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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...

One or more ActiveX controls could not be displayed because either:__1) Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page, or__2)You have blocked a publisher of one of the controls running on WINDOWS 8. I am getting this message on startup and i have tried...

I saved my igoogle home page as an mht file before Google stopped supporting it and it is running just fine in Windows 8.1, IE 11. Google desktop is also working well on my 8.1 machine. Since upgrading from IE 10 to IE 11 on my Windows 7 Pro machine neither Google Desktop nor my mht file are...

Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.0 (November 12, 2013): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability that is currently being exploited. The vulnerability exists in the InformationCardSigninHelper Class ActiveX control. The vulnerability...