diff --git a/websocketpp/logger/basic.hpp b/websocketpp/logger/basic.hpp
index 144a00dd19..6a5d6cd1d0 100644
--- a/websocketpp/logger/basic.hpp
+++ b/websocketpp/logger/basic.hpp
@@ -111,15 +111,17 @@ private:
     typedef typename concurrency::scoped_lock_type scoped_lock_type;
     typedef typename concurrency::mutex_type mutex_type;
     
-    const char* get_timestamp() {
+    // The timestamp does not include the time zone, because on Windows with the default registry settings,
+    // the time zone would be written out in full, which would be obnoxiously verbose.
+    std::string get_timestamp() {
         std::time_t t = std::time(NULL);
-        std::strftime(buffer,39,"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S%z",std::localtime(&t));
+        char buffer[40];
+        std::strftime(buffer,sizeof(buffer),"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S",std::localtime(&t));
         return buffer;
     }
 
     mutex_type m_lock;
         
-    char buffer[40];
     const level m_static_channels;
     level m_dynamic_channels;
     std::ostream* m_out;
diff --git a/websocketpp/processors/hybi00.hpp b/websocketpp/processors/hybi00.hpp
index d40cbffe59..2b678438a7 100644
--- a/websocketpp/processors/hybi00.hpp
+++ b/websocketpp/processors/hybi00.hpp
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@ public:
         }
         
         std::string val;
-        val.append(1,0xff);
-        val.append(1,0x00);
+        val.append(1,'\xff');
+        val.append(1,'\x00');
         out->set_payload(val);
         out->set_prepared(true);
 
diff --git a/websocketpp/sha1/sha1.hpp b/websocketpp/sha1/sha1.hpp
index 931f9ddd16..b5db4ac09a 100755
--- a/websocketpp/sha1/sha1.hpp
+++ b/websocketpp/sha1/sha1.hpp
@@ -102,7 +102,14 @@ class SHA1
         
             while(length-- && !Corrupted)
             {
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(push)
+#pragma warning(suppress: 6386) // Suppresses Visual Studio code analysis for write overrun. It doesn't know the index into Message_Block is protected by checking length.
+#endif
                 Message_Block[Message_Block_Index++] = (*message_array & 0xFF);
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#pragma warning(pop)
+#endif
         
                 Length_Low += 8;
                 Length_Low &= 0xFFFFFFFF;               // Force it to 32 bits