diff --git a/vtkm/cont/ArrayHandle.cxx b/vtkm/cont/ArrayHandle.cxx
index db9bd4fe9..9fb6323ff 100644
--- a/vtkm/cont/ArrayHandle.cxx
+++ b/vtkm/cont/ArrayHandle.cxx
@@ -21,6 +21,36 @@
 #define vtkm_cont_ArrayHandle_cxx
 #include <vtkm/cont/ArrayHandle.h>
 
+#ifdef VTKM_MSVC
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<char, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Int8, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::UInt8, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Int16, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::UInt16, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Int32, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::UInt32, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Int64, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::UInt64, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Float32, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Float64, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Int64,2>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Int32,2>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float32,2>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float64,2>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Int64,3>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Int32,3>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float32,3>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float64,3>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<char,4>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Int8,4>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::UInt8,4>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float32,4>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float64,4>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+#endif
+
 namespace vtkm {
 namespace cont {
 
@@ -47,8 +77,8 @@ template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float32,3>, Storage
 template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float64,3>, StorageTagBasic>;
 
 template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<char,4>, StorageTagBasic>;
-template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<Int8,4>, StorageTagBasic>;
-template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<UInt8,4>, StorageTagBasic>;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Int8,4>, StorageTagBasic>;
+template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::UInt8,4>, StorageTagBasic>;
 template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float32,4>, StorageTagBasic>;
 template class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float64,4>, StorageTagBasic>;
 
diff --git a/vtkm/cont/ArrayHandle.h b/vtkm/cont/ArrayHandle.h
index 382259cc3..b9267e1cc 100644
--- a/vtkm/cont/ArrayHandle.h
+++ b/vtkm/cont/ArrayHandle.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace internal {
 /// ArrayHandle class (or at least something that behaves exactly like one).
 /// The \c ArrayHandle template class inherits from this.
 ///
-class ArrayHandleBase {  };
+class VTKM_CONT_EXPORT ArrayHandleBase {  };
 
 /// Checks to see if the given type and storage can form a valid array handle
 /// (some storage objects cannot support all types). This check is compatible
@@ -549,6 +549,37 @@ printSummary_ArrayHandle(const vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::UInt8,StorageT> &ar
 } //namespace vtkm::cont
 
 #ifndef vtkm_cont_ArrayHandle_cxx
+
+#ifdef VTKM_MSVC
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<char, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Int8, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::UInt8, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Int16, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::UInt16, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Int32, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::UInt32, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Int64, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::UInt64, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Float32, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle<vtkm::Float64, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Int64,2>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Int32,2>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float32,2>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float64,2>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Int64,3>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Int32,3>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float32,3>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float64,3>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<char,4>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Int8,4>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::UInt8,4>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float32,4>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT std::shared_ptr< vtkm::cont::ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float64,4>, vtkm::cont::StorageTagBasic>::InternalStruct >;
+#endif
+
 namespace vtkm {
 namespace cont {
 
@@ -575,8 +606,8 @@ extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Flo
 extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float64,3>, StorageTagBasic>;
 
 extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<char,4>, StorageTagBasic>;
-extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<Int8,4>, StorageTagBasic>;
-extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<UInt8,4>, StorageTagBasic>;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Int8,4>, StorageTagBasic>;
+extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::UInt8,4>, StorageTagBasic>;
 extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float32,4>, StorageTagBasic>;
 extern template class VTKM_CONT_TEMPLATE_EXPORT ArrayHandle< vtkm::Vec<vtkm::Float64,4>, StorageTagBasic>;
 }
diff --git a/vtkm/cont/CoordinateSystem.h b/vtkm/cont/CoordinateSystem.h
index d08fee814..d191adba0 100644
--- a/vtkm/cont/CoordinateSystem.h
+++ b/vtkm/cont/CoordinateSystem.h
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ public:
                    vtkm::cont::ArrayHandleUniformPointCoordinates(dimensions, origin, spacing)))
   {  }
 
+  VTKM_CONT
+  CoordinateSystem &operator=(const vtkm::cont::CoordinateSystem &src) = default;
+
   VTKM_CONT
   vtkm::cont::DynamicArrayHandleCoordinateSystem GetData() const
   {
diff --git a/vtkm/cont/Field.h b/vtkm/cont/Field.h
index 782e39875..3fe94f9e0 100644
--- a/vtkm/cont/Field.h
+++ b/vtkm/cont/Field.h
@@ -335,6 +335,9 @@ public:
     //Generate an empty field
   }
 
+  VTKM_CONT
+  Field &operator=(const vtkm::cont::Field &src) = default;
+
   VTKM_CONT
   const std::string &GetName() const
   {