Microsoft was investigating its co-founder Bill Gates over a 20-year-old affair shortly before he stepped down from the company's board last year.
The tech giant confirmed that it had launched a probe after concerns were reported about his behaviour.
The firm said it held an investigation with a law firm and provided support to the employee who made the complaint.
A spokesperson for Mr Gates denied that his decision to step back had anything to do with the investigation.
News of the investigation emerged after Bill and Melinda Gates announced their decision to divorce after 27 years of marriage.
On Monday, a spokesman for Microsoft said the software company had received a complaint in late 2019 that Mr Gates had "sought to initiate an intimate relationship" with a female employee in 2000.
"A committee of the board reviewed the concern, aided by an outside law firm, to conduct a thorough investigation," he said.
"Throughout the investigation, Microsoft provided extensive support to the employee who raised the concern," he said.
The investigation did not reach a conclusion, as Mr Gates stepped down from the board before it was completed.
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