diff --git a/examples/imgui_impl_dx10.cpp b/examples/imgui_impl_dx10.cpp
index 7eb4e5a..ffaa770 100644
--- a/examples/imgui_impl_dx10.cpp
+++ b/examples/imgui_impl_dx10.cpp
@@ -41,11 +41,9 @@
 static IDXGIFactory*            g_pFactory = NULL;
 static ID3D10Buffer*            g_pVB = NULL;
 static ID3D10Buffer*            g_pIB = NULL;
-static ID3D10Blob*              g_pVertexShaderBlob = NULL;
 static ID3D10VertexShader*      g_pVertexShader = NULL;
 static ID3D10InputLayout*       g_pInputLayout = NULL;
 static ID3D10Buffer*            g_pVertexConstantBuffer = NULL;
-static ID3D10Blob*              g_pPixelShaderBlob = NULL;
 static ID3D10PixelShader*       g_pPixelShader = NULL;
 static ID3D10SamplerState*      g_pFontSampler = NULL;
 static ID3D10ShaderResourceView*g_pFontTextureView = NULL;
@@ -369,11 +367,14 @@
             return output;\
             }";
 
-        D3DCompile(vertexShader, strlen(vertexShader), NULL, NULL, NULL, "main", "vs_4_0", 0, 0, &g_pVertexShaderBlob, NULL);
-        if (g_pVertexShaderBlob == NULL) // NB: Pass ID3D10Blob* pErrorBlob to D3DCompile() to get error showing in (const char*)pErrorBlob->GetBufferPointer(). Make sure to Release() the blob!
+        ID3DBlob* vertexShaderBlob;
+        if (FAILED(D3DCompile(vertexShader, strlen(vertexShader), NULL, NULL, NULL, "main", "vs_4_0", 0, 0, &vertexShaderBlob, NULL)))
+            return false; // NB: Pass ID3DBlob* pErrorBlob to D3DCompile() to get error showing in (const char*)pErrorBlob->GetBufferPointer(). Make sure to Release() the blob!
+        if (g_pd3dDevice->CreateVertexShader(vertexShaderBlob->GetBufferPointer(), vertexShaderBlob->GetBufferSize(), &g_pVertexShader) != S_OK)
+        {
+            vertexShaderBlob->Release();
             return false;
-        if (g_pd3dDevice->CreateVertexShader((DWORD*)g_pVertexShaderBlob->GetBufferPointer(), g_pVertexShaderBlob->GetBufferSize(), &g_pVertexShader) != S_OK)
-            return false;
+        }
 
         // Create the input layout
         D3D10_INPUT_ELEMENT_DESC local_layout[] =
@@ -382,8 +383,12 @@
             { "TEXCOORD", 0, DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32_FLOAT,   0, (size_t)(&((ImDrawVert*)0)->uv),  D3D10_INPUT_PER_VERTEX_DATA, 0 },
             { "COLOR",    0, DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM, 0, (size_t)(&((ImDrawVert*)0)->col), D3D10_INPUT_PER_VERTEX_DATA, 0 },
         };
-        if (g_pd3dDevice->CreateInputLayout(local_layout, 3, g_pVertexShaderBlob->GetBufferPointer(), g_pVertexShaderBlob->GetBufferSize(), &g_pInputLayout) != S_OK)
+        if (g_pd3dDevice->CreateInputLayout(local_layout, 3, vertexShaderBlob->GetBufferPointer(), vertexShaderBlob->GetBufferSize(), &g_pInputLayout) != S_OK)
+        {
+            vertexShaderBlob->Release();
             return false;
+        }
+        vertexShaderBlob->Release();
 
         // Create the constant buffer
         {
@@ -415,11 +420,15 @@
             return out_col; \
             }";
 
