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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * BROD FRANK H   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MICROSOFT CORP [MSFT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Accounting Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION, ONE MICROSOFT WAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/31/2012 (Street) REDMOND, WA 98052-6399 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 08/31/2012   A   22,698 (1) A $ 0 142,506 D   Common Stock 08/31/2012   A   10,000 (2) A $ 0 152,506 D   Common Stock 08/31/2012   A   15,396 (3) A $ 0 167,902 D   Common Stock 08/31/2012   A   18,657 (4) A $ 0 186,559 D   Common Stock 08/31/2012   F   13,304 D $ 30.32 154,598 D   Common Stock 09/04/2012   S   15,000 D $ 30.4085 (5) 139,598 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BROD FRANK H C/O MICROSOFT CORPORATION ONE MICROSOFT WAY REDMOND, WA 98052-6399			Chief Accounting Officer

Signatures

Keith R. Dolliver, Attorney-in-fact for Frank H. Brod		09/05/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents stock award for fiscal year 2012 performance that will vest over 4 years at the rate of 25% starting on August 31, 2012 and then at the rate of 25% on each August 31 thereafter, subject to continued employment.
(2)	Represents stock award for fiscal year 2012 performance that will vest over 4 years at the rate of 25% starting on September 30, 2012 and then at the rate of 25% on each August 31 thereafter, subject to continued employment.
(3)	Represents stock award for fiscal year 2012 performance that will vest over 5 years at the rate of 20% starting on August 31, 2013, and then at the rate of 20% on each August 31 thereafter, subject to continued employment.
(4)	Represents stock award for fiscal year 2013 performance that will vest over 4 years with the initial vest at the rate of 25% on August 31, 2013, and then at the rate of 12.5% every 6 month anniversary thereafter, subject to continued employment.
(5)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $30.40 to $30.412. The price reported above reflects the weighted average purchase price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transactions were effected.

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