diff --git a/mak/MANIFEST b/mak/MANIFEST
index 012347fcf5..e760921504 100644
--- a/mak/MANIFEST
+++ b/mak/MANIFEST
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ MANIFEST=\
 	src\core\sys\windows\threadaux.d \
 	src\core\sys\windows\windows.d \
 	src\core\sys\windows\winsock2.d \
+	src\core\sys\windows\stdio_msvc12.d \
+	src\core\sys\windows\stdio_msvc14.d \
 	\
 	src\gc\bits.d \
 	src\gc\config.d \
diff --git a/mak/SRCS b/mak/SRCS
index 834c094ec4..f7a1bc27c8 100644
--- a/mak/SRCS
+++ b/mak/SRCS
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ SRCS=\
 	src\core\sys\windows\threadaux.d \
 	src\core\sys\windows\windows.d \
 	src\core\sys\windows\winsock2.d \
+	src\core\sys\windows\stdio_msvc12.d \
 	\
 	src\gc\bits.d \
 	src\gc\config.d \
diff --git a/src/core/stdc/stdio.d b/src/core/stdc/stdio.d
index 8174878c34..ae2966a8a5 100644
--- a/src/core/stdc/stdio.d
+++ b/src/core/stdc/stdio.d
@@ -259,14 +259,7 @@ else version( CRuntime_Microsoft )
     ///
     struct _iobuf
     {
-        char* _ptr;
-        int   _cnt;
-        char* _base;
-        int   _flag;
-        int   _file;
-        int   _charbuf;
-        int   _bufsiz;
-        char* _tmpfname;
+        void* undefined;
     }
 
     ///
@@ -572,10 +565,6 @@ else version( CRuntime_Microsoft )
 
     extern shared void function() _fcloseallp;
 
-    private extern shared FILE[_NFILE] _iob;
-
-    shared(FILE)* __iob_func();
-
     ///
     shared FILE* stdin;  // = &__iob_func()[0];
     ///
@@ -939,18 +928,18 @@ else version( CRuntime_DigitalMars )
 else version( CRuntime_Microsoft )
 {
   // No unsafe pointer manipulation.
-  extern (D) @trusted
+  @trusted
   {
       ///
-    void rewind(FILE* stream)   { fseek(stream,0L,SEEK_SET); stream._flag = stream._flag & ~_IOERR; }
+    void rewind(FILE* stream);
     ///
-    pure void clearerr(FILE* stream) { stream._flag = stream._flag & ~(_IOERR|_IOEOF);                 }
+    pure void clearerr(FILE* stream);
     ///
-    pure int  feof(FILE* stream)     { return stream._flag&_IOEOF;                       }
+    pure int  feof(FILE* stream);
     ///
-    pure int  ferror(FILE* stream)   { return stream._flag&_IOERR;                       }
+    pure int  ferror(FILE* stream);
     ///
-    pure int  fileno(FILE* stream)   { return stream._file;                              }
+    pure int  fileno(FILE* stream);
   }
   ///
     int   _snprintf(char* s, size_t n, in char* fmt, ...);
@@ -963,42 +952,10 @@ else version( CRuntime_Microsoft )
     alias _vsnprintf vsnprintf;
 
     ///
-    uint _set_output_format(uint format);
-    ///
-    enum _TWO_DIGIT_EXPONENT = 1;
+    int _fputc_nolock(int c, FILE *fp);
 
     ///
-    int _filbuf(FILE *fp);
-    ///
-    int _flsbuf(int c, FILE *fp);
-
-    ///
-    int _fputc_nolock(int c, FILE *fp)
-    {
-        fp._cnt = fp._cnt - 1;
-        if (fp._cnt >= 0)
-        {
-            *fp._ptr = cast(char)c;
-            fp._ptr = fp._ptr + 1;
-            return cast(char)c;
-        }
-        else
-            return _flsbuf(c, fp);
-    }
-
-    ///
-    int _fgetc_nolock(FILE *fp)
-    {
-        fp._cnt = fp._cnt - 1;
-        if (fp._cnt >= 0)
-        {
-            char c = *fp._ptr;
-            fp._ptr = fp._ptr + 1;
-            return c;
-        }
-        else
-            return _filbuf(fp);
-    }
+    int _fgetc_nolock(FILE *fp);
 
