diff --git a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexD3D12.cpp b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexD3D12.cpp
index c6101b8..7bee954 100644
--- a/DirectXTex/DirectXTexD3D12.cpp
+++ b/DirectXTex/DirectXTexD3D12.cpp
@@ -141,12 +141,6 @@ namespace
             return HRESULT_E_NOT_SUPPORTED;
         }
 
-        D3D12_HEAP_PROPERTIES sourceHeapProperties;
-        D3D12_HEAP_FLAGS sourceHeapFlags;
-        HRESULT hr = pSource->GetHeapProperties(&sourceHeapProperties, &sourceHeapFlags);
-        if (FAILED(hr))
-            return hr;
-
         numberOfResources = (desc.Dimension == D3D12_RESOURCE_DIMENSION_TEXTURE3D)
                             ? 1u : desc.DepthOrArraySize;
         numberOfResources *= desc.MipLevels;
@@ -171,7 +165,9 @@ namespace
         device->GetCopyableFootprints(&desc, 0, numberOfResources, 0,
             pLayout, pNumRows, pRowSizesInBytes, &totalResourceSize);
 
-        if (sourceHeapProperties.Type == D3D12_HEAP_TYPE_READBACK)
+        D3D12_HEAP_PROPERTIES sourceHeapProperties;
+        HRESULT hr = pSource->GetHeapProperties(&sourceHeapProperties, nullptr);
+        if (SUCCEEDED(hr) && sourceHeapProperties.Type == D3D12_HEAP_TYPE_READBACK)
         {
             // Handle case where the source is already a staging texture we can use directly
             pStaging = pSource;
@@ -218,6 +214,7 @@ namespace
             auto descCopy = desc;
             descCopy.SampleDesc.Count = 1;
             descCopy.SampleDesc.Quality = 0;
+            descCopy.Alignment = D3D12_DEFAULT_RESOURCE_PLACEMENT_ALIGNMENT;
 
             ComPtr<ID3D12Resource> pTemp;
             hr = device->CreateCommittedResource(
diff --git a/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab12.cpp b/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab12.cpp
index a71102a..d0add34 100644
--- a/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab12.cpp
+++ b/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab12.cpp
@@ -691,12 +691,8 @@ namespace
             return HRESULT_E_NOT_SUPPORTED;
 
         D3D12_HEAP_PROPERTIES sourceHeapProperties;
-        D3D12_HEAP_FLAGS sourceHeapFlags;
-        HRESULT hr = pSource->GetHeapProperties(&sourceHeapProperties, &sourceHeapFlags);
-        if (FAILED(hr))
-            return hr;
-
-        if (sourceHeapProperties.Type == D3D12_HEAP_TYPE_READBACK)
+        HRESULT hr = pSource->GetHeapProperties(&sourceHeapProperties, nullptr);
+        if (SUCCEEDED(hr) && sourceHeapProperties.Type == D3D12_HEAP_TYPE_READBACK)
         {
             // Handle case where the source is already a staging texture we can use directly
             pStaging = pSource;
@@ -745,6 +741,7 @@ namespace
             auto descCopy = desc;
             descCopy.SampleDesc.Count = 1;
             descCopy.SampleDesc.Quality = 0;
+            descCopy.Alignment = D3D12_DEFAULT_RESOURCE_PLACEMENT_ALIGNMENT;
 
             ComPtr<ID3D12Resource> pTemp;
             hr = device->CreateCommittedResource(