diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexD3D11.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexD3D11.cpp
index 68053aa..37bfa0b 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexD3D11.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexD3D11.cpp
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ HRESULT CreateShaderResourceViewEx( ID3D11Device* pDevice, const Image* srcImage
     if ( FAILED(hr) )
         return hr;
 
-    assert( !resource.IsNull() );
+    assert( resource );
 
     D3D11_SHADER_RESOURCE_VIEW_DESC SRVDesc;
     memset( &SRVDesc, 0, sizeof(SRVDesc) );
@@ -660,11 +660,11 @@ HRESULT CaptureTexture( ID3D11Device* pDevice, ID3D11DeviceContext* pContext, ID
     case D3D11_RESOURCE_DIMENSION_TEXTURE1D:
         {
             ScopedObject<ID3D11Texture1D> pTexture;
-            hr = pSource->QueryInterface( __uuidof(ID3D11Texture1D), (void**) &pTexture );
+            hr = pSource->QueryInterface( __uuidof(ID3D11Texture1D), reinterpret_cast<void**>( pTexture.GetAddressOf() ) );
             if ( FAILED(hr) )
                 break;
 
-            assert( pTexture.Get() );
+            assert( pTexture );
 
             D3D11_TEXTURE1D_DESC desc;
             pTexture->GetDesc( &desc );
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ HRESULT CaptureTexture( ID3D11Device* pDevice, ID3D11DeviceContext* pContext, ID
             if ( FAILED(hr) )
                 break;
 
-            assert( pStaging.Get() );
+            assert( pStaging );
 
             pContext->CopyResource( pStaging.Get(), pSource );
 
@@ -704,11 +704,11 @@ HRESULT CaptureTexture( ID3D11Device* pDevice, ID3D11DeviceContext* pContext, ID
     case D3D11_RESOURCE_DIMENSION_TEXTURE2D:
         {
             ScopedObject<ID3D11Texture2D> pTexture;
-            hr = pSource->QueryInterface( __uuidof(ID3D11Texture2D), (void**) &pTexture );
+            hr = pSource->QueryInterface( __uuidof(ID3D11Texture2D), reinterpret_cast<void**>( pTexture.GetAddressOf() ) );
             if ( FAILED(hr) )
                 break;
 
-            assert( pTexture.Get() );
+            assert( pTexture );
 
             D3D11_TEXTURE2D_DESC desc;
             pTexture->GetDesc( &desc );
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ HRESULT CaptureTexture( ID3D11Device* pDevice, ID3D11DeviceContext* pContext, ID
                 if ( FAILED(hr) )
                     break;
 
-                assert( pTemp.Get() );
+                assert( pTemp );
 
                 DXGI_FORMAT fmt = desc.Format;
                 if ( IsTypeless(fmt) )
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ HRESULT CaptureTexture( ID3D11Device* pDevice, ID3D11DeviceContext* pContext, ID
                 if ( FAILED(hr) )
                     break;
 
-                assert( pStaging.Get() );
+                assert( pStaging );
 
                 pContext->CopyResource( pStaging.Get(), pTemp.Get() );
             }
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ HRESULT CaptureTexture( ID3D11Device* pDevice, ID3D11DeviceContext* pContext, ID
                 if ( FAILED(hr) )
                     break;
 
-                assert( pStaging.Get() );
+                assert( pStaging );
 
                 pContext->CopyResource( pStaging.Get(), pSource );
             }
@@ -805,11 +805,11 @@ HRESULT CaptureTexture( ID3D11Device* pDevice, ID3D11DeviceContext* pContext, ID
     case D3D11_RESOURCE_DIMENSION_TEXTURE3D:
         {
             ScopedObject<ID3D11Texture3D> pTexture;
-            hr = pSource->QueryInterface( __uuidof(ID3D11Texture3D), (void**) &pTexture );
+            hr = pSource->QueryInterface( __uuidof(ID3D11Texture3D), reinterpret_cast<void**>( pTexture.GetAddressOf() ) );
             if ( FAILED(hr) )
                 break;
 
-            assert( pTexture.Get() );
+            assert( pTexture );
 
             D3D11_TEXTURE3D_DESC desc;
             pTexture->GetDesc( &desc );
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ HRESULT CaptureTexture( ID3D11Device* pDevice, ID3D11DeviceContext* pContext, ID
             if ( FAILED(hr) )
                 break;
 
