diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexMipmaps.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexMipmaps.cpp
index da9df6e..9405da1 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexMipmaps.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexMipmaps.cpp
@@ -71,13 +71,16 @@ namespace
         _In_ IWICBitmap* src,
         _In_ TEX_FILTER_FLAGS filter,
         _In_ const WICPixelFormatGUID& desiredPixelFormat,
-        _Deref_out_ IWICBitmap** dest) noexcept
+        _COM_Outptr_ IWICBitmap** dest) noexcept
     {
-        if (!pWIC || !src || !dest)
+        if (!dest)
             return E_POINTER;
 
         *dest = nullptr;
 
+        if (!pWIC || !src)
+            return E_POINTER;
+
         WICPixelFormatGUID actualPixelFormat;
         HRESULT hr = src->GetPixelFormat(&actualPixelFormat);
 
diff --git a/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-MinGW.yml b/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-MinGW.yml
index 6a4d0e9..5570519 100644
--- a/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-MinGW.yml
+++ b/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-MinGW.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
     # We can use the preinstalled vcpkg instead of the latest when MS Hosted updates their vcpkg to the newer DirectX-Headers
     displayName: Fetch VCPKG
     inputs:
-      script: git clone --quiet https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git
+      script: git clone --quiet --no-tags https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git
       workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
   - task: CmdLine@2
     displayName: VCPKG Bootstrap
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ jobs:
   - task: CmdLine@2
     displayName: Fetch VCPKG
     inputs:
-      script: git clone --quiet https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git
+      script: git clone --quiet --no-tags https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git
       workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
   - task: CmdLine@2
     displayName: Fetch Tests
     inputs:
-      script: git clone --quiet https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/walbourn/directxtextest.git Tests
+      script: git clone --quiet --no-tags https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/walbourn/directxtextest.git Tests
   - task: CmdLine@2
     displayName: VCPKG Bootstrap
     inputs:
diff --git a/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-Test-Dev17.yml b/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-Test-Dev17.yml
index 4751cc4..0ae59d4 100644
--- a/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-Test-Dev17.yml
+++ b/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-Test-Dev17.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
   - task: CmdLine@2
     displayName: Fetch Tests
     inputs:
-      script: git clone --quiet https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/walbourn/directxtextest.git Tests
+      script: git clone --quiet --no-tags https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/walbourn/directxtextest.git Tests
       workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
       failOnStderr: true
   - task: VSBuild@1
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
   - task: CmdLine@2
     displayName: Fetch Tests
     inputs:
-      script: git clone --quiet https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/walbourn/directxtextest.git Tests
+      script: git clone --quiet --no-tags https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/walbourn/directxtextest.git Tests
       workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
       failOnStderr: true
   - task: ChocolateyCommand@0
@@ -194,6 +194,9 @@ jobs:
     inputs:
       cwd: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)'
       cmakeArgs: --build out/build/x64-Debug -v
+  - task: DeleteFiles@1
+    inputs:
+      Contents: 'out'
   - task: CMake@1
     displayName: CMake (MSVC; x64-Release) Config
     inputs:
@@ -204,6 +207,9 @@ jobs:
     inputs:
       cwd: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)'
       cmakeArgs: --build out/build/x64-Release -v
+  - task: DeleteFiles@1
+    inputs:
+      Contents: 'out'
   - task: CMake@1
     displayName: CMake (clang/LLVM; x64-Debug) Config
     inputs:
@@ -214,6 +220,9 @@ jobs:
     inputs:
       cwd: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)'
       cmakeArgs: --build out/build/x64-Debug-Clang -v
+  - task: DeleteFiles@1
+    inputs:
+      Contents: 'out'
   - task: CMake@1
     displayName: CMake (clang/LLVM; x64-Release) Config
     inputs:
@@ -224,6 +233,9 @@ jobs:
     inputs:
       cwd: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)'
       cmakeArgs: --build out/build/x64-Release-Clang -v
+  - task: DeleteFiles@1
+    inputs:
+      Contents: 'out'
   - task: CmdLine@2
     displayName: Set LIB for ARM64
     inputs:
@@ -245,6 +257,9 @@ jobs:
     inputs:
       cwd: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)'
       cmakeArgs: --build out/build/arm64-Debug-Clang -v
+  - task: DeleteFiles@1
+    inputs:
+      Contents: 'out'
   - task: CMake@1
     displayName: CMake (clang/LLVM; arm64-Release) Config
     inputs:
