diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexD3D11.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexD3D11.cpp
index 22a93c5..bc724a3 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexD3D11.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexD3D11.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,11 @@ bool IsSupportedTexture( ID3D11Device* pDevice, const TexMetadata& metadata )
 
     // Most cases are known apriori based on feature level, but we use this for robustness to handle the few optional cases
     UINT formatSupport = 0;
-    pDevice->CheckFormatSupport( fmt, &formatSupport );
+    HRESULT hr = pDevice->CheckFormatSupport( fmt, &formatSupport );
+    if ( FAILED(hr) )
+    {
+        formatSupport = 0;
+    }
 
     switch ( metadata.dimension )
     {
@@ -363,7 +367,7 @@ HRESULT CreateTextureEx( ID3D11Device* pDevice, const Image* srcImages, size_t n
         return E_INVALIDARG;
 #endif
 
-    std::unique_ptr<D3D11_SUBRESOURCE_DATA[]> initData( new D3D11_SUBRESOURCE_DATA[ metadata.mipLevels * metadata.arraySize ] );
+    std::unique_ptr<D3D11_SUBRESOURCE_DATA[]> initData( new (std::nothrow) D3D11_SUBRESOURCE_DATA[ metadata.mipLevels * metadata.arraySize ] );
     if ( !initData )
         return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
 
diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexDDS.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexDDS.cpp
index 73af518..ef3487d 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexDDS.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexDDS.cpp
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ static HRESULT _CopyImage( _In_reads_bytes_(size) const void* pPixels, _In_ size
 
     assert( pixelSize <= size );
 
-    std::unique_ptr<Image[]> timages( new Image[nimages] );
+    std::unique_ptr<Image[]> timages( new (std::nothrow) Image[nimages] );
     if ( !_SetupImageArray( (uint8_t*)pPixels, size, metadata, cpFlags, timages.get(), nimages ) )
     {
         return E_FAIL;
@@ -1355,7 +1355,7 @@ HRESULT LoadFromDDSFile( LPCWSTR szFile, DWORD flags, TexMetadata* metadata, Scr
     std::unique_ptr<uint32_t[]> pal8;
     if ( convFlags & CONV_FLAGS_PAL8 )
     {
-        pal8.reset( new uint32_t[256] );
+        pal8.reset( new (std::nothrow) uint32_t[256] );
         if ( !pal8 )
         {
             return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ HRESULT LoadFromDDSFile( LPCWSTR szFile, DWORD flags, TexMetadata* metadata, Scr
 
     if ( (convFlags & CONV_FLAGS_EXPAND) || (flags & DDS_FLAGS_LEGACY_DWORD) )
     {
-        std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> temp( new uint8_t[ remaining ] );
+        std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> temp( new (std::nothrow) uint8_t[ remaining ] );
         if ( !temp )
         {
             image.Release();
diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexImage.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexImage.cpp
index bc064ce..007d507 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexImage.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexImage.cpp
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ HRESULT ScratchImage::Initialize( const TexMetadata& mdata )
     size_t pixelSize, nimages;
     _DetermineImageArray( _metadata, CP_FLAGS_NONE, nimages, pixelSize );
 
-    _image = new Image[ nimages ];
+    _image = new (std::nothrow) Image[ nimages ];
     if ( !_image )
         return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
 
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ HRESULT ScratchImage::Initialize2D( DXGI_FORMAT fmt, size_t width, size_t height
     size_t pixelSize, nimages;
     _DetermineImageArray( _metadata, CP_FLAGS_NONE, nimages, pixelSize );
 
-    _image = new Image[ nimages ];
+    _image = new (std::nothrow) Image[ nimages ];
     if ( !_image )
         return E_OUTOFMEMORY;
 
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ HRESULT ScratchImage::Initialize3D( DXGI_FORMAT fmt, size_t width, size_t height
     size_t pixelSize, nimages;
     _DetermineImageArray( _metadata, CP_FLAGS_NONE, nimages, pixelSize );
 
-    _image = new Image[ nimages ];
+    _image = new (std::nothrow) Image[ nimages ];
     if ( !_image )
     {
         Release();
diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexTGA.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexTGA.cpp
index 4de2619..f253e0d 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexTGA.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexTGA.cpp
@@ -1167,7 +1167,7 @@ HRESULT LoadFromTGAFile( LPCWSTR szFile, TexMetadata* metadata, ScratchImage& im
     }
     else // RLE || EXPAND || INVERTX || !INVERTY
     {
-        std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> temp( new uint8_t[ remaining ] );
+        std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> temp( new (std::nothrow) uint8_t[ remaining ] );
         if ( !temp )
         {
             image.Release();
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ HRESULT SaveToTGAFile( const Image& image, LPCWSTR szFile )
     else
     {
         // Otherwise, write the image one scanline at a time...
-        std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> temp( new uint8_t[ rowPitch ] );
+        std::unique_ptr<uint8_t[]> temp( new (std::nothrow) uint8_t[ rowPitch ] );
         if ( !temp )
             return E_OUTOFMEMORY;