-            assert( pStaging.Get() );
+            assert( pStaging );
 
             pContext->CopyResource( pStaging.Get(), pSource );
 
diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexMipmaps.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexMipmaps.cpp
index 180985e..b0dbc9b 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexMipmaps.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexMipmaps.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ HRESULT _ResizeSeparateColorAndAlpha( _In_ IWICImagingFactory* pWIC, _In_ IWICBi
         ScopedObject<IWICPixelFormatInfo> pixelFormatInfo;
         if ( SUCCEEDED(hr) )
         {
-            hr = componentInfo->QueryInterface( IID_PPV_ARGS( &pixelFormatInfo ) );
+            hr = componentInfo.As( &pixelFormatInfo );
         }
 
         UINT bitsPerPixel = 0;
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ static HRESULT _GenerateMipMapsUsingWIC( _In_ const Image& baseImage, _In_ DWORD
         return hr;
 
     ScopedObject<IWICPixelFormatInfo2> pixelFormatInfo;
-    hr = componentInfo->QueryInterface( IID_PPV_ARGS( &pixelFormatInfo ) );
+    hr = componentInfo.As( &pixelFormatInfo );
     if ( FAILED(hr) )
         return hr;
 
diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexResize.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexResize.cpp
index beb457b..3588758 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexResize.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexResize.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static HRESULT _PerformResizeUsingWIC( _In_ const Image& srcImage, _In_ DWORD fi
         return hr;
 
     ScopedObject<IWICPixelFormatInfo2> pixelFormatInfo;
-    hr = componentInfo->QueryInterface( IID_PPV_ARGS( &pixelFormatInfo ) );
+    hr = componentInfo.As( &pixelFormatInfo );
     if ( FAILED(hr) )
         return hr;
 
diff --git a/DirectXTex/scoped.h b/DirectXTex/scoped.h
index 976c7a0..23b3485 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/scoped.h
+++ b/DirectXTex/scoped.h
@@ -39,10 +39,21 @@ inline HANDLE safe_handle( HANDLE h ) { return (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) ? 0 :
 
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1610)
+
+#include <wrl.h>
+
+template<class T> class ScopedObject : public Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<T> {};
+
+#else
+
 template<class T> class ScopedObject
 {
 public:
-    explicit ScopedObject( T *p = 0 ) : _pointer(p) {}
+    ScopedObject() : _pointer(nullptr) {}
+    ScopedObject( T *p ) : _pointer(p) { if (_pointer) { _pointer->AddRef(); } }
+    ScopedObject( const ScopedObject& other ) : _pointer(other._pointer) { if (_pointer) { _pointer->AddRef(); } }
+
     ~ScopedObject()
     {
         if ( _pointer )
@@ -52,19 +63,51 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    bool IsNull() const { return (!_pointer); }
+    operator bool() const { return (_pointer != nullptr); }
+
+    T& operator= (_In_opt_ T* other)
+    {
+        if ( _pointer != other )
+        {
+            if ( _pointer) { _pointer->Release(); }
+            _pointer = other;
+            if ( other ) { other->AddRef() };
+        }
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    ScopedObject& operator= (const ScopedObject& other)
+    {
+        if ( _pointer != other._pointer )
+        {
+            if ( _pointer) { _pointer->Release(); }
+            _pointer = other._pointer;
+            if ( other._pointer ) { other._pointer->AddRef(); }
+        }
+        return *this;
+    }
 
     T& operator*() { return *_pointer; }
-    T* operator->() { return _pointer; }
+
+    T* operator->() const { return _pointer; }
+
     T** operator&() { return &_pointer; }
 
-    void Reset(T *p = 0) { if ( _pointer ) { _pointer->Release(); } _pointer = p; }
+    void Reset() { if ( _pointer ) { _pointer->Release(); _pointer = nullptr; } }
 
