diff --git a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_cpp_generator.cc b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_cpp_generator.cc
index aed3935..847f0ba 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_cpp_generator.cc
+++ b/compiler/cpp/src/generate/t_cpp_generator.cc
@@ -1748,7 +1748,7 @@
   out << indent() << "return this->thriftTExceptionMessageHolder_.c_str();" << endl;
   indent_down();
 
-  out << indent() << "} catch (const std::exception& e) {" << endl;
+  out << indent() << "} catch (const std::exception&) {" << endl;
 
   indent_up();
   out << indent() << "return \"TException - service has thrown: " << tstruct->get_name() << "\";"
@@ -1801,6 +1801,12 @@
 
   f_header_ << endl << ns_open_ << endl << endl;
 
+  f_header_ <<
+    "#ifdef _WIN32\n"
+    "  #pragma warning( push )\n"
+    "  #pragma warning (disable : 4250 ) //inheriting methods via dominance \n"
+    "#endif\n\n";
+
   // Service implementation file includes
   string f_service_name = get_out_dir() + svcname + ".cpp";
   f_service_.open(f_service_name.c_str());
@@ -1851,6 +1857,11 @@
     generate_service_async_skeleton(tservice);
   }
 
+  f_header_ <<
+    "#ifdef _WIN32\n"
+    "  #pragma warning( pop )\n"
+    "#endif\n\n";
+
   // Close the namespace
   f_service_ << ns_close_ << endl << endl;
   f_service_tcc_ << ns_close_ << endl << endl;
diff --git a/lib/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 365db8f..427ff41 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/cpp/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@
 target_link_libraries(UnitTests testgencpp ${Boost_LIBRARIES})
 LINK_AGAINST_THRIFT_LIBRARY(UnitTests thrift)
 add_test(NAME UnitTests COMMAND UnitTests)
+if ( MSVC )
+    # Disable C4503: decorated name length exceeded, name was truncated
+    # 'insanity' results in very long decorated names
+    set_property( TARGET UnitTests APPEND_STRING PROPERTY COMPILE_FLAGS /wd4503 )
+endif ( MSVC )
 
 add_executable(TSocketInterruptTest TSocketInterruptTest.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(TSocketInterruptTest
diff --git a/lib/cpp/test/TNonblockingServerTest.cpp b/lib/cpp/test/TNonblockingServerTest.cpp
index 9488091..8f4ef6e 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/test/TNonblockingServerTest.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/test/TNonblockingServerTest.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   // dummy overrides not used in this test
   int32_t incrementGeneration() { return 0; }
   int32_t getGeneration() { return 0; }
-  void getDataWait(std::string&, int32_t) {}
+  void getDataWait(std::string&, const int32_t) {}
   void onewayWait() {}
   void exceptionWait(const std::string&) {}
   void unexpectedExceptionWait(const std::string&) {}
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
       error = false;
       try {
         server->serve();
-      } catch (const TException& x) {
+      } catch (const TException&) {
         error = true;
       }
     }
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
       if (userEventBase_) {
         try {
           server->registerEvents(userEventBase_.get());
-        } catch (const TException& x) {
+        } catch (const TException&) {
           // retry with next port
           continue;
         }
diff --git a/lib/cpp/test/TServerIntegrationTest.cpp b/lib/cpp/test/TServerIntegrationTest.cpp
index 42ec5d6..38cbc21 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/test/TServerIntegrationTest.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/test/TServerIntegrationTest.cpp
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
     _return = strings_;
   }
 
-  void getDataWait(std::string& _return, int32_t length) {
+  void getDataWait(std::string& _return, const int32_t length) {
     THRIFT_UNUSED_VARIABLE(_return);
     THRIFT_UNUSED_VARIABLE(length);
   }
diff --git a/lib/cpp/test/concurrency/ThreadFactoryTests.h b/lib/cpp/test/concurrency/ThreadFactoryTests.h
index d7431a8..635c8a2 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/test/concurrency/ThreadFactoryTests.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/test/concurrency/ThreadFactoryTests.h
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 
       try {
         monitor.wait(100);
-      } catch (TimedOutException& e) {
+      } catch (TimedOutException&) {
       }
 
       if (state == SynchStartTask::STARTED) {
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
         Synchronized s(monitor);
         try {
           monitor.wait(timeout);
-        } catch (TimedOutException& e) {
+        } catch (TimedOutException&) {
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/lib/cpp/test/concurrency/ThreadManagerTests.h b/lib/cpp/test/concurrency/ThreadManagerTests.h
index 904948c..08e8179 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/test/concurrency/ThreadManagerTests.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/test/concurrency/ThreadManagerTests.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
         try {
           _sleep.wait(_timeout);
-        } catch (TimedOutException& e) {
+        } catch (TimedOutException&) {
           ;
         } catch (...) {
           assert(0);
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
               << "ms min: " << minTime << "ms max: " << maxTime << "ms average: " << averageTime
               << "ms" << std::endl;
 
-    double expectedTime = ((count + (workerCount - 1)) / workerCount) * timeout;
+    double expectedTime = (double(count + (workerCount - 1)) / workerCount) * timeout;
 
     double error = ((time01 - time00) - expectedTime) / expectedTime;
 
