diff --git a/DirectXTex/BC6HBC7.cpp b/DirectXTex/BC6HBC7.cpp
index 11bd283..605e93a 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/BC6HBC7.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/BC6HBC7.cpp
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ namespace DirectX
             }
         }
 
-        LDRColorA LDRColorA::operator = (_In_ const HDRColorA& c)
+        LDRColorA operator = (_In_ const HDRColorA& c)
         {
             LDRColorA ret;
             HDRColorA tmp(c);
diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexWIC.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexWIC.cpp
index 28a1a9c..35da881 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexWIC.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexWIC.cpp
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ namespace
             bool sRGB = IsSRGB(format);
 
             value.vt = VT_LPSTR;
-            value.pszVal = "DirectXTex";
+            value.pszVal = const_cast<char*>("DirectXTex");
 
             if (memcmp(&containerFormat, &GUID_ContainerFormatPng, sizeof(GUID)) == 0)
             {
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ namespace
         {
             // Opt-in to the WIC2 support for writing 32-bit Windows BMP files with an alpha channel
             PROPBAG2 option = { 0 };
-            option.pstrName = L"EnableV5Header32bppBGRA";
+            option.pstrName = const_cast<wchar_t*>(L"EnableV5Header32bppBGRA");
 
             VARIANT varValue;
             varValue.vt = VT_BOOL;
diff --git a/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab.cpp b/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab.cpp
index 3dbf652..dcd30af 100644
--- a/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab.cpp
+++ b/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab.cpp
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ namespace
         {
             if (m_handle)
             {
-                FILE_DISPOSITION_INFO info = {0};
+                FILE_DISPOSITION_INFO info = {};
                 info.DeleteFile = TRUE;
                 (void)SetFileInformationByHandle(m_handle, FileDispositionInfo, &info, sizeof(info));
             }
@@ -602,8 +602,8 @@ namespace
     HRESULT CaptureTexture(
         _In_ ID3D11DeviceContext* pContext,
         _In_ ID3D11Resource* pSource,
-        _Inout_ D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC& desc,
-        _Inout_ ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D>& pStaging )
+        D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC& desc,
+        ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D>& pStaging )
     {
         if ( !pContext || !pSource )
             return E_INVALIDARG;
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ namespace
             return HRESULT_FROM_WIN32( ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED );
 
         ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D> pTexture;
-        HRESULT hr = pSource->QueryInterface( IID_PPV_ARGS( pTexture.GetAddressOf() ) );
+        HRESULT hr = pSource->QueryInterface(IID_PPV_ARGS(pTexture.GetAddressOf()));
         if ( FAILED(hr) )
             return hr;
 
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ namespace
             desc.CPUAccessFlags = D3D11_CPU_ACCESS_READ;
             desc.Usage = D3D11_USAGE_STAGING;
 
-            hr = d3dDevice->CreateTexture2D( &desc, 0, pStaging.GetAddressOf() );
+            hr = d3dDevice->CreateTexture2D(&desc, 0, pStaging.ReleaseAndGetAddressOf());
             if ( FAILED(hr) )
                 return hr;
 
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ namespace
             desc.CPUAccessFlags = D3D11_CPU_ACCESS_READ;
             desc.Usage = D3D11_USAGE_STAGING;
 
-            hr = d3dDevice->CreateTexture2D( &desc, 0, pStaging.GetAddressOf() );
+            hr = d3dDevice->CreateTexture2D(&desc, 0, pStaging.ReleaseAndGetAddressOf());
             if ( FAILED(hr) )
                 return hr;
 
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ HRESULT DirectX::SaveDDSTextureToFile( _In_ ID3D11DeviceContext* pContext,
     if ( !fileName )
         return E_INVALIDARG;
 
-    D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC desc = { 0 };
+    D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC desc = {};
     ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D> pStaging;
     HRESULT hr = CaptureTexture( pContext, pSource, desc, pStaging );
     if ( FAILED(hr) )
@@ -891,13 +891,13 @@ HRESULT DirectX::SaveDDSTextureToFile( _In_ ID3D11DeviceContext* pContext,
 
     // Write header & pixels
     DWORD bytesWritten;
-    if ( !WriteFile( hFile.get(), fileHeader, static_cast<DWORD>( headerSize ), &bytesWritten, 0 ) )
+    if ( !WriteFile( hFile.get(), fileHeader, static_cast<DWORD>( headerSize ), &bytesWritten, nullptr ) )
         return HRESULT_FROM_WIN32( GetLastError() );
 
     if ( bytesWritten != headerSize )
         return E_FAIL;
 
-    if ( !WriteFile( hFile.get(), pixels.get(), static_cast<DWORD>( slicePitch ), &bytesWritten, 0 ) )
+    if ( !WriteFile( hFile.get(), pixels.get(), static_cast<DWORD>( slicePitch ), &bytesWritten, nullptr ) )
         return HRESULT_FROM_WIN32( GetLastError() );
 
     if ( bytesWritten != slicePitch )
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ HRESULT DirectX::SaveWICTextureToFile( _In_ ID3D11DeviceContext* pContext,
     if ( !fileName )
         return E_INVALIDARG;
 
-    D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC desc = { 0 };
+    D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC desc = {};
     ComPtr<ID3D11Texture2D> pStaging;
     HRESULT hr = CaptureTexture( pContext, pSource, desc, pStaging );
     if ( FAILED(hr) )
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ HRESULT DirectX::SaveWICTextureToFile( _In_ ID3D11DeviceContext* pContext,
         return HRESULT_FROM_WIN32( ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED );
     }
 
-    IWICImagingFactory* pWIC = _GetWIC();
+    auto pWIC = _GetWIC();
     if ( !pWIC )
         return E_NOINTERFACE;
 
