diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e473966..73dcd07 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ if (!fs.IsReadOnly)
 
 ## Supported Versions
 
-|      | Version    |
-|------|------------|
-| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9 |
+|      | Version        |
+|------|----------------|
+| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
 
 ## Contributions
 
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions/README.md b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions/README.md
index fd7558e..ddf2a0f 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions/README.md
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# Ramstack.FileSystem
+# Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions
+[![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions.svg)](https://nuget.org/packages/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions)
+[![MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/rameel/ramstack.filesystem)](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.filesystem/blob/main/LICENSE)
 
 Provides a virtual file system abstraction.
 
@@ -158,9 +160,9 @@ if (!fs.IsReadOnly)
 
 ## Supported Versions
 
-|      | Version    |
-|------|------------|
-| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9 |
+|      | Version        |
+|------|----------------|
+| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
 
 ## Contributions
 
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions/VirtualPath.cs b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions/VirtualPath.cs
index ef964e0..5a938aa 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions/VirtualPath.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions/VirtualPath.cs
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ namespace Ramstack.FileSystem;
 ///   For compatibility across different implementations of <see cref="IVirtualFileSystem"/>
 ///   and operating systems, directory separators are unified to use both
 ///   backslashes and forward slashes ("/" and "\").
+/// </para>
+/// <para>
 ///   <strong>This approach will be reviewed once a better solution is found.</strong>
 /// </para>
 /// <para>
@@ -221,6 +223,14 @@ public static bool IsNormalized(ReadOnlySpan<char> path)
     /// </remarks>
     public static string Normalize(string path)
     {
+        // Short-circuit optimization:
+        // Many paths are already normalized except for a missing leading slash.
+        // It's faster and more memory-efficient to first check/add the leading slash
+        // before performing full normalization.
+
+        if (!path.StartsWith('/'))
+            path = $"/{path}";
+
         if (IsNormalized(path))
             return path;
 
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Adapters/README.md b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Adapters/README.md
index 83c0818..3a5cd9a 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Adapters/README.md
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Adapters/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Ramstack.FileSystem.Adapters
+[![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/Ramstack.FileSystem.Adapters.svg)](https://nuget.org/packages/Ramstack.FileSystem.Adapters)
+[![MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/rameel/ramstack.filesystem)](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.filesystem/blob/main/LICENSE)
 
 Provides an implementation of `Ramstack.FileSystem` for integrating with `Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders`.
 
@@ -46,9 +48,9 @@ await foreach (VirtualFile file in fs.GetFilesAsync("/"))
 
 ## Supported versions
 
-|      | Version    |
-|------|------------|
-| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9 |
+|      | Version        |
+|------|----------------|
+| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
 
 ## Contributions
 
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon/AccessControl.cs b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon/AccessControl.cs
index cfdb0ff..aa830a9 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon/AccessControl.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon/AccessControl.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-namespace Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon;
+namespace Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// An enumeration of all possible CannedACLs that can be used
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon/README.md b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon/README.md
index 1238550..637e7cc 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon/README.md
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon
+[![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon.svg)](https://nuget.org/packages/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon)
+[![MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/rameel/ramstack.filesystem)](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.filesystem/blob/main/LICENSE)
 
 Provides an implementation of `Ramstack.FileSystem` using Amazon S3 storage.
 
@@ -57,9 +59,9 @@ AmazonS3FileSystem fs = new AmazonS3FileSystem(
 
 ## Supported versions
 
-|      | Version    |
-|------|------------|
-| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9 |
+|      | Version        |
+|------|----------------|
+| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
 