@@ -290,18 +290,18 @@
       try {
         threadManager->add(extraTask, 1);
         throw TException("Unexpected success adding task in excess of pending task count");
-      } catch (TooManyPendingTasksException& e) {
+      } catch (TooManyPendingTasksException&) {
         throw TException("Should have timed out adding task in excess of pending task count");
-      } catch (TimedOutException& e) {
+      } catch (TimedOutException&) {
         // Expected result
       }
 
       try {
         threadManager->add(extraTask, -1);
         throw TException("Unexpected success adding task in excess of pending task count");
-      } catch (TimedOutException& e) {
+      } catch (TimedOutException&) {
         throw TException("Unexpected timeout adding task in excess of pending task count");
-      } catch (TooManyPendingTasksException& e) {
+      } catch (TooManyPendingTasksException&) {
         // Expected result
       }
 
@@ -327,12 +327,12 @@
 
       try {
         threadManager->add(extraTask, 1);
-      } catch (TimedOutException& e) {
+      } catch (TimedOutException&) {
         std::cout << "\t\t\t"
                   << "add timed out unexpectedly" << std::endl;
         throw TException("Unexpected timeout adding task");
 
-      } catch (TooManyPendingTasksException& e) {
+      } catch (TooManyPendingTasksException&) {
         std::cout << "\t\t\t"
                   << "add encountered too many pending exepctions" << std::endl;
         throw TException("Unexpected timeout adding task");
diff --git a/lib/cpp/test/concurrency/TimerManagerTests.h b/lib/cpp/test/concurrency/TimerManagerTests.h
index dda16ed..f4600fc 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/test/concurrency/TimerManagerTests.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/test/concurrency/TimerManagerTests.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
       delta = delta > _timeout ? delta - _timeout : _timeout - delta;
 
-      float error = delta / _timeout;
+      double error = double(delta) / _timeout;
 
       if (error < TEST_TOLERANCE) {
         _success = true;
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
           _monitor.wait(1000);
           assert(
               0 == "ERROR: This wait should time out. TimerManager dispatcher may have a problem.");
-        } catch (TimedOutException& ex) {
+        } catch (TimedOutException&) {
         }
 
         task.reset(new TimerManagerTests::Task(_monitor, timeout));
diff --git a/lib/cpp/test/processor/Handlers.h b/lib/cpp/test/processor/Handlers.h
index d894107..c90993a 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/test/processor/Handlers.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/test/processor/Handlers.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     _return = strings_;
   }
 
-  void getDataWait(std::string& _return, int32_t length) {
+  void getDataWait(std::string& _return, const int32_t length) {
     concurrency::Guard g(mutex_);
     log_->append(EventLog::ET_CALL_GET_DATA_WAIT, 0, 0);
 
@@ -139,11 +139,16 @@
   boost::shared_ptr<EventLog> log_;
 };
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  #pragma warning( push )
+  #pragma warning (disable : 4250 ) //inheriting methods via dominance
+#endif;
+
 class ChildHandler : public ParentHandler, virtual public ChildServiceIf {
 public:
   ChildHandler(const boost::shared_ptr<EventLog>& log) : ParentHandler(log), value_(0) {}
 
-  int32_t setValue(int32_t value) {
+  int32_t setValue(const int32_t value) {
     concurrency::Guard g(mutex_);
     log_->append(EventLog::ET_CALL_SET_VALUE, 0, 0);
 
@@ -163,6 +168,10 @@
   int32_t value_;
 };
 
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  #pragma warning( pop )
+#endif
+
 struct ConnContext {
 public:
   ConnContext(boost::shared_ptr<protocol::TProtocol> in,
diff --git a/lib/cpp/test/processor/ProcessorTest.cpp b/lib/cpp/test/processor/ProcessorTest.cpp
index 40d926e..5aaa57e 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/test/processor/ProcessorTest.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/test/processor/ProcessorTest.cpp
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
   // can test the timing for the preRead() call.
   string requestName = "getDataWait";
   string eventName = "ParentService.getDataWait";
-  int32_t seqid = time(NULL);
+  int32_t seqid = int32_t(time(NULL));
   TBinaryProtocol protocol(socket);
   protocol.writeMessageBegin(requestName, T_CALL, seqid);
   socket->flush();
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@
   try {
     client->recv_unexpectedExceptionWait();
     BOOST_FAIL("expected TApplicationError to be thrown");
-  } catch (const TApplicationException& e) {
+  } catch (const TApplicationException&) {
   }
 
   // Now we should see a handler error event
diff --git a/lib/cpp/test/processor/ServerThread.cpp b/lib/cpp/test/processor/ServerThread.cpp
index 8834269..e9d468f 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/test/processor/ServerThread.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/test/processor/ServerThread.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     try {
       // Try to serve requests
       server_->serve();
-    } catch (const TException& x) {
+    } catch (const TException&) {
       // TNonblockingServer throws a generic TException if it fails to bind.
       // If we get a TException, we'll optimistically assume the bind failed.
       ++port_;
diff --git a/test/cpp/src/TestServer.cpp b/test/cpp/src/TestServer.cpp
index 526cb0b..7b3c04b 100644
--- a/test/cpp/src/TestServer.cpp
+++ b/test/cpp/src/TestServer.cpp
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
     hello.i64_thing = (int64_t)arg2;
   }
 
-  void testException(const std::string& arg) throw(Xception, apache::thrift::TException) {
+  void testException(const std::string& arg) {
     printf("testException(%s)\n", arg.c_str());
     if (arg.compare("Xception") == 0) {
       Xception e;
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
 
   void testMultiException(Xtruct& result,
                           const std::string& arg0,
-                          const std::string& arg1) throw(Xception, Xception2) {
+                          const std::string& arg1) {
 
     printf("testMultiException(%s, %s)\n", arg0.c_str(), arg1.c_str());