diff --git a/build/cmake/functions.cmake b/build/cmake/functions.cmake
index 1c74202845..26268d4db0 100644
--- a/build/cmake/functions.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/functions.cmake
@@ -77,20 +77,12 @@ endmacro()
 function(wx_set_common_target_properties target_name)
     cmake_parse_arguments(wxCOMMON_TARGET_PROPS "DEFAULT_WARNINGS" "" "" ${ARGN})
 
-    if(DEFINED wxBUILD_CXX_STANDARD AND NOT wxBUILD_CXX_STANDARD STREQUAL COMPILER_DEFAULT)
-        # TODO: implement for older CMake versions ?
-        set_target_properties(${target_name} PROPERTIES CXX_STANDARD ${wxBUILD_CXX_STANDARD})
-        if(
-            APPLE AND
-            CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET VERSION_LESS 10.9 AND
-            (wxBUILD_CXX_STANDARD EQUAL 11 OR wxBUILD_CXX_STANDARD EQUAL 14)
-          )
-            if(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Xcode")
-                set_target_properties(${target_name} PROPERTIES XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_CLANG_CXX_LIBRARY libc++)
-            else()
-                target_compile_options(${target_name} PUBLIC "-stdlib=libc++")
-                target_link_libraries(${target_name} PRIVATE "-stdlib=libc++")
-            endif()
+    if(APPLE AND CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET VERSION_LESS 10.9 AND wxHAS_CXX11)
+        if(CMAKE_GENERATOR STREQUAL "Xcode")
+            set_target_properties(${target_name} PROPERTIES XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_CLANG_CXX_LIBRARY libc++)
+        else()
+            target_compile_options(${target_name} PUBLIC "-stdlib=libc++")
+            target_link_libraries(${target_name} PRIVATE "-stdlib=libc++")
         endif()
     endif()
     set_target_properties(${target_name} PROPERTIES
diff --git a/build/cmake/init.cmake b/build/cmake/init.cmake
index 32513f1241..6709c371b8 100644
--- a/build/cmake/init.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/init.cmake
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@
 # Licence:     wxWindows licence
 #############################################################################
 
+if(DEFINED wxBUILD_CXX_STANDARD AND NOT wxBUILD_CXX_STANDARD STREQUAL COMPILER_DEFAULT)
+    set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD ${wxBUILD_CXX_STANDARD})
+endif()
+if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD EQUAL 98)
+    set(wxHAS_CXX11 TRUE)
+else()
+    set(wxHAS_CXX11 FALSE)
+endif()
+
 if(MSVC)
     # Determine MSVC runtime library flag
     set(MSVC_LIB_USE "/MD")
diff --git a/build/cmake/options.cmake b/build/cmake/options.cmake
index 5417d4a136..bb5a205015 100644
--- a/build/cmake/options.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/options.cmake
@@ -36,15 +36,17 @@ endif()
 
 if(MSVC)
     wx_option(wxBUILD_MSVC_MULTIPROC "Enable multi-processor compilation for MSVC")
-else()
-    # Other compilers support setting the C++ standard, present it an option to the user
+endif()
+
+if(NOT MSVC OR MSVC_VERSION GREATER 1800)
+    # support setting the C++ standard, present it an option to the user
     if(DEFINED CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
         set(wxCXX_STANDARD_DEFAULT ${CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD})
     else()
         set(wxCXX_STANDARD_DEFAULT COMPILER_DEFAULT)
     endif()
     wx_option(wxBUILD_CXX_STANDARD "C++ standard used to build wxWidgets targets"
-              ${wxCXX_STANDARD_DEFAULT} STRINGS COMPILER_DEFAULT 98 11 14 17)
+              ${wxCXX_STANDARD_DEFAULT} STRINGS COMPILER_DEFAULT 98 11 14 17 20)
 endif()
 