 ## Contributions
 
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon/S3Directory.cs b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon/S3Directory.cs
index 7d4aae9..517e6a5 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon/S3Directory.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon/S3Directory.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 
 using Amazon.S3.Model;
@@ -180,8 +181,8 @@ protected override async IAsyncEnumerable<VirtualNode> GetFileNodesCoreAsync(str
 
             foreach (var obj in response.S3Objects)
             {
-                var directoryPath = VirtualPath.GetDirectoryName(
-                    VirtualPath.Join("/", obj.Key));
+                var path = VirtualPath.Normalize(obj.Key);
+                var directoryPath = VirtualPath.GetDirectoryName(path);
 
                 while (directoryPath.Length != 0 && directories.Add(directoryPath))
                 {
@@ -193,13 +194,13 @@ protected override async IAsyncEnumerable<VirtualNode> GetFileNodesCoreAsync(str
                     // unnecessary memory allocation, we process them directly.
                     //
                     if (IsMatched(directoryPath.AsSpan(FullName.Length), patterns, excludes))
-                        yield return new S3Directory(_fs, VirtualPath.Normalize(directoryPath));
+                        yield return new S3Directory(_fs, directoryPath);
 
                     directoryPath = VirtualPath.GetDirectoryName(directoryPath);
                 }
 
                 if (IsMatched(obj.Key.AsSpan(request.Prefix.Length), patterns, excludes))
-                    yield return CreateVirtualFile(obj);
+                    yield return CreateVirtualFile(obj, path);
             }
 
             request.ContinuationToken = response.NextContinuationToken;
@@ -276,7 +277,7 @@ protected override async IAsyncEnumerable<VirtualDirectory> GetDirectoriesCoreAs
             foreach (var obj in response.S3Objects)
             {
                 var directoryPath = VirtualPath.GetDirectoryName(
-                    VirtualPath.Join("/", obj.Key));
+                    VirtualPath.Normalize(obj.Key));
 
                 while (directoryPath.Length != 0 && directories.Add(directoryPath))
                 {
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ protected override async IAsyncEnumerable<VirtualDirectory> GetDirectoriesCoreAs
                     // unnecessary memory allocation, we process them directly.
                     //
                     if (IsMatched(directoryPath.AsSpan(FullName.Length), patterns, excludes))
-                        yield return new S3Directory(_fs, VirtualPath.Normalize(directoryPath));
+                        yield return new S3Directory(_fs, directoryPath);
 
                     directoryPath = VirtualPath.GetDirectoryName(directoryPath);
                 }
@@ -303,10 +304,11 @@ protected override async IAsyncEnumerable<VirtualDirectory> GetDirectoriesCoreAs
     /// Creates a <see cref="S3File"/> instance based on the specified object.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="obj">The <see cref="S3Object"/> representing the file.</param>
+    /// <param name="normalizedName">The normalized name of the object.</param>
     /// <returns>
     /// A new <see cref="S3File"/> instance representing the file.
     /// </returns>
-    private S3File CreateVirtualFile(S3Object obj)
+    private S3File CreateVirtualFile(S3Object obj, string? normalizedName = null)
     {
         var properties = VirtualNodeProperties
             .CreateFileProperties(
@@ -315,7 +317,7 @@ private S3File CreateVirtualFile(S3Object obj)
                 lastWriteTime: obj.LastModified,
                 length: obj.Size);
 
-        var path = VirtualPath.Normalize(obj.Key);
+        var path = normalizedName ?? VirtualPath.Normalize(obj.Key);
         return new S3File(_fs, path, properties);
     }
 
@@ -363,6 +365,9 @@ private static bool IsMatched(scoped ReadOnlySpan<char> path, string[] patterns,
     ///   GetPrefix("/sub/folder") // returns "sub/folder/"
     /// </code>
     /// </example>
-    private static string GetPrefix(string path) =>
-        path == "/" ? "" : $"{path[1..]}/";
+    private static string GetPrefix(string path)
+    {
+        Debug.Assert(VirtualPath.IsNormalized(path));
+        return path == "/" ? "" : $"{path[1..]}/";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon/Utilities/NullSynchronizationContext.cs b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon/Utilities/NullSynchronizationContext.cs
index adedfa2..b7404bc 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon/Utilities/NullSynchronizationContext.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon/Utilities/NullSynchronizationContext.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-namespace Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon.Utilities;
+namespace Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon.Utilities;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Provides a mechanism to temporarily set the <see cref="SynchronizationContext"/> to <see langword="null"/>.
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Azure/AzureDirectory.cs b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Azure/AzureDirectory.cs
index db9d180..f14a92c 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Azure/AzureDirectory.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Azure/AzureDirectory.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 
 using Azure;
@@ -168,8 +169,8 @@ protected override async IAsyncEnumerable<VirtualNode> GetFileNodesCoreAsync(str
         {
             foreach (var blob in page.Values)
             {
-                var directoryPath = VirtualPath.GetDirectoryName(
-                    VirtualPath.Join("/", blob.Name));
+                var path = VirtualPath.Normalize(blob.Name);
+                var directoryPath = VirtualPath.GetDirectoryName(path);
 