-        D3DCompile(pixelShader, strlen(pixelShader), NULL, NULL, NULL, "main", "ps_4_0", 0, 0, &g_pPixelShaderBlob, NULL);
-        if (g_pPixelShaderBlob == NULL)  // NB: Pass ID3D10Blob* pErrorBlob to D3DCompile() to get error showing in (const char*)pErrorBlob->GetBufferPointer(). Make sure to Release() the blob!
+        ID3DBlob* pixelShaderBlob;
+        if (FAILED(D3DCompile(pixelShader, strlen(pixelShader), NULL, NULL, NULL, "main", "ps_4_0", 0, 0, &pixelShaderBlob, NULL)))
+            return false; // NB: Pass ID3DBlob* pErrorBlob to D3DCompile() to get error showing in (const char*)pErrorBlob->GetBufferPointer(). Make sure to Release() the blob!
+        if (g_pd3dDevice->CreatePixelShader(pixelShaderBlob->GetBufferPointer(), pixelShaderBlob->GetBufferSize(), &g_pPixelShader) != S_OK)
+        {
+            pixelShaderBlob->Release();
             return false;
-        if (g_pd3dDevice->CreatePixelShader((DWORD*)g_pPixelShaderBlob->GetBufferPointer(), g_pPixelShaderBlob->GetBufferSize(), &g_pPixelShader) != S_OK)
-            return false;
+        }
+        pixelShaderBlob->Release();
     }
 
     // Create the blending setup
@@ -482,11 +491,9 @@
     if (g_pDepthStencilState) { g_pDepthStencilState->Release(); g_pDepthStencilState = NULL; }
     if (g_pRasterizerState) { g_pRasterizerState->Release(); g_pRasterizerState = NULL; }
     if (g_pPixelShader) { g_pPixelShader->Release(); g_pPixelShader = NULL; }
-    if (g_pPixelShaderBlob) { g_pPixelShaderBlob->Release(); g_pPixelShaderBlob = NULL; }
     if (g_pVertexConstantBuffer) { g_pVertexConstantBuffer->Release(); g_pVertexConstantBuffer = NULL; }
     if (g_pInputLayout) { g_pInputLayout->Release(); g_pInputLayout = NULL; }
     if (g_pVertexShader) { g_pVertexShader->Release(); g_pVertexShader = NULL; }
-    if (g_pVertexShaderBlob) { g_pVertexShaderBlob->Release(); g_pVertexShaderBlob = NULL; }
 }
 
 bool    ImGui_ImplDX10_Init(ID3D10Device* device)
diff --git a/examples/imgui_impl_dx11.cpp b/examples/imgui_impl_dx11.cpp
index 97e17ff..5aa09f9 100644
--- a/examples/imgui_impl_dx11.cpp
+++ b/examples/imgui_impl_dx11.cpp
@@ -42,11 +42,9 @@
 static IDXGIFactory*            g_pFactory = NULL;
 static ID3D11Buffer*            g_pVB = NULL;
 static ID3D11Buffer*            g_pIB = NULL;
-static ID3D10Blob*              g_pVertexShaderBlob = NULL;
 static ID3D11VertexShader*      g_pVertexShader = NULL;
 static ID3D11InputLayout*       g_pInputLayout = NULL;
 static ID3D11Buffer*            g_pVertexConstantBuffer = NULL;
-static ID3D10Blob*              g_pPixelShaderBlob = NULL;
 static ID3D11PixelShader*       g_pPixelShader = NULL;
 static ID3D11SamplerState*      g_pFontSampler = NULL;
 static ID3D11ShaderResourceView*g_pFontTextureView = NULL;
@@ -381,11 +379,14 @@
             return output;\
             }";
 
-        D3DCompile(vertexShader, strlen(vertexShader), NULL, NULL, NULL, "main", "vs_4_0", 0, 0, &g_pVertexShaderBlob, NULL);
-        if (g_pVertexShaderBlob == NULL) // NB: Pass ID3D10Blob* pErrorBlob to D3DCompile() to get error showing in (const char*)pErrorBlob->GetBufferPointer(). Make sure to Release() the blob!
+        ID3DBlob* vertexShaderBlob;
+        if (FAILED(D3DCompile(vertexShader, strlen(vertexShader), NULL, NULL, NULL, "main", "vs_4_0", 0, 0, &vertexShaderBlob, NULL)))
+            return false; // NB: Pass ID3DBlob* pErrorBlob to D3DCompile() to get error showing in (const char*)pErrorBlob->GetBufferPointer(). Make sure to Release() the blob!
+        if (g_pd3dDevice->CreateVertexShader(vertexShaderBlob->GetBufferPointer(), vertexShaderBlob->GetBufferSize(), NULL, &g_pVertexShader) != S_OK)
+        {
+            vertexShaderBlob->Release();
             return false;
-        if (g_pd3dDevice->CreateVertexShader((DWORD*)g_pVertexShaderBlob->GetBufferPointer(), g_pVertexShaderBlob->GetBufferSize(), NULL, &g_pVertexShader) != S_OK)
-            return false;
+        }
 