@@ -1007,8 +1007,8 @@ HRESULT DirectX::SaveWICTextureToFile( _In_ ID3D11DeviceContext* pContext,
     if ( targetFormat && memcmp( &guidContainerFormat, &GUID_ContainerFormatBmp, sizeof(WICPixelFormatGUID) ) == 0 && g_WIC2 )
     {
         // Opt-in to the WIC2 support for writing 32-bit Windows BMP files with an alpha channel
-        PROPBAG2 option = { 0 };
-        option.pstrName = L"EnableV5Header32bppBGRA";
+        PROPBAG2 option = {};
+        option.pstrName = const_cast<wchar_t*>(L"EnableV5Header32bppBGRA");
 
         VARIANT varValue;    
         varValue.vt = VT_BOOL;
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ HRESULT DirectX::SaveWICTextureToFile( _In_ ID3D11DeviceContext* pContext,
         PropVariantInit( &value );
 
         value.vt = VT_LPSTR;
-        value.pszVal = "DirectXTK";
+        value.pszVal = const_cast<char*>("DirectXTK");
 
         if ( memcmp( &guidContainerFormat, &GUID_ContainerFormatPng, sizeof(GUID) ) == 0 )
         {
diff --git a/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab12.cpp b/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab12.cpp
index 52266e2..4b5dfef 100644
--- a/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab12.cpp
+++ b/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab12.cpp
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ namespace
             &bufferDesc,
             D3D12_RESOURCE_STATE_COPY_DEST,
             nullptr,
-            IID_PPV_ARGS(pStaging.GetAddressOf()));
+            IID_PPV_ARGS(pStaging.ReleaseAndGetAddressOf()));
         if (FAILED(hr))
             return hr;
 
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ HRESULT DirectX::SaveWICTextureToFile( ID3D12CommandQueue* pCommandQ,
     {
         // Opt-in to the WIC2 support for writing 32-bit Windows BMP files with an alpha channel
         PROPBAG2 option = {};
-        option.pstrName = L"EnableV5Header32bppBGRA";
+        option.pstrName = const_cast<wchar_t*>(L"EnableV5Header32bppBGRA");
 
         VARIANT varValue;    
         varValue.vt = VT_BOOL;
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ HRESULT DirectX::SaveWICTextureToFile( ID3D12CommandQueue* pCommandQ,
         PropVariantInit( &value );
 
         value.vt = VT_LPSTR;
-        value.pszVal = "DirectXTK";
+        value.pszVal = const_cast<char*>("DirectXTK");
 
         if ( memcmp( &guidContainerFormat, &GUID_ContainerFormatPng, sizeof(GUID) ) == 0 )
         {
diff --git a/Texconv/texconv.cpp b/Texconv/texconv.cpp
index 829deea..30d101b 100644
--- a/Texconv/texconv.cpp
+++ b/Texconv/texconv.cpp
@@ -2334,7 +2334,7 @@ int __cdecl wmain(_In_ int argc, _In_z_count_(argc) wchar_t* argv[])
                         {
                             PROPBAG2 options = {};
                             VARIANT varValues = {};
-                            options.pstrName = L"ImageQuality";
+                            options.pstrName = const_cast<wchar_t*>(L"ImageQuality");
                             varValues.vt = VT_R4;
                             varValues.fltVal = (wicLossless) ? 1.f : wicQuality;
                             (void)props->Write(1, &options, &varValues);
@@ -2347,13 +2347,13 @@ int __cdecl wmain(_In_ int argc, _In_z_count_(argc) wchar_t* argv[])
                         VARIANT varValues = {};
                         if (wicLossless)
                         {
-                            options.pstrName = L"TiffCompressionMethod";
+                            options.pstrName = const_cast<wchar_t*>(L"TiffCompressionMethod");
                             varValues.vt = VT_UI1;
                             varValues.bVal = WICTiffCompressionNone;
                         }
                         else if (wicQuality >= 0.f)
                         {
-                            options.pstrName = L"CompressionQuality";
+                            options.pstrName = const_cast<wchar_t*>(L"CompressionQuality");
                             varValues.vt = VT_R4;
                             varValues.fltVal = wicQuality;
                         }
@@ -2369,13 +2369,13 @@ int __cdecl wmain(_In_ int argc, _In_z_count_(argc) wchar_t* argv[])
                         VARIANT varValues = {};
                         if (wicLossless)
                         {
-                            options.pstrName = L"Lossless";
+                            options.pstrName = const_cast<wchar_t*>(L"Lossless");
                             varValues.vt = VT_BOOL;
                             varValues.bVal = TRUE;
                         }
                         else if (wicQuality >= 0.f)
                         {
-                            options.pstrName = L"ImageQuality";
+                            options.pstrName = const_cast<wchar_t*>(L"ImageQuality");
                             varValues.vt = VT_R4;
                             varValues.fltVal = wicQuality;
                         }
diff --git a/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader.cpp b/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader.cpp
index 7f3b465..f4977a2 100644
--- a/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader.cpp
+++ b/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader.cpp
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ HRESULT DirectX::CreateWICTextureFromFileEx(ID3D11Device* d3dDevice,
     {
         if (texture != 0 || textureView != 0)
         {
-            CHAR strFileA[MAX_PATH];
+            char strFileA[MAX_PATH];
             int result = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_ACP,
                 WC_NO_BEST_FIT_CHARS,
                 fileName,
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ HRESULT DirectX::CreateWICTextureFromFileEx(ID3D11Device* d3dDevice,
             );
             if (result > 0)
             {
-                const CHAR* pstrName = strrchr(strFileA, '\\');
+                const char* pstrName = strrchr(strFileA, '\\');
                 if (!pstrName)
                 {
                     pstrName = strFileA;