diff --git a/strings/base_activation.h b/strings/base_activation.h
index 37c70aaa9..e6bf74c74 100644
--- a/strings/base_activation.h
+++ b/strings/base_activation.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace winrt::impl
 
         if (hr == impl::error_not_initialized)
         {
-            auto usage = static_cast<int32_t(__stdcall*)(void** cookie) noexcept>(WINRT_IMPL_GetProcAddress(WINRT_IMPL_LoadLibraryW(L"combase.dll"), "CoIncrementMTAUsage"));
+            auto usage = reinterpret_cast<int32_t(__stdcall*)(void** cookie) noexcept>(WINRT_IMPL_GetProcAddress(WINRT_IMPL_LoadLibraryW(L"combase.dll"), "CoIncrementMTAUsage"));
 
             if (!usage)
             {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace winrt::impl
         std::wstring path{ static_cast<hstring const&>(name) };
         std::size_t count{};
 
-        while (-1 != (count = path.rfind('.')))
+        while (std::wstring::npos != (count = path.rfind('.')))
         {
             path.resize(count);
             path += L".dll";
diff --git a/strings/base_agile_ref.h b/strings/base_agile_ref.h
index 1f8cd1161..dc809e489 100644
--- a/strings/base_agile_ref.h
+++ b/strings/base_agile_ref.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace winrt::impl
             return;
         }
 
-        result = static_cast<F>(WINRT_IMPL_GetProcAddress(WINRT_IMPL_LoadLibraryW(L"combase.dll"), name));
+        result = reinterpret_cast<F>(WINRT_IMPL_GetProcAddress(WINRT_IMPL_LoadLibraryW(L"combase.dll"), name));
 
         if (result)
         {
@@ -119,20 +119,20 @@ namespace winrt::impl
         result = fallback;
     }
 
-    inline hresult get_agile_reference(winrt::guid const& iid, void* object, void** result) noexcept
+    inline hresult get_agile_reference(winrt::guid const& iid, void* object, void** reference) noexcept
     {
-        static int32_t(__stdcall * handler)(uint32_t options, winrt::guid const& iid, void* object, void** result) noexcept;
+        static int32_t(__stdcall * handler)(uint32_t options, winrt::guid const& iid, void* object, void** reference) noexcept;
 
         load_runtime_function("RoGetAgileReference", handler,
-            [](uint32_t, winrt::guid const& iid, void* object, void** result) noexcept -> int32_t
+            [](uint32_t, winrt::guid const& iid, void* object, void** reference) noexcept -> int32_t
             {
-                *result = nullptr;
+                *reference = nullptr;
                 static constexpr guid git_clsid{ 0x00000323, 0x0000, 0x0000, { 0xC0,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,0x46 } };
 
                 com_ptr<IGlobalInterfaceTable> git;
                 hresult hr = WINRT_IMPL_CoCreateInstance(git_clsid, nullptr, 1 /*CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER*/, guid_of<IGlobalInterfaceTable>(), git.put_void());
 
-                if (result < 0)
+                if (hr < 0)
                 {
                     return hr;
                 }
@@ -140,16 +140,16 @@ namespace winrt::impl
                 uint32_t cookie{};
                 hr = git->RegisterInterfaceInGlobal(object, iid, &cookie);
 
-                if (result < 0)
+                if (hr < 0)
                 {
                     return hr;
                 }
 
-                *result = new agile_ref_fallback(std::move(git), cookie);
+                *reference = new agile_ref_fallback(std::move(git), cookie);
                 return 0;
             });
 
-        return handler(0, iid, object, result);
+        return handler(0, iid, object, reference);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/strings/base_error.h b/strings/base_error.h
index 8a3a02762..f75dbbdd1 100644
--- a/strings/base_error.h
+++ b/strings/base_error.h
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ WINRT_EXPORT namespace winrt
         return pointer;
     }
 
-    [[noreturn]] inline void terminate() noexcept
+    inline void terminate() noexcept
     {
         static void(__stdcall * handler)(int32_t) noexcept;