     T* Get() const { return _pointer; }
+    T** GetAddressOf() { return &_pointer; }
+
+    T** ReleaseAndGetAddressOf() { if ( _pointer ) { _pointer->Release(); _pointer = nullptr; } return &_pointer; }
+
+    template<typename U>
+    HRESULT As(_Inout_ U* p) { return _pointer->QueryInterface( _uuidof(U), reinterpret_cast<void**>( p ) ); }
+
+    template<typename U>
+    HRESULT As(_Out_ ScopedObject<U>* p ) { return _pointer->QueryInterface( _uuidof(U), reinterpret_cast<void**>( p->ReleaseAndGetAddressOf() ) ); }
 
 private:
-    ScopedObject(const ScopedObject&);
-    ScopedObject& operator=(const ScopedObject&);
-        
     T* _pointer;
 };
+
+#endif
diff --git a/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab.cpp b/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab.cpp
index c32e8e7..44e0517 100644
--- a/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab.cpp
+++ b/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab.cpp
@@ -190,10 +190,21 @@ static const DDS_PIXELFORMAT DDSPF_DX10 =
     { sizeof(DDS_PIXELFORMAT), DDS_FOURCC, MAKEFOURCC('D','X','1','0'), 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 };
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1610)
+
+#include <wrl.h>
+
+template<class T> class ScopedObject : public Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<T> {};
+
+#else
+
 template<class T> class ScopedObject
 {
 public:
-    explicit ScopedObject( T *p = 0 ) : _pointer(p) {}
+    ScopedObject() : _pointer(nullptr) {}
+    ScopedObject( T *p ) : _pointer(p) { if (_pointer) { _pointer->AddRef(); } }
+    ScopedObject( const ScopedObject& other ) : _pointer(other._pointer) { if (_pointer) { _pointer->AddRef(); } }
+
     ~ScopedObject()
     {
         if ( _pointer )
@@ -203,23 +214,55 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    bool IsNull() const { return (!_pointer); }
+    operator bool() const { return (_pointer != nullptr); }
+
+    T& operator= (_In_opt_ T* other)
+    {
+        if ( _pointer != other )
+        {
+            if ( _pointer) { _pointer->Release(); }
+            _pointer = other;
+            if ( other ) { other->AddRef() };
+        }
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    ScopedObject& operator= (const ScopedObject& other)
+    {
+        if ( _pointer != other._pointer )
+        {
+            if ( _pointer) { _pointer->Release(); }
+            _pointer = other._pointer;
+            if ( other._pointer ) { other._pointer->AddRef(); }
+        }
+        return *this;
+    }
 
     T& operator*() { return *_pointer; }
-    T* operator->() { return _pointer; }
+
+    T* operator->() const { return _pointer; }
+
     T** operator&() { return &_pointer; }
 
-    void Reset(T *p = 0) { if ( _pointer ) { _pointer->Release(); } _pointer = p; }
+    void Reset() { if ( _pointer ) { _pointer->Release(); _pointer = nullptr; } }
 
     T* Get() const { return _pointer; }
+    T** GetAddressOf() { return &_pointer; }
+
+    T** ReleaseAndGetAddressOf() { if ( _pointer ) { _pointer->Release(); _pointer = nullptr; } return &_pointer; }
+
+    template<typename U>
+    HRESULT As(_Inout_ U* p) { return _pointer->QueryInterface( _uuidof(U), reinterpret_cast<void**>( p ) ); }
+
+    template<typename U>
+    HRESULT As(_Out_ ScopedObject<U>* p ) { return _pointer->QueryInterface( _uuidof(U), reinterpret_cast<void**>( p->ReleaseAndGetAddressOf() ) ); }
 
 private:
-    ScopedObject(const ScopedObject&);
-    ScopedObject& operator=(const ScopedObject&);
-        
     T* _pointer;
 };
 
+#endif
+
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 struct handle_closer { void operator()(HANDLE h) { if (h) CloseHandle(h); } };
 
@@ -541,11 +584,11 @@ static HRESULT CaptureTexture( _In_ ID3D11DeviceContext* pContext,
         return HRESULT_FROM_WIN32( ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED );
 
     ScopedObject<ID3D11Texture2D> pTexture;
-    HRESULT hr = pSource->QueryInterface( __uuidof(ID3D11Texture2D), (void**) &pTexture );
+    HRESULT hr = pSource->QueryInterface( __uuidof(ID3D11Texture2D), reinterpret_cast<void**>( pTexture.GetAddressOf() ) );
     if ( FAILED(hr) )
         return hr;
 
-    assert( pTexture.Get() );
+    assert( pTexture );
 
     pTexture->GetDesc( &desc );
 
@@ -563,7 +606,7 @@ static HRESULT CaptureTexture( _In_ ID3D11DeviceContext* pContext,
         if ( FAILED(hr) )
             return hr;
 
-        assert( pTemp.Get() );
+        assert( pTemp );
 
         DXGI_FORMAT fmt = EnsureNotTypeless( desc.Format );
 