 if(WIN32)
diff --git a/build/cmake/samples/CMakeLists.txt b/build/cmake/samples/CMakeLists.txt
index bb0df2e8d5..7b3a9dead2 100644
--- a/build/cmake/samples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/build/cmake/samples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ wx_list_add_prefix(WIDGETS_RC_FILES icons/
     stattext.xpm text.xpm timepick.xpm toggle.xpm
     )
 wx_add_sample(widgets IMPORTANT ${SAMPLE_WIDGETS_SRC}
-    DATA ${WIDGETS_RC_FILES} textctrl.cpp
+    DATA ${WIDGETS_RC_FILES} textctrl.cpp ../image/toucan.png
     )
 wx_add_sample(wizard DEPENDS wxUSE_WIZARDDLG)
 wx_add_sample(wrapsizer)
diff --git a/build/cmake/setup.cmake b/build/cmake/setup.cmake
index 35ba62b64b..deb456924b 100644
--- a/build/cmake/setup.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/setup.cmake
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ include(CheckTypeSize)
 include(CMakePushCheckState)
 include(TestBigEndian)
 
-if(
-    APPLE AND
-    CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET VERSION_LESS 10.9 AND
-    (CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD EQUAL 11 OR CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD EQUAL 14)
-  )
+if(APPLE AND CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET VERSION_LESS 10.9 AND wxHAS_CXX11)
     set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS ${CMAKE_REQUIRED_FLAGS} "-stdlib=libc++")
 endif()
 
@@ -147,7 +143,7 @@ wx_check_c_source_compiles(
     stdio.h
     )
 #TODO: wxNO_VARIADIC_MACROS
-if(wxUSE_STL)
+if(wxUSE_STL AND NOT wxHAS_CXX11)
     wx_check_cxx_source_compiles("
         std::vector<int> moo;
         std::list<int> foo;
@@ -172,6 +168,12 @@ if(wxUSE_STL)
         HAVE_STD_STRING_COMPARE
         string
         )
+
+    wx_check_cxx_source_compiles(
+        "std::wstring s;"
+        HAVE_STD_WSTRING
+        string
+        )
 endif()
 
 # Check for availability of GCC's atomic operations builtins.
@@ -588,13 +590,6 @@ check_include_file(w32api.h HAVE_W32API_H)
 check_include_file(wchar.h HAVE_WCHAR_H)
 check_include_file(wcstr.h HAVE_WCSTR_H)
 
-
-wx_check_cxx_source_compiles(
-    "std::wstring s;"
-    HAVE_STD_WSTRING
-    string
-    )
-
 if(wxUSE_DATETIME)
     # check for timezone variable
     #   doesn't exist under Darwin / Mac OS X which uses tm_gmtoff instead
diff --git a/docs/doxygen/mainpages/const_cpp.h b/docs/doxygen/mainpages/const_cpp.h
index 2a23d7381e..75ffbad426 100644
--- a/docs/doxygen/mainpages/const_cpp.h
+++ b/docs/doxygen/mainpages/const_cpp.h
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ Currently the following symbols exist:
     wxBitmapToggleButton class is available in addition to wxToggleButton.}
 @itemdef{wxHAS_CONFIG_TEMPLATE_RW, Defined if the currently used compiler
     supports template Read() and Write() methods in wxConfig.}
+@itemdef{wxHAS_MEMBER_DEFAULT, Defined if the currently used compiler supports
+    C++11 @c =default. @c wxMEMBER_DEFAULT is defined as this keyword in this
+    case, and as nothing otherwise.}
 @itemdef{wxHAS_LARGE_FILES, Defined if wxFile supports files more than 4GB in
     size (notice that you must include @c wx/filefn.h before testing for this
     symbol).}
diff --git a/include/wx/animate.h b/include/wx/animate.h
index e643131577..f2db61fc12 100644
--- a/include/wx/animate.h
+++ b/include/wx/animate.h
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ public:
     wxAnimation();
     explicit wxAnimation(const wxString &name, wxAnimationType type = wxANIMATION_TYPE_ANY);
 
-#if __cplusplus >= 201103
-    wxAnimation(const wxAnimation&) = default;
-    wxAnimation& operator=(const wxAnimation&) = default;
+#ifdef wxHAS_MEMBER_DEFAULT
+    wxAnimation(const wxAnimation&) wxMEMBER_DEFAULT;
+    wxAnimation& operator=(const wxAnimation&) wxMEMBER_DEFAULT;
 #endif
 
     bool IsOk() const;
diff --git a/include/wx/defs.h b/include/wx/defs.h
index a7472b60b3..98d06650ba 100644
--- a/include/wx/defs.h
+++ b/include/wx/defs.h
@@ -285,6 +285,14 @@ typedef short int WXTYPE;
     #define wxOVERRIDE
 #endif /*  HAVE_OVERRIDE */
 
