diff --git a/include/ostream b/include/ostream
index f30cfe2..f0e90cf 100644
--- a/include/ostream
+++ b/include/ostream
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ operator<<(basic_ostream<_CharT, _Traits>& __os, const bitset<_Size>& __x)
                          std::use_facet<ctype<_CharT> >(__os.getloc()).widen('1'));
 }
 
-#if _LIBCPP_STD_VER >= 20
+#if 0
 
 #ifndef _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_WIDE_CHARACTERS
 template <class _Traits>
diff --git a/src/iostream.cpp b/src/iostream.cpp
index 13e6aee..b0686c9 100644
--- a/src/iostream.cpp
+++ b/src/iostream.cpp
@@ -21,72 +21,112 @@
 
 _LIBCPP_BEGIN_NAMESPACE_STD
 
+#if defined(_LIBCPP_ABI_MICROSOFT) && !defined(__clang__)
+_ALIGNAS_TYPE (istream) char _cin [sizeof(istream)];
+_LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI istream& cin = *reinterpret_cast<istream*>(_cin);
+#else
 _ALIGNAS_TYPE (istream) _LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI char cin[sizeof(istream)]
 #if defined(_LIBCPP_ABI_MICROSOFT) && defined(__clang__)
 __asm__("?cin@" _LIBCPP_ABI_NAMESPACE_STR "@std@@3V?$basic_istream@DU?$char_traits@D@" _LIBCPP_ABI_NAMESPACE_STR "@std@@@12@A")
 #endif
 ;
+#endif
 _ALIGNAS_TYPE (__stdinbuf<char> ) static char __cin[sizeof(__stdinbuf <char>)];
 static mbstate_t mb_cin;
 
 #ifndef _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_WIDE_CHARACTERS
+#if defined(_LIBCPP_ABI_MICROSOFT) && !defined(__clang__)
+_ALIGNAS_TYPE (wistream) char _wcin [sizeof(wistream)];
+_LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI wistream& wcin = *reinterpret_cast<wistream*>(_wcin);
+#else
 _ALIGNAS_TYPE (wistream) _LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI char wcin[sizeof(wistream)]
 #if defined(_LIBCPP_ABI_MICROSOFT) && defined(__clang__)
 __asm__("?wcin@" _LIBCPP_ABI_NAMESPACE_STR "@std@@3V?$basic_istream@_WU?$char_traits@_W@" _LIBCPP_ABI_NAMESPACE_STR "@std@@@12@A")
 #endif
 ;
+#endif
 _ALIGNAS_TYPE (__stdinbuf<wchar_t> ) static char __wcin[sizeof(__stdinbuf <wchar_t>)];
 static mbstate_t mb_wcin;
 #endif // _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_WIDE_CHARACTERS
 
+#if defined(_LIBCPP_ABI_MICROSOFT) && !defined(__clang__)
+_ALIGNAS_TYPE (ostream)  char _cout[sizeof(ostream)];
+_LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI ostream& cout = *reinterpret_cast<ostream*>(_cout);
+#else
 _ALIGNAS_TYPE (ostream) _LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI char cout[sizeof(ostream)]
 #if defined(_LIBCPP_ABI_MICROSOFT) && defined(__clang__)
 __asm__("?cout@" _LIBCPP_ABI_NAMESPACE_STR "@std@@3V?$basic_ostream@DU?$char_traits@D@" _LIBCPP_ABI_NAMESPACE_STR "@std@@@12@A")
 #endif
 ;
+#endif
 _ALIGNAS_TYPE (__stdoutbuf<char>) static char __cout[sizeof(__stdoutbuf<char>)];
 static mbstate_t mb_cout;
 
