst/ivstnoteexpression.h
index dd04d14f6a..87f5feac91 100644
--- b/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/vst/ivstnoteexpression.h
+++ a/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/vst/ivstnoteexpression.h
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ VST predefines some types like volume, pan, tuning by defining their ranges and
 Used by NoteExpressionEvent::typeId and NoteExpressionTypeID::typeId
 \see NoteExpressionTypeInfo
 */
-enum NoteExpressionTypeIDs : uint32
+enum NoteExpressionTypeIDs
+#if SMTG_CPP11
+	: uint32
+#endif
 {
 	kVolumeTypeID = 0,		///< Volume, plain range [0 = -oo , 0.25 = 0dB, 0.5 = +6dB, 1 = +12dB]: plain = 20 * log (4 * norm)
 	kPanTypeID,				///< Panning (L-R), plain range [0 = left, 0.5 = center, 1 = right]
@@ -183,7 +186,10 @@ DECLARE_CLASS_IID (INoteExpressionController, 0xB7F8F859, 0x41234872, 0x91169581
 /** KeyswitchTypeIDs describes the type of a key switch
 \see KeyswitchInfo
 */
-enum KeyswitchTypeIDs : uint32
+enum KeyswitchTypeIDs
+#if SMTG_CPP11
+: uint32
+#endif
 {
 	kNoteOnKeyswitchTypeID = 0,				///< press before noteOn is played
 	kOnTheFlyKeyswitchTypeID,				///< press while noteOn is played
diff --git b/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/gui/iplugview.h a/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/gui/iplugview.h
index 32e1fcb3bd..9d6ec9a0d4 100644
--- b/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/gui/iplugview.h
+++ a/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/gui/iplugview.h
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ DECLARE_CLASS_IID (IPlugFrame, 0x367FAF01, 0xAFA94693, 0x8D4DA2A0, 0xED0882A3)
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 namespace Linux {
 
-using TimerInterval = uint64;
-using FileDescriptor = int;
+#define TimerInterval uint64
+#define FileDescriptor int
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 /** Linux event handler interface
diff --git a/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/base/ftypes.h b/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/base/ftypes.h
index feda6b0b9b..5f61e0ac81 100644
--- a/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/base/ftypes.h
+++ b/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/base/ftypes.h
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ namespace Steinberg
 	typedef char char8;
 #ifdef _NATIVE_WCHAR_T_DEFINED
 	typedef __wchar_t char16;
+#elif defined(__MINGW32__)
+	typedef wchar_t char16;
 #elif SMTG_CPP11
 	typedef char16_t char16;
 #else
diff --git a/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/base/funknown.cpp b/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/base/funknown.cpp
index 0419bbc4bb..f205ac88de 100644
--- a/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/base/funknown.cpp
+++ b/libs/vst3/pluginterfaces/base/funknown.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace FUnknownPrivate {
 int32 PLUGIN_API atomicAdd (int32& var, int32 d)
 {
 #if SMTG_OS_WINDOWS
-	return InterlockedExchangeAdd (&var, d) + d;
+	return InterlockedExchangeAdd ((volatile long int*)&var, d) + d;
 #elif SMTG_OS_MACOS
 	return OSAtomicAdd32Barrier (d, (int32_t*)&var);
 #elif SMTG_OS_LINUX