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 ...

Follow the steps below to change the color of the ActiveX Control buttons in Microsoft Excel, Word or PowerPoint. We are using Word as an example, but the procedure is identical.: Launch Microsoft ...

Microsoft Office has supported ActiveX for years as an option for extending and automating documents, but it has also been a significant security vulnerability. Microsoft is finally starting to turn ...

Microsoft has announced that ActiveX support will be switched off by default with the next Microsoft Office versions. This means that the end of ActiveX components, which are considered to be ...

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 ...

Research In Motion Ltd. has patched a piece of software for Windows PCs that could leave them vulnerable to attack when loading new applications onto BlackBerry devices. The flaw lies in an ActiveX ...