         // Create the input layout
         D3D11_INPUT_ELEMENT_DESC local_layout[] =
@@ -394,8 +395,12 @@
             { "TEXCOORD", 0, DXGI_FORMAT_R32G32_FLOAT,   0, (size_t)(&((ImDrawVert*)0)->uv),  D3D11_INPUT_PER_VERTEX_DATA, 0 },
             { "COLOR",    0, DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM, 0, (size_t)(&((ImDrawVert*)0)->col), D3D11_INPUT_PER_VERTEX_DATA, 0 },
         };
-        if (g_pd3dDevice->CreateInputLayout(local_layout, 3, g_pVertexShaderBlob->GetBufferPointer(), g_pVertexShaderBlob->GetBufferSize(), &g_pInputLayout) != S_OK)
+        if (g_pd3dDevice->CreateInputLayout(local_layout, 3, vertexShaderBlob->GetBufferPointer(), vertexShaderBlob->GetBufferSize(), &g_pInputLayout) != S_OK)
+        {
+            vertexShaderBlob->Release();
             return false;
+        }
+        vertexShaderBlob->Release();
 
         // Create the constant buffer
         {
@@ -427,11 +432,15 @@
             return out_col; \
             }";
 
-        D3DCompile(pixelShader, strlen(pixelShader), NULL, NULL, NULL, "main", "ps_4_0", 0, 0, &g_pPixelShaderBlob, NULL);
-        if (g_pPixelShaderBlob == NULL)  // NB: Pass ID3D10Blob* pErrorBlob to D3DCompile() to get error showing in (const char*)pErrorBlob->GetBufferPointer(). Make sure to Release() the blob!
+        ID3DBlob* pixelShaderBlob;
+        if (FAILED(D3DCompile(pixelShader, strlen(pixelShader), NULL, NULL, NULL, "main", "ps_4_0", 0, 0, &pixelShaderBlob, NULL)))
+            return false; // NB: Pass ID3DBlob* pErrorBlob to D3DCompile() to get error showing in (const char*)pErrorBlob->GetBufferPointer(). Make sure to Release() the blob!
+        if (g_pd3dDevice->CreatePixelShader(pixelShaderBlob->GetBufferPointer(), pixelShaderBlob->GetBufferSize(), NULL, &g_pPixelShader) != S_OK)
+        {
+            pixelShaderBlob->Release();
             return false;
-        if (g_pd3dDevice->CreatePixelShader((DWORD*)g_pPixelShaderBlob->GetBufferPointer(), g_pPixelShaderBlob->GetBufferSize(), NULL, &g_pPixelShader) != S_OK)
-            return false;
+        }
+        pixelShaderBlob->Release();
     }
 
     // Create the blending setup
@@ -494,11 +503,9 @@
     if (g_pDepthStencilState) { g_pDepthStencilState->Release(); g_pDepthStencilState = NULL; }
     if (g_pRasterizerState) { g_pRasterizerState->Release(); g_pRasterizerState = NULL; }
     if (g_pPixelShader) { g_pPixelShader->Release(); g_pPixelShader = NULL; }
-    if (g_pPixelShaderBlob) { g_pPixelShaderBlob->Release(); g_pPixelShaderBlob = NULL; }
     if (g_pVertexConstantBuffer) { g_pVertexConstantBuffer->Release(); g_pVertexConstantBuffer = NULL; }
     if (g_pInputLayout) { g_pInputLayout->Release(); g_pInputLayout = NULL; }
     if (g_pVertexShader) { g_pVertexShader->Release(); g_pVertexShader = NULL; }
-    if (g_pVertexShaderBlob) { g_pVertexShaderBlob->Release(); g_pVertexShaderBlob = NULL; }
 }
 