 #ifndef _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_WIDE_CHARACTERS
+#if defined(_LIBCPP_ABI_MICROSOFT) && !defined(__clang__)
+_ALIGNAS_TYPE (wostream) char _wcout[sizeof(wostream)];
+_LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI wostream& wcout = *reinterpret_cast<wostream*>(_wcout);
+#else
 _ALIGNAS_TYPE (wostream) _LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI char wcout[sizeof(wostream)]
 #if defined(_LIBCPP_ABI_MICROSOFT) && defined(__clang__)
 __asm__("?wcout@" _LIBCPP_ABI_NAMESPACE_STR "@std@@3V?$basic_ostream@_WU?$char_traits@_W@" _LIBCPP_ABI_NAMESPACE_STR "@std@@@12@A")
 #endif
 ;
+#endif
 _ALIGNAS_TYPE (__stdoutbuf<wchar_t>) static char __wcout[sizeof(__stdoutbuf<wchar_t>)];
 static mbstate_t mb_wcout;
 #endif // _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_WIDE_CHARACTERS
 
+#if defined(_LIBCPP_ABI_MICROSOFT) && !defined(__clang__)
+_ALIGNAS_TYPE (ostream)  char _cerr[sizeof(ostream)];
+_LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI ostream& cerr = *reinterpret_cast<ostream*>(_cerr);
+#else
 _ALIGNAS_TYPE (ostream) _LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI char cerr[sizeof(ostream)]
 #if defined(_LIBCPP_ABI_MICROSOFT) && defined(__clang__)
 __asm__("?cerr@" _LIBCPP_ABI_NAMESPACE_STR "@std@@3V?$basic_ostream@DU?$char_traits@D@" _LIBCPP_ABI_NAMESPACE_STR "@std@@@12@A")
 #endif
 ;
+#endif
 _ALIGNAS_TYPE (__stdoutbuf<char>) static char __cerr[sizeof(__stdoutbuf<char>)];
 static mbstate_t mb_cerr;
 
 #ifndef _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_WIDE_CHARACTERS
+#if defined(_LIBCPP_ABI_MICROSOFT) && !defined(__clang__)
+_ALIGNAS_TYPE (wostream) char _wcerr[sizeof(wostream)];
+_LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI wostream& wcerr = *reinterpret_cast<wostream*>(_wcerr);
+#else
 _ALIGNAS_TYPE (wostream) _LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI char wcerr[sizeof(wostream)]
 #if defined(_LIBCPP_ABI_MICROSOFT) && defined(__clang__)
 __asm__("?wcerr@" _LIBCPP_ABI_NAMESPACE_STR "@std@@3V?$basic_ostream@_WU?$char_traits@_W@" _LIBCPP_ABI_NAMESPACE_STR "@std@@@12@A")
 #endif
 ;
+#endif
 _ALIGNAS_TYPE (__stdoutbuf<wchar_t>) static char __wcerr[sizeof(__stdoutbuf<wchar_t>)];
 static mbstate_t mb_wcerr;
 #endif // _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_WIDE_CHARACTERS
 
+#if defined(_LIBCPP_ABI_MICROSOFT) && !defined(__clang__)
+_ALIGNAS_TYPE (ostream)  char _clog[sizeof(ostream)];
+_LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI ostream& clog = *reinterpret_cast<ostream*>(_clog);
+#else
 _ALIGNAS_TYPE (ostream) _LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI char clog[sizeof(ostream)]
 #if defined(_LIBCPP_ABI_MICROSOFT) && defined(__clang__)
 __asm__("?clog@" _LIBCPP_ABI_NAMESPACE_STR "@std@@3V?$basic_ostream@DU?$char_traits@D@" _LIBCPP_ABI_NAMESPACE_STR "@std@@@12@A")
 #endif
 ;
+#endif
 
 #ifndef _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_WIDE_CHARACTERS
+#if defined(_LIBCPP_ABI_MICROSOFT) && !defined(__clang__)
+_ALIGNAS_TYPE (wostream) char _wclog[sizeof(wostream)];
+_LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI wostream& wclog = *reinterpret_cast<wostream*>(_wclog);
+#else
 _ALIGNAS_TYPE (wostream) _LIBCPP_EXPORTED_FROM_ABI char wclog[sizeof(wostream)]
 #if defined(_LIBCPP_ABI_MICROSOFT) && defined(__clang__)
 __asm__("?wclog@" _LIBCPP_ABI_NAMESPACE_STR "@std@@3V?$basic_ostream@_WU?$char_traits@_W@" _LIBCPP_ABI_NAMESPACE_STR "@std@@@12@A")
 #endif
 ;
+#endif
 #endif // _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_WIDE_CHARACTERS
 