                 while (directoryPath.Length != 0 && directories.Add(directoryPath))
                 {
@@ -181,13 +182,13 @@ protected override async IAsyncEnumerable<VirtualNode> GetFileNodesCoreAsync(str
                     // unnecessary memory allocation, we process them directly.
                     //
                     if (IsMatched(directoryPath.AsSpan(FullName.Length), patterns, excludes))
-                        yield return new AzureDirectory(_fs, VirtualPath.Normalize(directoryPath));
+                        yield return new AzureDirectory(_fs, directoryPath);
 
                     directoryPath = VirtualPath.GetDirectoryName(directoryPath);
                 }
 
                 if (IsMatched(blob.Name.AsSpan(prefix.Length), patterns, excludes))
-                    yield return CreateVirtualFile(blob);
+                    yield return CreateVirtualFile(blob, path);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -246,7 +247,7 @@ protected override async IAsyncEnumerable<VirtualDirectory> GetDirectoriesCoreAs
             foreach (var blob in page.Values)
             {
                 var directoryPath = VirtualPath.GetDirectoryName(
-                    VirtualPath.Join("/", blob.Name));
+                    VirtualPath.Normalize(blob.Name));
 
                 while (directoryPath.Length != 0 && directories.Add(directoryPath))
                 {
@@ -258,7 +259,7 @@ protected override async IAsyncEnumerable<VirtualDirectory> GetDirectoriesCoreAs
                     // unnecessary memory allocation, we process them directly.
                     //
                     if (IsMatched(directoryPath.AsSpan(FullName.Length), patterns, excludes))
-                        yield return new AzureDirectory(_fs, VirtualPath.Normalize(directoryPath));
+                        yield return new AzureDirectory(_fs, directoryPath);
 
                     directoryPath = VirtualPath.GetDirectoryName(directoryPath);
                 }
@@ -270,10 +271,11 @@ protected override async IAsyncEnumerable<VirtualDirectory> GetDirectoriesCoreAs
     /// Creates a <see cref="AzureFile"/> instance based on the specified blob item.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="blob">The <see cref="BlobItem"/> representing the file.</param>
+    /// <param name="normalizedPath">The normalized name of the blob.</param>
     /// <returns>
     /// A new <see cref="AzureFile"/> instance representing the file.
     /// </returns>
-    private AzureFile CreateVirtualFile(BlobItem blob)
+    private AzureFile CreateVirtualFile(BlobItem blob, string? normalizedPath = null)
     {
         var info = blob.Properties;
         var properties = VirtualNodeProperties.CreateFileProperties(
@@ -282,7 +284,7 @@ private AzureFile CreateVirtualFile(BlobItem blob)
             lastWriteTime: info.LastModified.GetValueOrDefault(),
             length: info.ContentLength.GetValueOrDefault(defaultValue: -1));
 
-        var path = VirtualPath.Normalize(blob.Name);
+        var path = normalizedPath ?? VirtualPath.Normalize(blob.Name);
         return new AzureFile(_fs, path, properties);
     }
 
@@ -329,6 +331,9 @@ private static bool IsMatched(scoped ReadOnlySpan<char> path, string[] patterns,
     ///   GetPrefix("/sub/folder") // returns "sub/folder/"
     /// </code>
     /// </example>
-    private static string GetPrefix(string path) =>
-        path == "/" ? "" : $"{path[1..]}/";
+    private static string GetPrefix(string path)
+    {
+        Debug.Assert(VirtualPath.IsNormalized(path));
+        return path == "/" ? "" : $"{path[1..]}/";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Azure/AzureFileSystem.cs b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Azure/AzureFileSystem.cs
index 2860e38..a756947 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Azure/AzureFileSystem.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Azure/AzureFileSystem.cs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void IDisposable.Dispose()
     /// </returns>
     internal BlobClient CreateBlobClient(string path)
     {
-        Debug.Assert(path == VirtualPath.Normalize(path));
+        Debug.Assert(VirtualPath.IsNormalized(path));
         return AzureClient.GetBlobClient(path[1..]);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Azure/README.md b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Azure/README.md
index 1601788..727d9a6 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Azure/README.md
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Azure/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Ramstack.FileSystem.Azure
+[![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/Ramstack.FileSystem.Azure.svg)](https://nuget.org/packages/Ramstack.FileSystem.Azure)
+[![MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/rameel/ramstack.filesystem)](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.filesystem/blob/main/LICENSE)
 
 Provides an implementation of `Ramstack.FileSystem` based on Azure Blob Storage.
 
@@ -49,9 +51,9 @@ AzureFileSystem fs = new AzureFileSystem(connectionString, containerName: "stora
 
 ## Supported versions
 
-|      | Version    |
-|------|------------|
-| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9 |
+|      | Version        |
+|------|----------------|
+| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
 
 ## Contributions
 
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite/CompositeDirectory.cs b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite/CompositeDirectory.cs
index 5331169..4622791 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite/CompositeDirectory.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite/CompositeDirectory.cs
@@ -46,12 +46,46 @@ protected override async IAsyncEnumerable<VirtualNode> GetFileNodesCoreAsync([En
                 if (node is NotFoundFile or NotFoundDirectory)
                     continue;
 
-                if (!set.Add(node.FullName))
+                if (set.Add(node.FullName))
+                    yield return node is VirtualFile file
+                        ? new CompositeFile(_fs, node.FullName, file)
+                        : new CompositeDirectory(_fs, node.FullName);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    protected override async IAsyncEnumerable<VirtualFile> GetFilesCoreAsync([EnumeratorCancellation] CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var set = new HashSet<string>();
+
+        foreach (var fs in _fs.InternalFileSystems)
+        {
+            await foreach (var file in fs.GetFilesAsync(FullName, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
+            {
+                if (file is NotFoundFile)
+                    continue;
+
+                if (set.Add(file.FullName))
+                    yield return new CompositeFile(_fs, file.FullName, file);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <inheritdoc />
+    protected override async IAsyncEnumerable<VirtualDirectory> GetDirectoriesCoreAsync([EnumeratorCancellation] CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var set = new HashSet<string>();
+
+        foreach (var fs in _fs.InternalFileSystems)
+        {
+            await foreach (var directory in fs.GetDirectoriesAsync(FullName, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false))
+            {
+                if (directory is NotFoundDirectory)
                     continue;
 
-                yield return node is VirtualFile file
-                    ? new CompositeFile(_fs, node.FullName, file)
-                    : new CompositeDirectory(_fs, node.FullName);
+                if (set.Add(directory.FullName))
+                    yield return new CompositeDirectory(_fs, directory.FullName);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite/CompositeFileSystem.Helpers.cs b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite/CompositeFileSystem.Helpers.cs
index 9b4bc16..2bc0a52 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite/CompositeFileSystem.Helpers.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite/CompositeFileSystem.Helpers.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using Ramstack.FileSystem.Null;
+using Ramstack.FileSystem.Null;
 
 namespace Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite;
 
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite/README.md b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite/README.md
index 24d7f06..371cfdf 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite/README.md
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite
+[![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite.svg)](https://nuget.org/packages/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite)
+[![MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/rameel/ramstack.filesystem)](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.filesystem/blob/main/LICENSE)
 
 Provides an implementation of `Ramstack.FileSystem` that combines multiple file systems into a single composite file system.
 
