diff --git a/examples/example_dx12_hook/dllmain.cpp b/examples/example_dx12_hook/dllmain.cpp
index 1e7101f..20c89a4 100644
--- a/examples/example_dx12_hook/dllmain.cpp
+++ b/examples/example_dx12_hook/dllmain.cpp
@@ -449,9 +449,8 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE h_instance, DWORD reason, LPVOID)
     if (reason == DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH)
     {
         DisableThreadLibraryCalls(h_instance);
-        CreateThread(
-                nullptr, 0,
-                [](LPVOID) -> DWORD
+        std::thread(
+                []()
                 {
                     while (!GetModuleHandle("d3d12.dll"))
                         Sleep(100);
@@ -462,8 +461,8 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE h_instance, DWORD reason, LPVOID)
                     mgr.set_on_execute_command_lists(on_execute_command_lists);
                     std::ignore = mgr.hook_dx12();
                     return 0;
-                },
-                nullptr, 0, nullptr);
+                })
+                .detach();
     }
     else if (reason == DLL_PROCESS_DETACH)
     {
diff --git a/examples/example_dx9_hook/dllmain.cpp b/examples/example_dx9_hook/dllmain.cpp
index 5e4961b..fc21e30 100644
--- a/examples/example_dx9_hook/dllmain.cpp
+++ b/examples/example_dx9_hook/dllmain.cpp
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
+#include "omath/hooks/hooks_manager.hpp"
 #include <Windows.h>
 #include <d3d9.h>
 #include <imgui.h>
 #include <imgui_impl_dx9.h>
 #include <imgui_impl_win32.h>
 
-#include "omath/hooks/hooks_manager.hpp"
-
 extern IMGUI_IMPL_API LRESULT ImGui_ImplWin32_WndProcHandler(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
 
 namespace
 {
-    bool g_initialized    = false;
+    bool g_initialized = false;
     bool g_init_attempted = false;
 
     void init(IDirect3DDevice9* device)
@@ -31,11 +30,13 @@ namespace
         ImGui_ImplDX9_Init(device);
 
         auto& mgr = omath::hooks::HooksManager::get();
-        mgr.set_on_wnd_proc([](HWND h, UINT msg, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp) -> std::optional<LRESULT> {
-            if (ImGui_ImplWin32_WndProcHandler(h, msg, wp, lp))
-                return 0;
-            return std::nullopt;
-        });
+        mgr.set_on_wnd_proc(
+                [](HWND h, UINT msg, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp) -> std::optional<LRESULT>
+                {
+                    if (ImGui_ImplWin32_WndProcHandler(h, msg, wp, lp))
+                        return 0;
+                    return std::nullopt;
+                });
         std::ignore = mgr.hook_wnd_proc(params.hFocusWindow);
 
         g_initialized = true;
@@ -54,11 +55,8 @@ namespace
         ImGui_ImplWin32_NewFrame();
         ImGui::NewFrame();
 
-        ImGui::SetNextWindowSize({300.f, 80.f}, ImGuiCond_Once);
-        ImGui::SetNextWindowPos({10.f, 10.f}, ImGuiCond_Once);
-        ImGui::Begin("omath | DX9 hook");
-        ImGui::Text("Hook active");
-        ImGui::Text("FPS: %.1f", ImGui::GetIO().Framerate);
+        ImGui::GetIO().MouseDrawCursor = true;
+        ImGui::ShowDemoWindow();
         ImGui::End();
 
         ImGui::EndFrame();
@@ -78,17 +76,19 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HINSTANCE h_instance, DWORD reason, LPVOID)
     if (reason == DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH)
     {
         DisableThreadLibraryCalls(h_instance);
-        CreateThread(nullptr, 0, [](LPVOID) -> DWORD
-        {
-            while (!GetModuleHandle("d3d9.dll"))
-                Sleep(100);
+        std::thread(
+                []()
+                {
+                    while (!GetModuleHandle("d3d9.dll"))
+                        Sleep(100);
 
-            auto& mgr = omath::hooks::HooksManager::get();
-            mgr.set_on_dx9_present(on_present);
-            mgr.set_on_dx9_reset(on_reset);
-            std::ignore = mgr.hook_dx9();
-            return 0;
-        }, nullptr, 0, nullptr);
+                    auto& mgr = omath::hooks::HooksManager::get();
+                    mgr.set_on_dx9_present(on_present);
+                    mgr.set_on_dx9_reset(on_reset);
+                    std::ignore = mgr.hook_dx9();
+                    return 0;
+                })
+                .detach();
     }
     else if (reason == DLL_PROCESS_DETACH)
     {