ActiveX controls permit some applications to run on your system. They might pop up when you are watching a video clip or playing a game online. If you disable them then your system refuses to run any application that needs ActiveX but there are quite a few nowadays. Just go on reading this article and learn 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 the "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" choices.
- 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 the settings as they are. Each time browse in your system, an Active X control plug-in attempts 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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