 // Pretend we're inside a system header so the compiler doesn't flag the use of the init_priority
@@ -121,19 +161,19 @@ DoIOSInit::DoIOSInit()
 {
     force_locale_initialization();
 
-    istream* cin_ptr  = ::new(cin)  istream(::new(__cin)  __stdinbuf <char>(stdin, &mb_cin));
-    ostream* cout_ptr = ::new(cout) ostream(::new(__cout) __stdoutbuf<char>(stdout, &mb_cout));
-    ostream* cerr_ptr = ::new(cerr) ostream(::new(__cerr) __stdoutbuf<char>(stderr, &mb_cerr));
-                        ::new(clog) ostream(cerr_ptr->rdbuf());
+    istream* cin_ptr  = ::new(&cin)  istream(::new(__cin)  __stdinbuf <char>(stdin, &mb_cin));
+    ostream* cout_ptr = ::new(&cout) ostream(::new(__cout) __stdoutbuf<char>(stdout, &mb_cout));
+    ostream* cerr_ptr = ::new(&cerr) ostream(::new(__cerr) __stdoutbuf<char>(stderr, &mb_cerr));
+                        ::new(&clog) ostream(cerr_ptr->rdbuf());
     cin_ptr->tie(cout_ptr);
     _VSTD::unitbuf(*cerr_ptr);
     cerr_ptr->tie(cout_ptr);
 
 #ifndef _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_WIDE_CHARACTERS
-    wistream* wcin_ptr  = ::new(wcin)  wistream(::new(__wcin)  __stdinbuf <wchar_t>(stdin, &mb_wcin));
-    wostream* wcout_ptr = ::new(wcout) wostream(::new(__wcout) __stdoutbuf<wchar_t>(stdout, &mb_wcout));
-    wostream* wcerr_ptr = ::new(wcerr) wostream(::new(__wcerr) __stdoutbuf<wchar_t>(stderr, &mb_wcerr));
-                          ::new(wclog) wostream(wcerr_ptr->rdbuf());
+    wistream* wcin_ptr  = ::new(&wcin)  wistream(::new(__wcin)  __stdinbuf <wchar_t>(stdin, &mb_wcin));
+    wostream* wcout_ptr = ::new(&wcout) wostream(::new(__wcout) __stdoutbuf<wchar_t>(stdout, &mb_wcout));
+    wostream* wcerr_ptr = ::new(&wcerr) wostream(::new(__wcerr) __stdoutbuf<wchar_t>(stderr, &mb_wcerr));
+                          ::new(&wclog) wostream(wcerr_ptr->rdbuf());
 
     wcin_ptr->tie(wcout_ptr);
     _VSTD::unitbuf(*wcerr_ptr);
@@ -143,15 +183,15 @@ DoIOSInit::DoIOSInit()
 
 DoIOSInit::~DoIOSInit()
 {
-    ostream* cout_ptr = reinterpret_cast<ostream*>(cout);
+    ostream* cout_ptr = reinterpret_cast<ostream*>(&cout);
     cout_ptr->flush();
-    ostream* clog_ptr = reinterpret_cast<ostream*>(clog);
+    ostream* clog_ptr = reinterpret_cast<ostream*>(&clog);
     clog_ptr->flush();
 
 #ifndef _LIBCPP_HAS_NO_WIDE_CHARACTERS
-    wostream* wcout_ptr = reinterpret_cast<wostream*>(wcout);
+    wostream* wcout_ptr = reinterpret_cast<wostream*>(&wcout);
     wcout_ptr->flush();
-    wostream* wclog_ptr = reinterpret_cast<wostream*>(wclog);
+    wostream* wclog_ptr = reinterpret_cast<wostream*>(&wclog);
     wclog_ptr->flush();
 #endif
 }