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 ...

Microsoft Wednesday issued “kill bit” updates for ActiveX controls from HP and a Washington state developer, the third time it’s disabled third-party add-ons in the last four months. One security ...

Microsoft has twisted the knife into ActiveX once again, setting Microsoft 365 to disable all controls without so much as a prompt.… The change replaces the previous default setting, "Prompt me before ...

Microsoft is investigating reports of a vulnerability in a Windows ActiveX control that could allow an attacker to remotely take control of a computer, according to an advisory issued Friday. One ...

Microsoft has issued a notification in the Admin Center to warn users that the upcoming Office 2024 will ship with ActiveX turned off by default. Microsoft Office 2024, the latest version of the ...

Microsoft today issued a warning about an attack that is occurring in the wild against its Video ActiveX Control in Internet Explorer running on XP and Windows Server 2003. (Vista and Windows Server ...