Another patch, KB 2553154, is killing some Excel 2010 and 2013 macros, saying the ActiveX control “has stopped working in Excel.” ...

Unless you're familiar with using ActiveX controls, which load outside Excel to enable additional programming features, select the "Form Controls" check box.

With Office 2024, ActiveX controls in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio will be turned off by default, and users will not receive any warnings.

At times, you might not want to prevent macros, ActiveX control, data connections, etc., from running in a Word document, Excel spreadsheet, or PowerPoint presentation. If so, you can disable or ...

Starting this month, the Windows versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio in Microsoft 365 will disable all ActiveX content by default without showing a notification. The Mac and ...

The tool, called Dranzer, lets software developers test ActiveX controls for vulnerabilities before the software is released to the public. It is available as an open-source utility.

Tektronix and LeCroy offer similar ActiveX controls called TekVISA and ActiveDSO, respectively (references 3 and 4). Agilent also provides Intuilink controls for many of its other test-and-measurement ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — If you’re using Microsoft Outlook Express in Internet Explorer 5.0 for e-mail and you don’t disable the ActiveX Controls feature, someone could send you a message that ...