diff --git a/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-Test.yml b/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-Test.yml
index 36ca01d..73fa7a2 100644
--- a/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-Test.yml
+++ b/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-Test.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
   - task: CmdLine@2
     displayName: Fetch Tests
     inputs:
-      script: git clone --quiet https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/walbourn/directxtextest.git Tests
+      script: git clone --quiet --no-tags https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/walbourn/directxtextest.git Tests
       workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
       failOnStderr: true
   - task: VSBuild@1
diff --git a/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-WSL-11.yml b/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-WSL-11.yml
index 0f9e0ca..3db1662 100644
--- a/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-WSL-11.yml
+++ b/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-WSL-11.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
   - task: CmdLine@2
     displayName: Fetch directx-headers
     inputs:
-      script: git clone --quiet https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/microsoft/DirectX-Headers.git directx-headers
+      script: git clone --quiet --no-tags https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/microsoft/DirectX-Headers.git directx-headers
   - task: CMake@1
     displayName: CMake DirectX-Headers
     inputs:
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
   - task: CmdLine@2
     displayName: Fetch directxmath
     inputs:
-      script: git clone --quiet https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/microsoft/DirectXMath.git directxmath
+      script: git clone --quiet --no-tags https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/microsoft/DirectXMath.git directxmath
   - task: CMake@1
     displayName: CMake DirectXMath
     inputs:
diff --git a/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-WSL.yml b/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-WSL.yml
index 2a73389..e7d566e 100644
--- a/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-WSL.yml
+++ b/build/DirectXTex-GitHub-WSL.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
   - task: CmdLine@2
     displayName: Fetch directx-headers
     inputs:
-      script: git clone --quiet https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/microsoft/DirectX-Headers.git directx-headers
+      script: git clone --quiet --no-tags https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/microsoft/DirectX-Headers.git directx-headers
   - task: CMake@1
     displayName: CMake DirectX-Headers
     inputs:
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
   - task: CmdLine@2
     displayName: Fetch directxmath
     inputs:
-      script: git clone --quiet https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/microsoft/DirectXMath.git directxmath
+      script: git clone --quiet --no-tags https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/microsoft/DirectXMath.git directxmath
   - task: CMake@1
     displayName: CMake DirectXMath
     inputs:
diff --git a/build/DirectXTex-OneFuzz.yml b/build/DirectXTex-OneFuzz.yml
index b7d419f..32dfce9 100644
--- a/build/DirectXTex-OneFuzz.yml
+++ b/build/DirectXTex-OneFuzz.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
   - task: CmdLine@2
     displayName: Fetch Tests
     inputs:
-      script: git clone --quiet https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/walbourn/directxtextest.git Tests
+      script: git clone --quiet --no-tags https://%GITHUB_PAT%@github.com/walbourn/directxtextest.git Tests
       workingDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)
       failOnStderr: true
   - task: CMake@1
diff --git a/build/DirectXTex-SDL.yml b/build/DirectXTex-SDL.yml
index 3ea50d0..161616f 100644
--- a/build/DirectXTex-SDL.yml
+++ b/build/DirectXTex-SDL.yml
@@ -58,18 +58,19 @@ jobs:
     inputs:
       cwd: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)'
       cmakeArgs: '-G "$(VS_GENERATOR)" -A x64 -B out -DENABLE_SPECTRE_MITIGATION=ON'
-  - task: Semmle@1
-    displayName: 'Run CodeQL (Semmle) (C++)'
-    env:
-      SYSTEM_ACCESSTOKEN: $(System.AccessToken)
+  - task: CodeQL3000Init@0
     inputs:
-      sourceCodeDirectory: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)'
-      language: 'cpp'
-      querySuite: 'Recommended'
-      timeout: '1800'
-      ram: '16384'
-      addProjectDirToScanningExclusionList: true
-      buildCommandsString: '"%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\Common7\Tools\VsMSBuildCmd.bat" && msbuild $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/out/DirectXTex.sln /p:Configuration=Release'
+      Enabled: true
+  - task: VSBuild@1
+    displayName: 'Build C++ with CodeQL'
+    inputs:
+      solution: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/out/DirectXTex.sln'
+      vsVersion: 17.0
+      platform: x64
+      configuration: Release
+      msbuildArchitecture: x64
+  - task: CodeQL3000Finalize@0
+    condition: always()
   - task: CMake@1
     displayName: 'CMake (MSVC): Build x64 Release'
     inputs: