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When Microsoft finally decides to pull the plug on an ancient bit of technology, you can almost hear the collective sigh—from hackers (of frustration) and IT veterans (of delayed relief). Such is the story with ActiveX. If you haven’t crossed paths with it, consider yourself lucky—or possibly...

Here’s a quick summary of the information from the TechRadar article: ActiveX Blocked by Default in Microsoft 365 (Starting April 2025): Microsoft is disabling ActiveX by default in Microsoft 365 apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio). Reason: ActiveX posed major security risks, such as...

Microsoft is making a bold move that aims to significantly reduce one of Office’s longstanding vulnerabilities. In a bid to enhance security and protect users, Microsoft 365 for Windows is set to disable ActiveX content by default in its flagship applications—Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio...

Introduction Ladies and gentlemen of the Windows universe, a seismic shift is on the horizon. Microsoft is gearing up to bid adieu to ActiveX controls in the upcoming Office 2024 release. This change will affect both Windows 11 and 10 users, signaling a momentous point in our journey with...

I used a utility for years without problems on Win7 and Win10. Recently I wanted to add it now to an USB flash drive which boots into a Windows 10 WinPE environment. Unfortunately the tool crashes with the popup notification: "The code execution cannot proceed because hhctrl.ocx was not...

Revision Note: V1.0 (January 12, 2016): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is releasing a new set of ActiveX kill bits with this advisory. These ActiveX kill bits are included in the Internet Explorer cumulative update released on January 12, 2016. Continue reading...

Ello all:) So, way back in the day of 2004 to 05, i took a ccna and ccnp class. The curriculum from cisco was done as swf files i think. Basically, you logged into a website and all the modules were interactive. Since they give you a hard copy to use offline, i used to be able to use it all...

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Further simplifying servicing models for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 In our announcement earlier in May, we introduced a Convenience Rollup update for Windows 7 SP1 and a shift to monthly rollups of non-security updates for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1. Based on your feedback, today we’re...

Microsoft is to release non security updates monthly instead of Patch Tuesday. This for both Windows 7 SP1 and 8.1: To obtain these updates one has to visit Microsoft Update Catalog which means you'll need to use IE although later in the year this is being changed so all browsers can be used...

. Slightly late with this posting but look out for the new cumulative update which brings a number of changes namely: Link Removed

Revision Note: V1.0 (January 12, 2016): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is releasing a new set of ActiveX kill bits with this advisory. These ActiveX kill bits are included in the Internet Explorer cumulative update released on January 12, 2016. Continue reading...

Revision Note: V1.0 (January 12, 2016): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is releasing a new set of ActiveX kill bits with this advisory. These ActiveX kill bits are included in the Internet Explorer cumulative update released on January 12, 2016. Continue reading...

We recently posted “A break from the past: the birth of Microsoft’s new web rendering engine”, an in-depth look at the background and motivation behind building a new rendering engine to power Microsoft Edge. A key factor described was the ability to make a break from legacy Internet...

I have a proprietary program with a programmable interface consisting of an ActiveX DLL. It works properly on a 64-bit version of Windows 7 but not on a 32-bit version. Is there such a thing as an emulator for 32-bit Windows that would make ActiveX work as though it were the 64-bit version?

Microsoft has released the August Update for Windows 8.1, formerly anticipated as Windows 8.1 Update 2. The main changes include precision touchpad improvements, out-of-date ActiveX control blocking in IE, Miracast Receive capability, and minimizing login prompts for SharePoint Online...

Today, as part of Update Tuesday, we released nine security updates – two rated Critical and seven rated Important – to address 37 Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures (CVEs) in SQL Server, OneNote, SharePoint, .NET, Windows and Internet Explorer (IE). We encourage you to apply all of these...

Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.1 (February 28, 2014): Bulletin revised to announce a detection change in the 2900986 update for Windows 8.1 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2. This is a detection change only. There were...

Severity Rating: Revision Note: V1.0 (May 8, 2012): Advisory published. Summary: Microsoft is releasing a new set of ActiveX kill bits with this advisory. Continue reading...

HI there, I have no idea what programs I need, which are the same, help--- I have- adobe flash player 12, activex, plugin, adobe shockwave 11.6, HPmedia smart, quick time, realtek hi def audio driver, vio player version 1.o.1 HELP I have no idea what these programs are for and if I...