diff --git a/example/lambda_future.cpp b/example/lambda_future.cpp
index 9e62b14c..b58d37af 100644
--- a/example/lambda_future.cpp
+++ b/example/lambda_future.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 #if    defined BOOST_THREAD_PROVIDES_FUTURE_CONTINUATION \
-  && ! defined BOOST_NO_CXX11_LAMBDAS
+  && ! defined BOOST_NO_CXX11_LAMBDAS && ! (defined BOOST_MSVC && _MSC_VER < 1700)
 
 
 int main()
diff --git a/example/with_lock_guard.cpp b/example/with_lock_guard.cpp
index b53cbbf5..f3a4cd80 100644
--- a/example/with_lock_guard.cpp
+++ b/example/with_lock_guard.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 boost::mutex m; // protection for 'x' and 'std::cout'
 int x;
 
-#if defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_LAMBDAS)
+#if defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_LAMBDAS)  || (defined BOOST_MSVC && _MSC_VER < 1700)
 void print_x() {
   ++x;
   std::cout << "x = " << x << std::endl;
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ void job() {
 #endif
 
 int main() {
-#if defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_LAMBDAS)
+#if defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_LAMBDAS)  || (defined BOOST_MSVC && _MSC_VER < 1700)
   std::cout << "(no lambdas)" << std::endl;
 #endif
-  boost::scoped_thread<> thread_1(job);
-  boost::scoped_thread<> thread_2(job);
-  boost::scoped_thread<> thread_3(job);
+  boost::scoped_thread<> thread_1((boost::thread(job)));
+  boost::scoped_thread<> thread_2((boost::thread(job)));
+  boost::scoped_thread<> thread_3((boost::thread(job)));
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/include/boost/thread/with_lock_guard.hpp b/include/boost/thread/with_lock_guard.hpp
index cf3fdc24..63e7910e 100644
--- a/include/boost/thread/with_lock_guard.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/thread/with_lock_guard.hpp
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 namespace boost {
 
 #if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES) && \
-    !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_DECLTYPE)
+    !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_DECLTYPE) && \
+    !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_TRAILING_RESULT_TYPES)
 
 /**
  * Utility to run functions in scope protected by mutex.
diff --git a/test/sync/futures/async/async_pass.cpp b/test/sync/futures/async/async_pass.cpp
index c67abe20..37253da3 100644
--- a/test/sync/futures/async/async_pass.cpp
+++ b/test/sync/futures/async/async_pass.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       int res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(res == 3);
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       int res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(res == 3);
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       int res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(res == 3);
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       int res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(res == 3);
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       int res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(res == 3);
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       int res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(res == 3);
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       int res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(res == 3);
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       int res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(res == 3);
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       int res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(res == 3);
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       int res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(res == 3);
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       int res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(res == 3);
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       int* res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = &f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(res == &i);
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       int* res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = &f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(res == &i);
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       int* res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = &f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(res == &i);
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       int* res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = &f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(res == &i);
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ int main()
       boost::future<void> f = boost::async(f2);
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         f.get();
       }
     }
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ int main()
       boost::future<void> f = boost::async(boost::launch::async, f2);
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         f.get();
       }
     }
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ int main()
       boost::future<void> f = boost::async(boost::launch::any, f2);
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         f.get();
       }
     }
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ int main()
       boost::future<void> f = boost::async(boost::launch::deferred, f2);
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         f.get();
       }
     }
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       MoveOnly res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST_EQ(res.value, 2);
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       MoveOnly res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(res.value == 2);
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       boost::csbl::unique_ptr<int> res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(*res == 3);
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       boost::csbl::unique_ptr<int> res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(*res == 3);
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       boost::csbl::unique_ptr<int> res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(*res == 3);
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       boost::csbl::unique_ptr<int> res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(*res == 3);
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ int main()
       boost::this_thread::sleep_for(ms(300));
       boost::csbl::unique_ptr<int> res;
       {
-        check_timer timer(ms(300));
+        check_timer timer(ms(500));
         res = f.get();
       }
       BOOST_TEST(*res == 3);
diff --git a/test/sync/mutual_exclusion/with_lock_guard/with_lock_guard_lambda.cpp b/test/sync/mutual_exclusion/with_lock_guard/with_lock_guard_lambda.cpp
index 2b04d71a..8eda53de 100644
--- a/test/sync/mutual_exclusion/with_lock_guard/with_lock_guard_lambda.cpp
+++ b/test/sync/mutual_exclusion/with_lock_guard/with_lock_guard_lambda.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp>
 #include <boost/thread/with_lock_guard.hpp>
 
-#if defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_LAMBDAS)
+#if defined(BOOST_NO_CXX11_LAMBDAS) || (defined BOOST_MSVC && _MSC_VER < 1700)
 void test_lambda() {
   std::cout << "C++11 lambda disabled" << std::endl;
 }