     ///
     int _lock_file(FILE *fp);
diff --git a/src/core/sys/windows/stdio_msvc12.d b/src/core/sys/windows/stdio_msvc12.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e028a4048e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/sys/windows/stdio_msvc12.d
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/**
+* This module provides MS VC runtime helper function to be used
+* with VS versions before VS 2015
+*
+* Copyright: Copyright Digital Mars 2015.
+* License: Distributed under the
+*      $(LINK2 http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt, Boost Software License 1.0).
+*    (See accompanying file LICENSE)
+* Source:    $(DRUNTIMESRC core/sys/windows/_stdio_msvc12.d)
+* Authors:   Rainer Schuetze
+*/
+
+module core.sys.windows.stdio_msvc12;
+
+version( CRuntime_Microsoft ):
+
+import core.stdc.stdio;
+
+extern (C):
+@system:
+nothrow:
+@nogc:
+
+alias stdio_FILE = core.stdc.stdio.FILE;
+
+FILE* __iob_func();
+
+uint _set_output_format(uint format);
+
+enum _TWO_DIGIT_EXPONENT = 1;
+
+void init_msvc()
+{
+    // stdin,stdout and stderr internally in a static array __iob[3]
+    auto fp = __iob_func();
+    stdin  = cast(stdio_FILE*) &fp[0];
+    stdout = cast(stdio_FILE*) &fp[1];
+    stderr = cast(stdio_FILE*) &fp[2];
+
+    // ensure that sprintf generates only 2 digit exponent when writing floating point values
+    _set_output_format(_TWO_DIGIT_EXPONENT);
+}
+
+struct _iobuf
+{
+    char* _ptr;
+    int   _cnt;  // _cnt and _base exchanged for VS2015
+    char* _base;
+    int   _flag;
+    int   _file;
+    int   _charbuf;
+    int   _bufsiz;
+    char* _tmpfname;
+}
+
+alias shared(_iobuf) FILE;
+
+int _filbuf(FILE *fp);
+int _flsbuf(int c, FILE *fp);
+
+int _fputc_nolock(int c, FILE *fp)
+{
+    fp._cnt = fp._cnt - 1;
+    if (fp._cnt >= 0)
+    {
+        *fp._ptr = cast(char)c;
+        fp._ptr = fp._ptr + 1;
+        return cast(char)c;
+    }
+    else
+        return _flsbuf(c, fp);
+}
+
+int _fgetc_nolock(FILE *fp)
+{
+    fp._cnt = fp._cnt - 1;
+    if (fp._cnt >= 0)
+    {
+        char c = *fp._ptr;
+        fp._ptr = fp._ptr + 1;
+        return c;
+    }
+    else
+        return _filbuf(fp);
+}
+
+@trusted
+{
+    ///
+    void rewind(FILE* stream)
+    {
+        fseek(cast(stdio_FILE*)stream,0L,SEEK_SET);
+        stream._flag = stream._flag & ~_IOERR;
+    }
+    ///
+    pure void clearerr(FILE* stream) { stream._flag = stream._flag & ~(_IOERR|_IOEOF);   }
+    ///
+    pure int  feof(FILE* stream)     { return stream._flag&_IOEOF;                       }
+    ///
+    pure int  ferror(FILE* stream)   { return stream._flag&_IOERR;                       }
+    ///
+    pure int  fileno(FILE* stream)   { return stream._file;                              }
+}
diff --git a/src/core/sys/windows/stdio_msvc14.d b/src/core/sys/windows/stdio_msvc14.d
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f434543b99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/sys/windows/stdio_msvc14.d
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/**
+* This module provides MS VC runtime helper function to be used
+* with VS versions VS 2015 or later
+*
+* Copyright: Copyright Digital Mars 2015.
+* License: Distributed under the
+*      $(LINK2 http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt, Boost Software License 1.0).
+*    (See accompanying file LICENSE)
+* Source:    $(DRUNTIMESRC core/sys/windows/_stdio_msvc14.d)
+* Authors:   Rainer Schuetze
+*/
+
+module core.sys.windows.stdio_msvc14;
+
+version (CRuntime_Microsoft):
+
+import core.stdc.stdio;
+
+extern (C):
+@system:
+nothrow:
+@nogc:
+
+shared(FILE)* __acrt_iob_func(uint); // VS2015+
+
+void init_msvc()
+{
+    stdin = __acrt_iob_func(0);
+    stdout = __acrt_iob_func(1);
+    stderr = __acrt_iob_func(2);
+}
+
+pragma(lib, "legacy_stdio_definitions.lib");
+
+shared static this()
+{
+    // force linkage of ModuleInfo that includes the pragma(lib) above in its object file
+}
diff --git a/src/rt/dmain2.d b/src/rt/dmain2.d
index d13b2536b1..4af1b13fa9 100644
--- a/src/rt/dmain2.d
+++ b/src/rt/dmain2.d
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ version (OSX)
     extern (C) __gshared void* __osx_stack_end = cast(void*)0xC0000000;
 }
 