+/* same for defaulted member function keyword */
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L || wxCHECK_VISUALC_VERSION(14)
+    #define wxHAS_MEMBER_DEFAULT
+    #define wxMEMBER_DEFAULT = default
+#else
+    #define wxMEMBER_DEFAULT
+#endif
+
 /*
     Support for nullptr is available since MSVS 2010, even though it doesn't
     define __cplusplus as a C++11 compiler.
@@ -2994,7 +3002,7 @@ typedef const void* WXWidget;
 /*  macros to define a class without copy ctor nor assignment operator */
 /*  --------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-#if defined(__cplusplus) && __cplusplus >= 201103L
+#if defined(__cplusplus) && (__cplusplus >= 201103L || wxCHECK_VISUALC_VERSION(14))
     #define wxMEMBER_DELETE = delete
 #else
     #define wxMEMBER_DELETE
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/rt/utils.h b/include/wx/msw/rt/utils.h
index b315531090..213dfe41b7 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/rt/utils.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/rt/utils.h
@@ -66,11 +66,9 @@ public:
 
     operator HSTRING() const { return m_hstring; };
 
-    static const TempStringRef Make(const wxString &str);
+    TempStringRef(const wxString& str);
 
 private:
-    TempStringRef(const wxString &str);
-
     HSTRING             m_hstring;
     HSTRING_HEADER      m_header;
 
diff --git a/include/wx/unichar.h b/include/wx/unichar.h
index 55d4006803..a7cb03079c 100644
--- a/include/wx/unichar.h
+++ b/include/wx/unichar.h
@@ -267,8 +267,8 @@ public:
     wxUniCharRef& operator=(const wxUniCharRef& c)
         { if (&c != this) *this = c.UniChar(); return *this; }
 
-#if __cplusplus >= 201103
-    wxUniCharRef(const wxUniCharRef&) = default;
+#ifdef wxHAS_MEMBER_DEFAULT
+    wxUniCharRef(const wxUniCharRef&) wxMEMBER_DEFAULT;
 #endif
 
 #define wxUNICHAR_REF_DEFINE_OPERATOR_EQUAL(type) \
diff --git a/samples/regtest/regtest.cpp b/samples/regtest/regtest.cpp
index 2004e34ce9..2a91c2583b 100644
--- a/samples/regtest/regtest.cpp
+++ b/samples/regtest/regtest.cpp
@@ -1070,9 +1070,9 @@ bool RegTreeCtrl::TreeNode::OnExpand()
 
         case wxRegKey::Type_Dword:
         {
-            long l;
-            m_pKey->QueryValue(str, &l);
-            strItem << l;
+            long ldw;
+            m_pKey->QueryValue(str, &ldw);
+            strItem << ldw;
         }
         wxFALLTHROUGH;
 
diff --git a/src/common/arrstr.cpp b/src/common/arrstr.cpp
index e3ebe2e43e..1b05c1d556 100644
--- a/src/common/arrstr.cpp
+++ b/src/common/arrstr.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ wxArrayString::wxArrayString(size_t sz, const wxString* a)
 
 #include "wx/arrstr.h"
 
-#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L || wxCHECK_VISUALC_VERSION(14)
 
 int wxArrayString::Index(const wxString& str, bool bCase, bool WXUNUSED(bFromEnd)) const
 {
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ wxStringCompareLess<F> wxStringCompare(F f)
 void wxArrayString::Sort(CompareFunction function)
 {
     std::sort(begin(), end(),
-#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L || wxCHECK_VISUALC_VERSION(14)
               [function](const wxString& s1, const wxString& s2)
               {
                   return function(s1, s2) < 0;
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ int wxSortedArrayString::Index(const wxString& str,
 
     wxSortedArrayString::const_iterator
         it = std::lower_bound(begin(), end(), str,
-#if __cplusplus >= 201103L
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L || wxCHECK_VISUALC_VERSION(14)
                               [](const wxString& s1, const wxString& s2)
                               {
                                   return s1 < s2;
diff --git a/src/msw/rt/notifmsgrt.cpp b/src/msw/rt/notifmsgrt.cpp
index 1f7e7fd1a3..3b9ba571ce 100644
--- a/src/msw/rt/notifmsgrt.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/rt/notifmsgrt.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public:
         m_impl = NULL;
     }
 
