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.

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 ...

Microsoft 365 is now complete: ActiveX is being turned off ActiveX follows Flash. The risky plug-ins will soon no longer work by default in Microsoft 365 apps.

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 ...

From April 2025, Microsoft will disable all controls without notification by default across Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Visio.

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