+version(CRuntime_Microsoft)
+{
+    extern(C) void init_msvc();
+}
+
 /***********************************
  * These are a temporary means of providing a GC hook for DLL use.  They may be
  * replaced with some other similar functionality later.
@@ -320,13 +325,7 @@ extern (C) int _d_run_main(int argc, char **argv, MainFunc mainFunc)
     }
     version (CRuntime_Microsoft)
     {
-        auto fp = __iob_func();
-        stdin = &fp[0];
-        stdout = &fp[1];
-        stderr = &fp[2];
-
-        // ensure that sprintf generates only 2 digit exponent when writing floating point values
-        _set_output_format(_TWO_DIGIT_EXPONENT);
+        init_msvc();
 
         // enable full precision for reals
         version(Win64)
diff --git a/win64.mak b/win64.mak
index bc7b1dedb7..21b1755dc3 100644
--- a/win64.mak
+++ b/win64.mak
@@ -27,10 +27,12 @@ CFLAGS=/Z7 /I"$(VCDIR)"\INCLUDE /I"$(SDKDIR)"\Include
 DRUNTIME_BASE=druntime$(MODEL)
 DRUNTIME=lib\$(DRUNTIME_BASE).lib
 GCSTUB=lib\gcstub$(MODEL).obj
+STDIO_VS12=lib\stdio_msvc12_$(MODEL).obj
+STDIO_VS14=lib\stdio_msvc14_$(MODEL).obj
 
 DOCFMT=
 
-target : import copydir copy $(DRUNTIME) $(GCSTUB)
+target : import copydir copy $(DRUNTIME) $(GCSTUB) stdio_vs
 
 $(mak\COPY)
 $(mak\DOCS)
@@ -660,6 +662,16 @@ src\rt\minit.obj : src\rt\minit.asm
 $(GCSTUB) : src\gcstub\gc.d win64.mak
 	$(DMD) -c -of$(GCSTUB) src\gcstub\gc.d $(DFLAGS)
 
+################### VS 2015 init code #########################
+
+stdio_vs: $(STDIO_VS14) $(STDIO_VS12)
+
+$(STDIO_VS12) : src\core\sys\windows\stdio_msvc12.d win64.mak
+	$(DMD) -c -of$(STDIO_VS12) src\core\sys\windows\stdio_msvc12.d $(DFLAGS)
+
+$(STDIO_VS14) : src\core\sys\windows\stdio_msvc14.d win64.mak
+	$(DMD) -c -of$(STDIO_VS14) src\core\sys\windows\stdio_msvc14.d $(DFLAGS)
+
 ################### Library generation #########################
 
 $(DRUNTIME): $(OBJS) $(SRCS) win64.mak