Within a year, the hyphen was dropped, and on November 26, 1976, the trade name "Microsoft" was registered with the Office of the Secretary of the State of New Mexico.
Satu tahun berikutnya, tanda penghubung pada nama "Micro-soft" dihapus dan pada 26 November 1976, nama dagang "Microsoft" didaftarkan di Kementerian Luar Negeri New Mexico.