@@ -40,9 +42,9 @@ await foreach (VirtualFile file in fs.GetFilesAsync("/"))
 
 ## Supported versions
 
-|      | Version    |
-|------|------------|
-| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9 |
+|      | Version        |
+|------|----------------|
+| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
 
 ## Contributions
 
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Globbing/README.md b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Globbing/README.md
index e161265..9d30996 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Globbing/README.md
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Globbing/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Ramstack.FileSystem.Globbing
+[![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/Ramstack.FileSystem.Globbing.svg)](https://nuget.org/packages/Ramstack.FileSystem.Globbing)
+[![MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/rameel/ramstack.filesystem)](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.filesystem/blob/main/LICENSE)
 
 Provides an implementation of `Ramstack.FileSystem` that applies glob-based filtering rules to determine
 which files and directories of the underlying file system to include or exclude.
@@ -45,9 +47,9 @@ await foreach (VirtualFile file in fs.GetFilesAsync("/"))
 
 ## Supported versions
 
-|      | Version    |
-|------|------------|
-| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9 |
+|      | Version        |
+|------|----------------|
+| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
 
 ## Contributions
 
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/GcsDirectory.cs b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/GcsDirectory.cs
index 80e8866..a66c20f 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/GcsDirectory.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/GcsDirectory.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using System.Net;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Net;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 
 using Google;
@@ -306,6 +307,9 @@ private static bool IsMatched(scoped ReadOnlySpan<char> path, string[] patterns,
     ///   GetPrefix("/sub/folder") // returns "sub/folder/"
     /// </code>
     /// </example>
-    private static string GetPrefix(string path) =>
-        path == "/" ? "" : $"{path[1..]}/";
+    private static string GetPrefix(string path)
+    {
+        Debug.Assert(VirtualPath.IsNormalized(path));
+        return path == "/" ? "" : $"{path[1..]}/";
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/GcsFile.cs b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/GcsFile.cs
index 3c5ce08..fd69cdd 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/GcsFile.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/GcsFile.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Net;
+using System.Net;
 
 using Google;
 using Google.Cloud.Storage.V1;
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/GcsWriteStream.cs b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/GcsWriteStream.cs
index 2d4d064..99c2591 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/GcsWriteStream.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/GcsWriteStream.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 
 namespace Ramstack.FileSystem.Google;
 
@@ -56,8 +56,11 @@ public GcsWriteStream(GoogleFileSystem fs, string objectName)
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
-    public override int Read(byte[] array, int offset, int count) =>
-        _stream.Read(array, offset, count);
+    public override int Read(byte[] array, int offset, int count)
+    {
+        Error_NotSupported();
+        return 0;
+    }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public override int Read(Span<byte> buffer)
@@ -80,6 +83,8 @@ public override void Write(ReadOnlySpan<byte> buffer)
         catch
         {
             _disposed = true;
+            _stream.Close();
+
             throw;
         }
     }
@@ -89,15 +94,17 @@ public override Task WriteAsync(byte[] buffer, int offset, int count, Cancellati
         WriteAsync(buffer.AsMemory(offset, count), cancellationToken).AsTask();
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
-    public override ValueTask WriteAsync(ReadOnlyMemory<byte> buffer, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    public override async ValueTask WriteAsync(ReadOnlyMemory<byte> buffer, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
     {
         try
         {
-            return _stream.WriteAsync(buffer, cancellationToken);
+            await _stream.WriteAsync(buffer, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
         catch
         {
             _disposed = true;
+            _stream.Close();
+
             throw;
         }
     }
@@ -114,12 +121,13 @@ public override void SetLength(long value) =>
         Error_NotSupported();
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
-    public override void Flush() =>
-        _stream.Flush();
+    public override void Flush()
+    {
+    }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
     public override Task FlushAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) =>
-        _stream.FlushAsync(cancellationToken);
+        Task.CompletedTask;
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
     protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/GoogleFileSystem.cs b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/GoogleFileSystem.cs
index 6530197..bb69257 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/GoogleFileSystem.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/GoogleFileSystem.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using Google;
+using Google;
 using Google.Cloud.Storage.V1;
 using Google.Apis.Auth.OAuth2;
 
