For years, many security consultants and well-meaning guidelines have recommended completely disabling ActiveX in Internet browsers (mainly Internet Explorer) to prevent a particular type of Web ...

In context: Microsoft introduced ActiveX in 1996 during Windows 95 days. So, in technological terms, it's ancient. Redmond designed it as a developer framework, allowing users to embed interactive ...

Q: I just installed Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 and am annoyed with a message that says, "Click to activate and use this control," mainly on videos I'm trying to play. Is there a way to ...

Based on the feedback I received from several customers on the upcoming change to the ActiveX capabilities in Internet Explorer in the next cumulative IE security update, I decided that this was a ...