diff --git a/include/stdex/stream.hpp b/include/stdex/stream.hpp
index 60162e38e..8b8c4de67 100644
--- a/include/stdex/stream.hpp
+++ b/include/stdex/stream.hpp
@@ -188,9 +188,10 @@ namespace stdex
 			///
 			/// \return Data read
 			///
-			virtual std::vector<uint8_t> read_remainder(_In_ size_t max_length = SIZE_MAX)
+			template <typename AX = std::allocator<uint8_t>>
+			std::vector<uint8_t, AX> read_remainder(_In_ size_t max_length = SIZE_MAX)
 			{
-				std::vector<uint8_t> result;
+				std::vector<uint8_t, AX> result;
 				size_t offset, length;
 				offset = 0;
 				length = default_block_size;
@@ -815,10 +816,11 @@ namespace stdex
 		class basic_file : virtual public basic
 		{
 		public:
-			virtual std::vector<uint8_t> read_remainder(_In_ size_t max_length = SIZE_MAX)
+			template <typename AX = std::allocator<uint8_t>>
+			std::vector<uint8_t, AX> read_remainder(_In_ size_t max_length = SIZE_MAX)
 			{
 				size_t length = std::min<size_t>(max_length, static_cast<size_t>(size() - tell()));
-				std::vector<uint8_t> result;
+				std::vector<uint8_t, AX> result;
 				try { result.resize(length); }
 				catch (const std::bad_alloc&) {
 					m_state = state_t::fail;