diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1dc3436c..25f272c9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -93,3 +93,6 @@ cmake-build-*/
 # macos
 *.DS_store
 *.xcodeproj/
+/.vs
+/out/build
+/CMakeSettings.json
diff --git a/include/spdlog/common-inl.h b/include/spdlog/common-inl.h
index 59c0284c..413c8f1e 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/common-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/common-inl.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace spdlog {
 
 SPDLOG_INLINE spdlog::log_level level_from_str(const std::string &name) noexcept
 {
-    const auto *it = std::find(std::begin(level_string_views), std::end(level_string_views), name);
+    auto it = std::find(std::begin(level_string_views), std::end(level_string_views), name);
     if (it != std::end(level_string_views))
         return static_cast<log_level>(std::distance(std::begin(level_string_views), it));
 
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
index 495ea46e..6f26c3d8 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink-inl.h
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ SPDLOG_INLINE wincolor_sink<ConsoleMutex>::wincolor_sink(void *out_handle, color
 
     set_color_mode_impl(mode);
     // set level colors
-    colors_[log_level::trace] = FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE;     // white
-    colors_[log_level::debug] = FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE;                      // cyan
-    colors_[log_level::info] = FOREGROUND_GREEN;                                         // green
-    colors_[spdlog::log_level::warn] = FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY; // intense yellow
-    colors_[log_level::err] = FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY;                     // intense red
-    colors_[log_level::critical] =
+    colors_.at(to_size_t(log_level::trace)) = FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE;     // white
+    colors_.at(to_size_t(log_level::debug)) = FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE;                     // cyan
+    colors_.at(to_size_t(log_level::info)) = FOREGROUND_GREEN;                                         // green
+    colors_.at(to_size_t(spdlog::log_level::warn)) = FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY; // intense yellow
+    colors_.at(to_size_t(log_level::err)) = FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY;                     // intense red
+    colors_.at(to_size_t(log_level::critical)) =
         BACKGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_RED | FOREGROUND_GREEN | FOREGROUND_BLUE | FOREGROUND_INTENSITY; // intense white on red background
-    colors_[log_level::off] = 0;
+    colors_.at(to_size_t(log_level::off)) = 0;
 }
 
 template<typename ConsoleMutex>
diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink.h
index 1ab9a5ed..78a9d373 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/wincolor_sink.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ protected:
     mutex_t &mutex_;
     bool should_do_colors_;
     std::unique_ptr<spdlog::formatter> formatter_;
-    std::array<std::uint16_t, log_level::n_levels> colors_;
+    std::array<std::uint16_t, levels_count> colors_;
 
     // set foreground color and return the orig console attributes (for resetting later)
     std::uint16_t set_foreground_color_(std::uint16_t attribs);