How to Turn on ActiveX in Windows 8?

ActiveX controls permits some applications to run on your system. They might pop up when you are watching a video clip or playing game online. If you disable them then your system refuses to run any application that needs ActiveX but they are quite a few nowadays. Just go on reading this article and know how to enable ActiveX controls in Windows 8 in few steps. Update to the latest Internet Explorer 11 and follow the mentioned steps to turn on ActiveX controls in Windows 8.

  • Open Internet Explorer on your system and click on the "Tools" menu at the top
  • Select "Internet Options" from the list under the "Tools" menu
  • Click on "Security" tab in the menu that opens
  • Click the "Internet" icon if it is not already chosen and click the "Custom Level" button below it
  • Scroll down until you preview a section labeled "ActiveX controls and plug-ins." There will be various options underneath it that each offers the "Disable" and "Enable" choice.
  • Click on "Enable" under "Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins" and "Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting." Click "Ok."
  • Click "Ok" in the remaining menu. Close Internet Explorer. The next time you open it, ActiveX should work.

After following above said instructions one can easily switch on Active X controls in his/her Windows 8 system. However, if you wish to have more security, then leave settings as they are. Each time browse in your system, an Active X control plug-in attempt to run a yellow box that will pop up at the top of the web page and you have to click on that to permit or not permit the Active X to run.

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