diff --git a/include/simulator/config.hpp b/include/simulator/config.hpp
index 325af33..5f25a31 100644
--- a/include/simulator/config.hpp
+++ b/include/simulator/config.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ All rights reserved.
 #define SIMULATOR_DECL
 #endif
 
-#if !defined _MSC_VER || _MSC_VER > 1900
+#if !defined _MSC_VER || _MSC_VER > 1912
 #define LIBSIMULATOR_USE_MOVE 1
 #else
 #define LIBSIMULATOR_USE_MOVE 0
diff --git a/include/simulator/simulator.hpp b/include/simulator/simulator.hpp
index 6e44b39..dcc9cdd 100644
--- a/include/simulator/simulator.hpp
+++ b/include/simulator/simulator.hpp
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ namespace sim
 		using reuse_address = boost::asio::socket_base::reuse_address;
 #if BOOST_VERSION >= 106600
 		using executor_type = boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket::executor_type;
+
+		executor_type get_executor()
+		{
+			return m_io_service.get_executor();
+		}
 #endif
 
 		// socket options
@@ -992,6 +997,15 @@ namespace sim
 		io_service();
 		~io_service();
 
+#if BOOST_VERSION >= 106600
+		using executor_type = boost::asio::io_service::executor_type;
+
+		executor_type get_executor()
+		{
+			return get_internal_service().get_executor();
+		}
+#endif
+
 #if LIBSIMULATOR_USE_MOVE
 		// not copyable and non movable (it's not movable because we currently
 		// keep pointers to the io_service instances in the simulator object)