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EX-31.2 - SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION - MICROSOFT CORPd266753dex312.htm
EX-32.2 - SECTION 906 CFO CERTIFICATION - MICROSOFT CORPd266753dex322.htm
EX-31.1 - SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION - MICROSOFT CORPd266753dex311.htm
EX-10.1 - MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2001 STOCK PLAN - MICROSOFT CORPd266753dex101.htm
10-Q - FORM 10-Q - MICROSOFT CORPd266753d10q.htm
EX-15 - LETTER REGARDING UNAUDITED INTERIM FINANCIAL INFORMATION - MICROSOFT CORPd266753dex15.htm

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Microsoft Corporation, a Washington corporation (the “Company”), on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), Steven A. Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, does hereby certify, pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. § 1350), that to his knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ STEVEN A. BALLMER

Steven A. Ballmer
Chief Executive Officer

January 19, 2012

[A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Microsoft Corporation and will be retained by Microsoft Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.]