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/README.md b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/README.md
index c6bd6a0..a7aff67 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/README.md
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Ramstack.FileSystem.Google
+[![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google.svg)](https://nuget.org/packages/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google)
+[![MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/rameel/ramstack.filesystem)](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.filesystem/blob/main/LICENSE)
 
 Provides an implementation of `Ramstack.FileSystem` using Google Cloud Storage.
 
@@ -52,9 +54,9 @@ GoogleFileSystem fs = new GoogleFileSystem(client, bucketName: "my-bucket")
 
 ## Supported versions
 
-|      | Version    |
-|------|------------|
-| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9 |
+|      | Version        |
+|------|----------------|
+| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
 
 ## Contributions
 
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Physical/PhysicalFileSystem.cs b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Physical/PhysicalFileSystem.cs
index 0bf02c0..cadf419 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Physical/PhysicalFileSystem.cs
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Physical/PhysicalFileSystem.cs
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void IDisposable.Dispose()
     /// </returns>
     private string GetPhysicalPath(string path)
     {
-        Debug.Assert(path == VirtualPath.Normalize(path));
+        Debug.Assert(VirtualPath.IsNormalized(path));
         return Path.Join(_root, path);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Physical/README.md b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Physical/README.md
index 3c4f4c7..4f56c65 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Physical/README.md
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Physical/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Ramstack.FileSystem.Physical
+[![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/Ramstack.FileSystem.Physical.svg)](https://nuget.org/packages/Ramstack.FileSystem.Physical)
+[![MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/rameel/ramstack.filesystem)](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.filesystem/blob/main/LICENSE)
 
 Provides an implementation of `Ramstack.FileSystem` based on local file system.
 
@@ -47,9 +49,9 @@ PhysicalFileSystem fs = new PhysicalFileSystem(@"C:\path\to\directory")
 
 ## Supported versions
 
-|      | Version    |
-|------|------------|
-| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9 |
+|      | Version        |
+|------|----------------|
+| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
 
 ## Contributions
 
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Prefixed/README.md b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Prefixed/README.md
index 64fbcf5..cdb5b11 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Prefixed/README.md
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Prefixed/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Ramstack.FileSystem.Prefixed
+[![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/Ramstack.FileSystem.Prefixed.svg)](https://nuget.org/packages/Ramstack.FileSystem.Prefixed)
+[![MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/rameel/ramstack.filesystem)](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.filesystem/blob/main/LICENSE)
 
 Provides an implementation of `Ramstack.FileSystem` that adds a specified prefix to the file paths within the underlying file system.
 
@@ -44,9 +46,9 @@ await foreach (VirtualFile file in fs.GetFilesAsync("/public/assets"))
 
 ## Supported versions
 
-|      | Version    |
-|------|------------|
-| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9 |
+|      | Version        |
+|------|----------------|
+| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
 
 ## Contributions
 
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Readonly/README.md b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Readonly/README.md
index 8da8a9b..475a6bc 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Readonly/README.md
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Readonly/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Ramstack.FileSystem.Readonly
+[![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/Ramstack.FileSystem.Readonly.svg)](https://nuget.org/packages/Ramstack.FileSystem.Readonly)
+[![MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/rameel/ramstack.filesystem)](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.filesystem/blob/main/LICENSE)
 
 Provides an implementation of `Ramstack.FileSystem` that wraps the underlying file system, preventing any destructive operations.
 
