Group Policy setting name: Disable All ActiveX. Description: This setting controls whether ActiveX controls are disabled in Office 2013. This is a global setting and can’t be configured on a per-application basis. Impact: If you enable this setting, ActiveX controls do not initialize and users aren’t notified that the ActiveX controls are. Prevent deleting ActiveX Filtering, Tracking Protection, and Do Not Track data. In Internet Explorer 9 and Internet Explorer 10: This policy setting prevents users from deleting ActiveX Filtering and Tracking Protection data, which includes the list of websites for which the user has chosen to disable ActiveX Filtering or Tracking Protection. Use the following instructions to enable or disable ActiveX controls in the Trust Center. Click File Options. Click Trust Center Trust Center Settings ActiveX Settings. Click the options. Enable or disable ActiveX Controls in Office 2007 To reduce the possibility of this vulnerability being exploited through an Office 2007 document using an ActiveX control. If this occurs, you can disable the add-on, or revert the DEP setting using the Iautomated Microsoft Fix it solution to disable.
Administrators can deploy ActiveX Filtering for their organizations by setting a group policy.
GPO Location: Administrative Templates | Windows Components | Internet Explorer
The description for Turn on ActiveX Filtering group policy setting states that if you disable this policy setting or do not configure it, ActiveX Filtering will not be enabled by default for the user. And the user can turn ActiveX Filtering on or off.
However, if you disable this policy setting, the user interface for this feature under Tools | Safety | Activex Filtering is disabled.
Symptoms
This is an error in the documentation for the Turn on ActiveX Filtering group policy setting. The behavior when you disable this setting is by design.
Cause
If you do not configure this option, the user interface for this feature under Tools | Safety | Activex Filtering is available and users can turn ActiveX Filtering on or off.
Resolution
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2011/02/28/activex-filtering-for-consumers.aspx: ActiveX Filtering for Consumers
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Administrators can deploy ActiveX Filtering for their organizations by setting a group policy.
GPO Location: Administrative Templates | Windows Components | Internet Explorer
The description for Turn on ActiveX Filtering group policy setting states that if you disable this policy setting or do not configure it, ActiveX Filtering will not be enabled by default for the user. And the user can turn ActiveX Filtering on or off.
However, if you disable this policy setting, the user interface for this feature under Tools | Safety | Activex Filtering is disabled.
Symptoms
This is an error in the documentation for the Turn on ActiveX Filtering group policy setting. The behavior when you disable this setting is by design.
Cause
If you do not configure this option, the user interface for this feature under Tools | Safety | Activex Filtering is available and users can turn ActiveX Filtering on or off.
Turn On Activex Microsoft Edge
Resolution
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ie/archive/2011/02/28/activex-filtering-for-consumers.aspx: ActiveX Filtering for Consumers
Activex Settings Microsoft Edge
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