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 ...

As part of Microsoft's ongoing effort to improve the security of its Internet Explorer browser, the company has started blocking outdated ActiveX plugins from being enabled. ActiveX controls have been ...

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 plans to add ActiveX blocking capabilities into certain versions of its Internet Explorer browsers on Aug. 12. However, the actual blocking effect will only start to take effect for Oracle ...

Microsoft’s new Edge browser will discard two of the oldest browser technologies found in the aged Internet Explorer (IE) and replace them with add-ons based on HTML5 and JavaScript. The new ...

Microsoft is serious about giving a fresh start to its own Internet browser, with the new Edge browser, which will be included in the upcoming Windows 10 operating system, to not include old ...

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 ...

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 ...