-    // DesktopToastActivatedEventHandler 
+    // DesktopToastActivatedEventHandler
     IFACEMETHODIMP Invoke(IToastNotification *sender, IInspectable* args);
 
     // DesktopToastDismissedEventHandler
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public:
 
     HRESULT CreateToast(IXmlDocument *xml)
     {
-        HRESULT hr = ms_toastMgr->CreateToastNotifierWithId(rt::TempStringRef::Make(ms_appId), &m_notifier);
+        HRESULT hr = ms_toastMgr->CreateToastNotifierWithId(rt::TempStringRef(ms_appId), &m_notifier);
         if ( SUCCEEDED(hr) )
         {
             wxCOMPtr<IToastNotificationFactory> factory;
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public:
         if ( SUCCEEDED(hr) )
         {
             wxCOMPtr<IXmlNodeList> nodeList;
-            hr = (*toastXml)->GetElementsByTagName(rt::TempStringRef::Make("text"), &nodeList);
+            hr = (*toastXml)->GetElementsByTagName(rt::TempStringRef("text"), &nodeList);
             if ( SUCCEEDED(hr) )
             {
                 hr = SetNodeListValueString(0, m_title, nodeList, *toastXml);
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public:
     {
         wxCOMPtr<IXmlText> inputText;
 
-        HRESULT hr = xml->CreateTextNode(rt::TempStringRef::Make(str), &inputText);
+        HRESULT hr = xml->CreateTextNode(rt::TempStringRef(str), &inputText);
         if ( SUCCEEDED(hr) )
         {
             wxCOMPtr<IXmlNode> inputTextNode;
diff --git a/src/msw/rt/utilsrt.cpp b/src/msw/rt/utilsrt.cpp
index c21c7fe55a..ec2fb3491e 100644
--- a/src/msw/rt/utilsrt.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/rt/utilsrt.cpp
@@ -166,15 +166,14 @@ int RTCore::ms_isAvailable = -1;
 // wxWinRT::TempStringRef
 //
 
-const TempStringRef TempStringRef::Make(const wxString &str)
-{
-    return TempStringRef(str);
-}
-
 TempStringRef::TempStringRef(const wxString &str)
+    : m_hstring(NULL), m_header()
 {
     if ( !RTCore::IsAvailable() )
+    {
         wxLogDebug("Can not create string reference without WinRT");
+        return;
+    }
 
     // This creates a fast-pass string which must not be deleted using WindowsDeleteString
     HRESULT hr = RTCore::Get().WindowsCreateStringReference(
@@ -221,7 +220,7 @@ bool GetActivationFactory(const wxString& activatableClassId, REFIID iid, void *
     if ( !RTCore::IsAvailable() )
         return false;
 
-    HRESULT hr = RTCore::Get().RoGetActivationFactory(TempStringRef::Make(activatableClassId), iid, factory);
+    HRESULT hr = RTCore::Get().RoGetActivationFactory(TempStringRef(activatableClassId), iid, factory);
     if ( FAILED(hr) )
     {
         wxLogDebug("RoGetActivationFactory failed %.8x", hr);
diff --git a/tests/test.cpp b/tests/test.cpp
index bb4b04564f..851785a72c 100644
--- a/tests/test.cpp
+++ b/tests/test.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,11 @@ static void TestAssertHandler(const wxString& file,
         // so we'd just die without any useful information -- abort instead.
         abortReason << assertMessage << "in a worker thread.";
     }
+#if __cplusplus >= 201703L || wxCHECK_VISUALC_VERSION(14)
+    else if ( uncaught_exceptions() )
+#else
     else if ( uncaught_exception() )
+#endif
     {
         // Throwing while already handling an exception would result in
         // terminate() being called and we wouldn't get any useful information