@@ -41,9 +43,9 @@ await fs.DeleteFileAsync("/hello.txt");
 
 ## Supported versions
 
-|      | Version    |
-|------|------------|
-| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9 |
+|      | Version        |
+|------|----------------|
+| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
 
 ## Contributions
 
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Sub/README.md b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Sub/README.md
index 079af32..35cbff2 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Sub/README.md
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Sub/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Ramstack.FileSystem.Sub
+[![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/Ramstack.FileSystem.Sub.svg)](https://nuget.org/packages/Ramstack.FileSystem.Sub)
+[![MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/rameel/ramstack.filesystem)](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.filesystem/blob/main/LICENSE)
 
 Provides an implementation of `Ramstack.FileSystem` that wraps an underlying file system for managing files under a specific subpath.
 
@@ -41,9 +43,9 @@ await foreach (VirtualFile file in fs.GetFilesAsync("/"))
 
 ## Supported versions
 
-|      | Version    |
-|------|------------|
-| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9 |
+|      | Version        |
+|------|----------------|
+| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
 
 ## Contributions
 
diff --git a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Zip/README.md b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Zip/README.md
index fcbb6d5..44c96fd 100644
--- a/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Zip/README.md
+++ b/src/Ramstack.FileSystem.Zip/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Ramstack.FileSystem.Zip
+[![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/Ramstack.FileSystem.Zip.svg)](https://nuget.org/packages/Ramstack.FileSystem.Zip)
+[![MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/rameel/ramstack.filesystem)](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.filesystem/blob/main/LICENSE)
 
 Provides an implementation of `Ramstack.FileSystem` based on ZIP archives.
 
@@ -40,9 +42,9 @@ await foreach (VirtualFile file in fs.GetFilesAsync("/"))
 
 ## Supported versions
 
-|      | Version    |
-|------|------------|
-| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9 |
+|      | Version        |
+|------|----------------|
+| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
 
 ## Contributions
 
diff --git a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions.Tests/VirtualPathTests.cs b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions.Tests/VirtualPathTests.cs
index b02ea29..8ccae68 100644
--- a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions.Tests/VirtualPathTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Abstractions.Tests/VirtualPathTests.cs
@@ -116,9 +116,33 @@ public bool IsNormalized(string path) =>
     public void Normalize(string path, string expected)
     {
         foreach (var p in GetPathVariations(path))
-            Assert.That(VirtualPath.Normalize(p),Is.EqualTo(expected));
+            Assert.That(VirtualPath.Normalize(p), Is.EqualTo(expected));
     }
 
+    [TestCase("/", "/", "//")]
+    [TestCase("", "/", "/")]
+    [TestCase("/", "", "/")]
+    [TestCase("a", "b", "a/b")]
+    [TestCase("a/", "b", "a/b")]
+    [TestCase("a", "/b", "a/b")]
+    [TestCase("a/", "/b", "a//b")]
+    [TestCase("a", "", "a")]
+    [TestCase("", "a", "a")]
+    [TestCase("/a", "/b", "/a/b")]
+    [TestCase("a", "/b", "a/b")]
+    [TestCase("/a/", "/b/", "/a//b/")]
+
+    [TestCase("a\\", "b", "a\\b")]
+    [TestCase("a", "\\b", "a\\b")]
+    [TestCase("a\\", "\\b", "a\\\\b")]
+    [TestCase("a\\", "/b", "a\\/b")]
+    [TestCase("a/", "\\b", "a/\\b")]
+
+    [TestCase("a/", "/", "a//")]
+    [TestCase("/", "/a", "//a")]
+    public void Join(string a, string b, string expected) =>
+        Assert.That(VirtualPath.Join(a, b), Is.EqualTo(expected));
+
     private static string[] GetPathVariations(string path) =>
         [path, path.Replace('/', '\\')];
 }
diff --git a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon.Tests/ReadonlyAmazonFileSystemTests.cs b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon.Tests/ReadonlyAmazonFileSystemTests.cs
index efade71..32e2b58 100644
--- a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon.Tests/ReadonlyAmazonFileSystemTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon.Tests/ReadonlyAmazonFileSystemTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using Amazon;
+using Amazon;
 using Amazon.Runtime;
 using Amazon.S3;
 
