diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 25f272c9..d52dc0b9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -96,3 +96,6 @@ cmake-build-*/
 /.vs
 /out/build
 /CMakeSettings.json
+/build-2019/x64-Debug-vs2019
+/fmt
+/src/fmt
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
index 696db566..7d25ba1f 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
@@ -15,11 +15,9 @@
 
 namespace spdlog {
 namespace sinks {
-template <typename ConsoleMutex>
-SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::wincolor_sink(void *out_handle, color_mode mode)
-    : out_handle_(out_handle),
-      mutex_(ConsoleMutex::mutex()),
-      formatter_(details::make_unique<spdlog::pattern_formatter>()) {
+template <typename Mutex>
+SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<Mutex>::wincolor_sink(void *out_handle, color_mode mode)
+    : out_handle_(out_handle) {
     set_color_mode_impl(mode);
     // set level colors
     colors_[level::trace] = FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE;  // white
@@ -34,30 +32,28 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::wincolor_sink(void *out_handle, color
     colors_[level::off] = 0;
 }
 
-template <typename ConsoleMutex>
-SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::~wincolor_sink() {
+template <typename Mutex>
+SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<Mutex>::~wincolor_sink() {
     this->flush();
 }
 
 // change the color for the given level
-template <typename ConsoleMutex>
-void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::set_color(level::level_enum level,
+template <typename Mutex>
+void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<Mutex>::set_color(level::level_enum level,
                                                           std::uint16_t color) {
-    std::lock_guard<mutex_t> lock(mutex_);
+    std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(base_t::mutex_);
     colors_[static_cast<size_t>(level)] = color;
 }
 
-template <typename ConsoleMutex>
-void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::log(const details::log_msg &msg) {
+template <typename Mutex>
+void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<Mutex>::sink_it_(const details::log_msg &msg) {
     if (out_handle_ == nullptr || out_handle_ == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
         return;
-    }
-
-    std::lock_guard<mutex_t> lock(mutex_);
+    }    
     msg.color_range_start = 0;
     msg.color_range_end = 0;
     memory_buf_t formatted;
-    formatter_->format(msg, formatted);
+    base_t::formatter_->format(msg, formatted);
     if (should_do_colors_ && msg.color_range_end > msg.color_range_start) {
         // before color range
         print_range_(formatted, 0, msg.color_range_start);
@@ -74,32 +70,19 @@ void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::log(const details::log_msg &msg)
     }
 }
 
-template <typename ConsoleMutex>
-void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::flush() {
+template <typename Mutex>
+void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<Mutex>::flush_() {
     // windows console always flushed?
 }
 
-template <typename ConsoleMutex>
-void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::set_pattern(const std::string &pattern) {
-    std::lock_guard<mutex_t> lock(mutex_);
-    formatter_ = std::unique_ptr<spdlog::formatter>(new pattern_formatter(pattern));
-}
-
-template <typename ConsoleMutex>
-void SPDLOG_INLINE
-wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::set_formatter(std::unique_ptr<spdlog::formatter> sink_formatter) {
-    std::lock_guard<mutex_t> lock(mutex_);
-    formatter_ = std::move(sink_formatter);
-}
-
-template <typename ConsoleMutex>
-void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::set_color_mode(color_mode mode) {
-    std::lock_guard<mutex_t> lock(mutex_);
+template <typename Mutex>
+void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<Mutex>::set_color_mode(color_mode mode) {
+    std::lock_guard<Mutex> lock(base_t::mutex_);
     set_color_mode_impl(mode);
 }
 
-template <typename ConsoleMutex>
-void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::set_color_mode_impl(color_mode mode) {
+template <typename Mutex>
+void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<Mutex>::set_color_mode_impl(color_mode mode) {
     if (mode == color_mode::automatic) {
         // should do colors only if out_handle_  points to actual console.
         DWORD console_mode;
@@ -111,9 +94,9 @@ void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::set_color_mode_impl(color_mode m
 }
 
 // set foreground color and return the orig console attributes (for resetting later)
-template <typename ConsoleMutex>
+template <typename Mutex>
 std::uint16_t SPDLOG_INLINE
-wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::set_foreground_color_(std::uint16_t attribs) {
+wincolor_sink<Mutex>::set_foreground_color_(std::uint16_t attribs) {
     CONSOLE_SCREEN_BUFFER_INFO orig_buffer_info;
     if (!::GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo(static_cast<HANDLE>(out_handle_), &orig_buffer_info)) {
         // just return white if failed getting console info
@@ -129,8 +112,8 @@ wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::set_foreground_color_(std::uint16_t attribs) {
 }
 
 // print a range of formatted message to console
-template <typename ConsoleMutex>
-void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::print_range_(const memory_buf_t &formatted,
+template <typename Mutex>
+void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<Mutex>::print_range_(const memory_buf_t &formatted,
                                                              size_t start,
                                                              size_t end) {
     if (end > start) {
@@ -150,8 +133,8 @@ void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::print_range_(const memory_buf_t
     }
 }
 
-template <typename ConsoleMutex>
-void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::write_to_file_(const memory_buf_t &formatted) {
+template <typename Mutex>
+void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<Mutex>::write_to_file_(const memory_buf_t &formatted) {
     auto size = static_cast<DWORD>(formatted.size());
     DWORD bytes_written = 0;
     auto ignored = ::WriteFile(static_cast<HANDLE>(out_handle_), formatted.data(), size,
@@ -160,13 +143,13 @@ void SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::write_to_file_(const memory_buf_
 }
 
