diff --git a/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab.cpp b/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab.cpp
index 12f1493..e3b94db 100644
--- a/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab.cpp
+++ b/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab.cpp
@@ -701,13 +701,9 @@ namespace
 
     IWICImagingFactory* _GetWIC()
     {
-        static ComPtr<IWICImagingFactory> s_Factory;
-
-        if ( s_Factory )
-            return s_Factory.Get();
-
         static INIT_ONCE s_initOnce = INIT_ONCE_STATIC_INIT;
 
+        IWICImagingFactory* factory = nullptr;
         InitOnceExecuteOnce(&s_initOnce,
             [](PINIT_ONCE, PVOID, PVOID *factory) -> BOOL
             {
@@ -745,9 +741,9 @@ namespace
                     __uuidof(IWICImagingFactory),
                     factory) ) ? TRUE : FALSE;
             #endif
-            }, nullptr, reinterpret_cast<LPVOID*>(s_Factory.GetAddressOf()));
+            }, nullptr, reinterpret_cast<LPVOID*>(&factory));
 
-        return s_Factory.Get();
+        return factory;
     }
 } // anonymous namespace
 
diff --git a/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab12.cpp b/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab12.cpp
index 2528532..27b019a 100644
--- a/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab12.cpp
+++ b/ScreenGrab/ScreenGrab12.cpp
@@ -781,13 +781,9 @@ namespace
 
     IWICImagingFactory2* _GetWIC()
     {
-        static ComPtr<IWICImagingFactory2> s_Factory;
-
-        if ( s_Factory )
-            return s_Factory.Get();
-
         static INIT_ONCE s_initOnce = INIT_ONCE_STATIC_INIT;
 
+        IWICImagingFactory2* factory = nullptr;
         (void)InitOnceExecuteOnce(&s_initOnce,
             [](PINIT_ONCE, PVOID, PVOID *factory) -> BOOL
             {
@@ -797,9 +793,9 @@ namespace
                     CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
                     __uuidof(IWICImagingFactory2),
                     factory) ) ? TRUE : FALSE;
-            }, nullptr, reinterpret_cast<LPVOID*>(s_Factory.GetAddressOf()));
+            }, nullptr, reinterpret_cast<LPVOID*>(&factory));
 
-        return s_Factory.Get();
+        return factory;
     }
 } // anonymous namespace
 
diff --git a/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader.cpp b/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader.cpp
index f2b2245..7f51cf4 100644
--- a/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader.cpp
+++ b/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader.cpp
@@ -168,13 +168,9 @@ namespace
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     IWICImagingFactory* _GetWIC()
     {
-        static ComPtr<IWICImagingFactory> s_Factory;
-
-        if ( s_Factory )
-            return s_Factory.Get();
-
         static INIT_ONCE s_initOnce = INIT_ONCE_STATIC_INIT;
 
+        IWICImagingFactory* factory = nullptr;
         InitOnceExecuteOnce(&s_initOnce,
             [](PINIT_ONCE, PVOID, PVOID *factory) -> BOOL
             {
@@ -212,9 +208,9 @@ namespace
                     __uuidof(IWICImagingFactory),
                     factory) ) ? TRUE : FALSE;
             #endif
-            }, nullptr, reinterpret_cast<LPVOID*>(s_Factory.GetAddressOf()));
+            }, nullptr, reinterpret_cast<LPVOID*>(&factory));
 
-        return s_Factory.Get();
+        return factory;
     }
 
     //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader12.cpp b/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader12.cpp
index acc86ef..f0dc9a7 100644
--- a/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader12.cpp
+++ b/WICTextureLoader/WICTextureLoader12.cpp
@@ -149,13 +149,9 @@ namespace
 
     IWICImagingFactory2* _GetWIC()
     {
-        static ComPtr<IWICImagingFactory2> s_Factory;
-
-        if ( s_Factory )
-            return s_Factory.Get();
-
         static INIT_ONCE s_initOnce = INIT_ONCE_STATIC_INIT;
 
+        IWICImagingFactory2* factory = nullptr;
         (void)InitOnceExecuteOnce(&s_initOnce,
             [](PINIT_ONCE, PVOID, PVOID *factory) -> BOOL
             {
@@ -165,9 +161,9 @@ namespace
                     CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER,
                     __uuidof(IWICImagingFactory2),
                     factory) ) ? TRUE : FALSE;
-            }, nullptr, reinterpret_cast<LPVOID*>(s_Factory.GetAddressOf()));
+            }, nullptr, reinterpret_cast<LPVOID*>(&factory));
 
-        return s_Factory.Get();
+        return factory;
     }
 
     //---------------------------------------------------------------------------------