diff --git a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon.Tests/WritableAmazonFileSystemTests.cs b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon.Tests/WritableAmazonFileSystemTests.cs
index f009143..6d4d567 100644
--- a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon.Tests/WritableAmazonFileSystemTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Amazon.Tests/WritableAmazonFileSystemTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Reflection;
+using System.Reflection;
 
 using Amazon;
 using Amazon.Runtime;
diff --git a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite.Tests/CompositionHelperTests.cs b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite.Tests/CompositionHelperTests.cs
index b883e4e..905cb75 100644
--- a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite.Tests/CompositionHelperTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite.Tests/CompositionHelperTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using Ramstack.FileSystem.Null;
+using Ramstack.FileSystem.Null;
 
 namespace Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite;
 
diff --git a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite.Tests/TestFileSystem.cs b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite.Tests/TestFileSystem.cs
index 0d9ca98..5ff2180 100644
--- a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite.Tests/TestFileSystem.cs
+++ b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite.Tests/TestFileSystem.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-namespace Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite;
+namespace Ramstack.FileSystem.Composite;
 
 internal sealed class TestFileSystem : IVirtualFileSystem
 {
diff --git a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google.Tests/ReadonlyGoogleFileSystemTests.cs b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google.Tests/ReadonlyGoogleFileSystemTests.cs
index fc6c802..261e911 100644
--- a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google.Tests/ReadonlyGoogleFileSystemTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google.Tests/ReadonlyGoogleFileSystemTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using Google.Apis.Auth.OAuth2;
+using Google.Apis.Auth.OAuth2;
 using Google.Cloud.Storage.V1;
 
 using Ramstack.FileSystem.Specification.Tests;
diff --git a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google.Tests/WritableGoogleFileSystemTests.cs b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google.Tests/WritableGoogleFileSystemTests.cs
index 11f08cf..00280ea 100644
--- a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google.Tests/WritableGoogleFileSystemTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Google.Tests/WritableGoogleFileSystemTests.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System.Reflection;
+using System.Reflection;
 
 using Google.Apis.Auth.OAuth2;
 using Google.Cloud.Storage.V1;
diff --git a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Prefixed.Tests/PrefixedFileSystemTests.cs b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Prefixed.Tests/PrefixedFileSystemTests.cs
index 3b240b7..d60adb0 100644
--- a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Prefixed.Tests/PrefixedFileSystemTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Prefixed.Tests/PrefixedFileSystemTests.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ await fs.FileExistsAsync("/ea5fd219.txt"),
     public async Task Directory_Delete_ArtificialDirectory_ThrowsException()
     {
         using var storage = new TempFileStorage();
-        using var fs = new PrefixedFileSystem("/bin/apps/myapp1", new PhysicalFileSystem(storage.Root));;
+        using var fs = new PrefixedFileSystem("/bin/apps/myapp1", new PhysicalFileSystem(storage.Root));
 
         await Assert.ThatAsync(
             async () => await fs.DeleteDirectoryAsync("/"),
diff --git a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Specification.Tests/README.md b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Specification.Tests/README.md
index c0869c6..f84b3c8 100644
--- a/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Specification.Tests/README.md
+++ b/tests/Ramstack.FileSystem.Specification.Tests/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Ramstack.FileSystem.Specification.Tests
+[![NuGet](https://img.shields.io/nuget/v/Ramstack.FileSystem.Specification.Tests.svg)](https://nuget.org/packages/Ramstack.FileSystem.Specification.Tests)
+[![MIT](https://img.shields.io/github/license/rameel/ramstack.filesystem)](https://github.com/rameel/ramstack.filesystem/blob/main/LICENSE)
 
 Provides a suite of `NUnit` tests to validate specifications for `Ramstack.FileSystem`.
 
@@ -43,9 +45,9 @@ public class PhysicalFileSystemSpecificationTests : VirtualFileSystemSpecificati
 
 ## Supported Versions
 
-|      | Version |
-|------|---------|
-| .NET | 6, 7, 8 |
+|      | Version        |
+|------|----------------|
+| .NET | 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
 
 ## Contributions