 // wincolor_stdout_sink
-template <typename ConsoleMutex>
-SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_stdout_sink<ConsoleMutex>::wincolor_stdout_sink(color_mode mode)
-    : wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>(::GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), mode) {}
+template <typename Mutex>
+SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_stdout_sink<Mutex>::wincolor_stdout_sink(color_mode mode)
+    : wincolor_sink<Mutex>(::GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE), mode) {}
 
 // wincolor_stderr_sink
-template <typename ConsoleMutex>
-SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_stderr_sink<ConsoleMutex>::wincolor_stderr_sink(color_mode mode)
-    : wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>(::GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE), mode) {}
+template <typename Mutex>
+SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_stderr_sink<Mutex>::wincolor_stderr_sink(color_mode mode)
+    : wincolor_sink<Mutex>(::GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE), mode) {}
 }  // namespace sinks
 }  // namespace spdlog
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink.h
index 8ba594cc..9b9dfc24 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink.h
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <spdlog/common.h>
-#include <spdlog/details/console_globals.h>
+#include <spdlog/sinks/base_sink.h>
 #include <spdlog/details/null_mutex.h>
-#include <spdlog/sinks/sink.h>
 
 #include <array>
 #include <cstdint>
@@ -20,9 +19,10 @@ namespace sinks {
  * Windows color console sink. Uses WriteConsoleA to write to the console with
  * colors
  */
-template <typename ConsoleMutex>
-class wincolor_sink : public sink {
+template <typename Mutex>
+class wincolor_sink : public base_sink<Mutex> {
 public:
+    using base_t = base_sink<Mutex>;
     wincolor_sink(void *out_handle, color_mode mode);
     ~wincolor_sink() override;
 
@@ -30,21 +30,17 @@ public:
     wincolor_sink &operator=(const wincolor_sink &other) = delete;
 
     // change the color for the given level
-    void set_color(level::level_enum level, std::uint16_t color);
-    void log(const details::log_msg &msg) final override;
-    void flush() final override;
-    void set_pattern(const std::string &pattern) override final;
-    void set_formatter(std::unique_ptr<spdlog::formatter> sink_formatter) override final;
+    void set_color(level::level_enum level, std::uint16_t color);    
     void set_color_mode(color_mode mode);
 
-protected:
-    using mutex_t = typename ConsoleMutex::mutex_t;
-    void *out_handle_;
-    mutex_t &mutex_;
-    bool should_do_colors_;
-    std::unique_ptr<spdlog::formatter> formatter_;
+protected:    
+    void *out_handle_;    
+    bool should_do_colors_;   
     std::array<std::uint16_t, level::n_levels> colors_;
 
+    void sink_it_(const details::log_msg &msg) final override;
+    void flush_() final override;    
+
     // set foreground color and return the orig console attributes (for resetting later)
     std::uint16_t set_foreground_color_(std::uint16_t attribs);
 
@@ -57,23 +53,23 @@ protected:
     void set_color_mode_impl(color_mode mode);
 };
 
-template <typename ConsoleMutex>
-class wincolor_stdout_sink : public wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex> {
+template <typename Mutex>
+class wincolor_stdout_sink : public wincolor_sink<Mutex> {
 public:
     explicit wincolor_stdout_sink(color_mode mode = color_mode::automatic);
 };
 
-template <typename ConsoleMutex>
-class wincolor_stderr_sink : public wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex> {
+template <typename Mutex>
+class wincolor_stderr_sink : public wincolor_sink<Mutex> {
 public:
     explicit wincolor_stderr_sink(color_mode mode = color_mode::automatic);
 };
 
-using wincolor_stdout_sink_mt = wincolor_stdout_sink<details::console_mutex>;
-using wincolor_stdout_sink_st = wincolor_stdout_sink<details::console_nullmutex>;
+using wincolor_stdout_sink_mt = wincolor_stdout_sink<std::mutex>;
+using wincolor_stdout_sink_st = wincolor_stdout_sink<details::null_mutex>;
 
-using wincolor_stderr_sink_mt = wincolor_stderr_sink<details::console_mutex>;
-using wincolor_stderr_sink_st = wincolor_stderr_sink<details::console_nullmutex>;
+using wincolor_stderr_sink_mt = wincolor_stderr_sink<std::mutex>;
+using wincolor_stderr_sink_st = wincolor_stderr_sink<details::null_mutex>;
 }  // namespace sinks
 }  // namespace spdlog
 
diff --git a/src/color_sinks.cpp b/src/color_sinks.cpp
index 21ec1efc..3c1a7354 100644
--- a/src/color_sinks.cpp
+++ b/src/color_sinks.cpp
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
 //
 #ifdef _WIN32
     #include <spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h>
-template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::wincolor_sink<spdlog::details::console_mutex>;
-template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::wincolor_sink<spdlog::details::console_nullmutex>;
-template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::wincolor_stdout_sink<spdlog::details::console_mutex>;
-template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::wincolor_stdout_sink<spdlog::details::console_nullmutex>;
-template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::wincolor_stderr_sink<spdlog::details::console_mutex>;
-template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::wincolor_stderr_sink<spdlog::details::console_nullmutex>;
+template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::wincolor_sink<std::mutex>;
+template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::wincolor_sink<spdlog::details::null_mutex>;
+template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::wincolor_stdout_sink<std::mutex>;
+template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::wincolor_stdout_sink<spdlog::details::null_mutex>;
+template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::wincolor_stderr_sink<std::mutex>;
+template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::wincolor_stderr_sink<spdlog::details::null_mutex>;
 #else
     #include "spdlog/sinks/ansicolor_sink-inl.h"
 template class SPDLOG_API spdlog::sinks::ansicolor_sink<std::mutex>;