 bool    ImGui_ImplDX11_Init(ID3D11Device* device, ID3D11DeviceContext* device_context)
diff --git a/examples/imgui_impl_dx12.cpp b/examples/imgui_impl_dx12.cpp
index e7bb5e9..a291361 100644
--- a/examples/imgui_impl_dx12.cpp
+++ b/examples/imgui_impl_dx12.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 
 // DirectX data
 static ID3D12Device*                g_pd3dDevice = NULL;
-static ID3D10Blob*                  g_pVertexShaderBlob = NULL;
-static ID3D10Blob*                  g_pPixelShaderBlob = NULL;
 static ID3D12RootSignature*         g_pRootSignature = NULL;
 static ID3D12PipelineState*         g_pPipelineState = NULL;
 static DXGI_FORMAT                  g_RTVFormat = DXGI_FORMAT_UNKNOWN;
@@ -473,6 +471,9 @@
     psoDesc.SampleDesc.Count = 1;
     psoDesc.Flags = D3D12_PIPELINE_STATE_FLAG_NONE;
 
+    ID3DBlob* vertexShaderBlob;
+    ID3DBlob* pixelShaderBlob;
+
     // Create the vertex shader
     {
         static const char* vertexShader =
@@ -503,10 +504,9 @@
               return output;\
             }";
 
-        D3DCompile(vertexShader, strlen(vertexShader), NULL, NULL, NULL, "main", "vs_5_0", 0, 0, &g_pVertexShaderBlob, NULL);
-        if (g_pVertexShaderBlob == NULL) // NB: Pass ID3D10Blob* pErrorBlob to D3DCompile() to get error showing in (const char*)pErrorBlob->GetBufferPointer(). Make sure to Release() the blob!
-            return false;
-        psoDesc.VS = { g_pVertexShaderBlob->GetBufferPointer(), g_pVertexShaderBlob->GetBufferSize() };
+        if (FAILED(D3DCompile(vertexShader, strlen(vertexShader), NULL, NULL, NULL, "main", "vs_5_0", 0, 0, &vertexShaderBlob, NULL)))
+            return false; // NB: Pass ID3D10Blob* pErrorBlob to D3DCompile() to get error showing in (const char*)pErrorBlob->GetBufferPointer(). Make sure to Release() the blob!
+        psoDesc.VS = { vertexShaderBlob->GetBufferPointer(), vertexShaderBlob->GetBufferSize() };
 
         // Create the input layout
         static D3D12_INPUT_ELEMENT_DESC local_layout[] = {
@@ -535,10 +535,12 @@
               return out_col; \
             }";
 
-        D3DCompile(pixelShader, strlen(pixelShader), NULL, NULL, NULL, "main", "ps_5_0", 0, 0, &g_pPixelShaderBlob, NULL);
-        if (g_pPixelShaderBlob == NULL)  // NB: Pass ID3D10Blob* pErrorBlob to D3DCompile() to get error showing in (const char*)pErrorBlob->GetBufferPointer(). Make sure to Release() the blob!
-            return false;
-        psoDesc.PS = { g_pPixelShaderBlob->GetBufferPointer(), g_pPixelShaderBlob->GetBufferSize() };
+        if (FAILED(D3DCompile(pixelShader, strlen(pixelShader), NULL, NULL, NULL, "main", "ps_5_0", 0, 0, &pixelShaderBlob, NULL)))
+        {
+            vertexShaderBlob->Release();
+            return false; // NB: Pass ID3D10Blob* pErrorBlob to D3DCompile() to get error showing in (const char*)pErrorBlob->GetBufferPointer(). Make sure to Release() the blob!
+        }
+        psoDesc.PS = { pixelShaderBlob->GetBufferPointer(), pixelShaderBlob->GetBufferSize() };
     }
 
     // Create the blending setup
@@ -584,7 +586,13 @@
     }
 
     if (g_pd3dDevice->CreateGraphicsPipelineState(&psoDesc, IID_PPV_ARGS(&g_pPipelineState)) != S_OK)
+    {
+        vertexShaderBlob->Release();
+        pixelShaderBlob->Release();
         return false;
+    }
+    vertexShaderBlob->Release();
+    pixelShaderBlob->Release();
 
     ImGui_ImplDX12_CreateFontsTexture();
 
@@ -596,8 +604,6 @@
     if (!g_pd3dDevice)
         return;
 
-    SafeRelease(g_pVertexShaderBlob);
-    SafeRelease(g_pPixelShaderBlob);
     SafeRelease(g_pRootSignature);
     SafeRelease(g_pPipelineState);
     SafeRelease(g_pFontTextureResource);