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Microsoft had its annual management shakeup–these things tend to happen at the end of the fiscal year–and Kevin Johnson is leaving as head of the company’s platform and services division.

As a result, Johnson’s unit is split into two–Windows and online services–and CEO Steve Ballmer becomes the primary advocate for Windows.

Microsoft on Tuesday issued five "critical" security patches designed to address vulnerabilities in Windows, Microsoft Office, and Internet Explorer.

The five critical patches were included among eight bulletins that Microsoft released as part of its Patch Tuesday.

The bulletins covered a total of 10 vulnerabilities.