@@ -593,15 +636,14 @@ static HRESULT CaptureTexture( _In_ ID3D11DeviceContext* pContext,
         if ( FAILED(hr) )
             return hr;
 
-        assert( pStaging.Get() );
+        assert( pStaging );
 
         pContext->CopyResource( pStaging.Get(), pTemp.Get() );
     }
     else if ( (desc.Usage == D3D11_USAGE_STAGING) && (desc.CPUAccessFlags & D3D11_CPU_ACCESS_READ) )
     {
         // Handle case where the source is already a staging texture we can use directly
-        pTexture->AddRef();
-        pStaging.Reset( pTexture.Get() );
+        pStaging = pTexture;
     }
     else
     {
@@ -615,7 +657,7 @@ static HRESULT CaptureTexture( _In_ ID3D11DeviceContext* pContext,
         if ( FAILED(hr) )
             return hr;
 
-        assert( pStaging.Get() );
+        assert( pStaging );
 
         pContext->CopyResource( pStaging.Get(), pSource );
     }
diff --git a/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader.cpp b/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader.cpp
index 9dfcf07..67185e6 100644
--- a/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader.cpp
+++ b/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader.cpp
@@ -53,10 +53,21 @@
 #endif
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1610)
+
+#include <wrl.h>
+
+template<class T> class ScopedObject : public Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<T> {};
+
+#else
+
 template<class T> class ScopedObject
 {
 public:
-    explicit ScopedObject( T *p = 0 ) : _pointer(p) {}
+    ScopedObject() : _pointer(nullptr) {}
+    ScopedObject( T *p ) : _pointer(p) { if (_pointer) { _pointer->AddRef(); } }
+    ScopedObject( const ScopedObject& other ) : _pointer(other._pointer) { if (_pointer) { _pointer->AddRef(); } }
+
     ~ScopedObject()
     {
         if ( _pointer )
@@ -66,23 +77,55 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    bool IsNull() const { return (!_pointer); }
+    operator bool() const { return (_pointer != nullptr); }
+
+    T& operator= (_In_opt_ T* other)
+    {
+        if ( _pointer != other )
+        {
+            if ( _pointer) { _pointer->Release(); }
+            _pointer = other;
+            if ( other ) { other->AddRef() };
+        }
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    ScopedObject& operator= (const ScopedObject& other)
+    {
+        if ( _pointer != other._pointer )
+        {
+            if ( _pointer) { _pointer->Release(); }
+            _pointer = other._pointer;
+            if ( other._pointer ) { other._pointer->AddRef(); }
+        }
+        return *this;
+    }
 
     T& operator*() { return *_pointer; }
-    T* operator->() { return _pointer; }
+
+    T* operator->() const { return _pointer; }
+
     T** operator&() { return &_pointer; }
 
-    void Reset(T *p = 0) { if ( _pointer ) { _pointer->Release(); } _pointer = p; }
+    void Reset() { if ( _pointer ) { _pointer->Release(); _pointer = nullptr; } }
 
     T* Get() const { return _pointer; }
+    T** GetAddressOf() { return &_pointer; }
+
+    T** ReleaseAndGetAddressOf() { if ( _pointer ) { _pointer->Release(); _pointer = nullptr; } return &_pointer; }
+
+    template<typename U>
+    HRESULT As(_Inout_ U* p) { return _pointer->QueryInterface( _uuidof(U), reinterpret_cast<void**>( p ) ); }
+
+    template<typename U>
+    HRESULT As(_Out_ ScopedObject<U>* p ) { return _pointer->QueryInterface( _uuidof(U), reinterpret_cast<void**>( p->ReleaseAndGetAddressOf() ) ); }
 
 private:
-    ScopedObject(const ScopedObject&);
-    ScopedObject& operator=(const ScopedObject&);
-        
     T* _pointer;
 };
 
+#endif
+
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 template<UINT TNameLength>
@@ -312,7 +355,7 @@ static size_t _WICBitsPerPixel( REFGUID targetGuid )
         return 0;
 
     ScopedObject<IWICPixelFormatInfo> pfinfo;
-    if ( FAILED( cinfo->QueryInterface( __uuidof(IWICPixelFormatInfo), reinterpret_cast<void**>( &pfinfo )  ) ) )
+    if ( FAILED( cinfo.As( &pfinfo ) ) )
         return 0;
 
     UINT bpp;