diff --git a/Directory.Build.props b/Directory.Build.props
index f8e8bc2..2515fe4 100644
--- a/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/Directory.Build.props
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <EnableTrimAnalyzer>true</EnableTrimAnalyzer>
     <RestoreConfigFile>$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)NuGet.config</RestoreConfigFile>
 
-    <VersionPrefix>1.9.8</VersionPrefix>
+    <VersionPrefix>1.9.9</VersionPrefix>
     <VersionSuffix Condition="'$(VersionSuffix)' == ''"></VersionSuffix>
     
     <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
diff --git a/src/Vortice.Win32.Graphics.Direct3D11/ID3D11Device.cs b/src/Vortice.Win32.Graphics.Direct3D11/ID3D11Device.cs
index b655d42..b06b749 100644
--- a/src/Vortice.Win32.Graphics.Direct3D11/ID3D11Device.cs
+++ b/src/Vortice.Win32.Graphics.Direct3D11/ID3D11Device.cs
@@ -373,6 +373,23 @@ public static unsafe class ID3D11DeviceExtension
         }
     }
 
+    public static HResult CreateInputLayout<TD3D11Device>(ref this TD3D11Device self,
+        ReadOnlySpan<InputElementDescription> inputElements,
+        uint inputElementsCount,
+        ReadOnlySpan<byte> shaderBytecode,
+        ID3D11InputLayout** ppInputLayout)
+        where TD3D11Device : unmanaged, ID3D11Device.Interface
+    {
+        fixed (InputElementDescription* pInputElements = inputElements)
+        fixed (byte* pShaderBytecode = shaderBytecode)
+        {
+            return self.CreateInputLayout(
+                pInputElements, inputElementsCount,
+                pShaderBytecode, (nuint)shaderBytecode.Length,
+                ppInputLayout);
+        }
+    }
+
     public static ComPtr<ID3D11InputLayout> CreateInputLayout<TD3D11Device>(ref this TD3D11Device self,
         ReadOnlySpan<InputElementDescription> inputElements,
         ReadOnlySpan<byte> shaderBytecode)
@@ -392,4 +409,25 @@ public static unsafe class ID3D11DeviceExtension
 
         return inputLayout.Move();
     }
+
+    public static ComPtr<ID3D11InputLayout> CreateInputLayout<TD3D11Device>(ref this TD3D11Device self,
+        ReadOnlySpan<InputElementDescription> inputElements,
+        uint inputElementsCount,
+        ReadOnlySpan<byte> shaderBytecode)
+        where TD3D11Device : unmanaged, ID3D11Device.Interface
+    {
+        using ComPtr<ID3D11InputLayout> inputLayout = default;
+
+        fixed (InputElementDescription* pInputElements = inputElements)
+        fixed (byte* pShaderBytecode = shaderBytecode)
+        {
+            ThrowIfFailed(self.CreateInputLayout(
+                pInputElements, inputElementsCount,
+                pShaderBytecode, (nuint)shaderBytecode.Length,
+                inputLayout.GetAddressOf())
+                );
+        }
+
+        return inputLayout.Move();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Vortice.Win32.Graphics.Direct3D11/ID3DUserDefinedAnnotation.cs b/src/Vortice.Win32.Graphics.Direct3D11/ID3DUserDefinedAnnotation.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3c9701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Vortice.Win32.Graphics.Direct3D11/ID3DUserDefinedAnnotation.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright © Amer Koleci and Contributors.
+// Licensed under the MIT License (MIT). See LICENSE in the repository root for more information.
+
+namespace Win32.Graphics.Direct3D11;
+
+unsafe partial struct ID3DUserDefinedAnnotation
+{
+    public int BeginEvent(string name)
+    {
+        fixed (char* namePtr = name)
+        {
+            return BeginEvent((ushort*)namePtr);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public int BeginEvent(ReadOnlySpan<char> name)
+    {
+        fixed (char* namePtr = name)
+        {
+            return BeginEvent((ushort*)namePtr);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void SetMarker(string name)
+    {
+        fixed (char* namePtr = name)
+        {
+            SetMarker((ushort*)namePtr);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void SetMarker(ReadOnlySpan<char> name)
+    {
+        fixed (char* namePtr = name)
+        {
+            SetMarker((ushort*)namePtr);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Vortice.Win32.Graphics.Direct3D12/ID3D12Object.cs b/src/Vortice.Win32.Graphics.Direct3D12/ID3D12Object.cs
index b988872..6683288 100644
--- a/src/Vortice.Win32.Graphics.Direct3D12/ID3D12Object.cs
+++ b/src/Vortice.Win32.Graphics.Direct3D12/ID3D12Object.cs
@@ -3,21 +3,23 @@
 
 namespace Win32.Graphics.Direct3D12;
 
-public partial struct ID3D12Object
+public static unsafe class ID3D12ObjectExtensions
 {
-    public unsafe HResult SetName(ReadOnlySpan<char> name)
+    public static void SetName<TID3D12Object>(ref this TID3D12Object self, ReadOnlySpan<char> name)
+        where TID3D12Object : unmanaged, ID3D12Object.Interface
     {
         fixed (char* namePtr = name)
         {
-            return SetName((ushort*)namePtr);
+            _ = self.SetName((ushort*)namePtr);
         }
     }
 
-    public unsafe HResult SetName(string name)
+    public static void SetName<TID3D12Object>(ref this TID3D12Object self, string name)
+        where TID3D12Object : unmanaged, ID3D12Object.Interface
     {
         fixed (char* namePtr = name)
         {
-            return SetName((ushort*)namePtr);
+            _ = self.SetName((ushort*)namePtr);
         }
     }
 }