Microsoft announced yesterday that it will soon roll out an Internet Explorer update that will automatically block old, insecure ActiveX controls. Dubbed out-of-date ActiveX control blocking, the ...

Next week's Patch Tuesday updates will include a much-needed fix for Internet Explorer, blocking outdated versions of the Java ActiveX control and closing one of the most popular vectors for ...

Last week I explained how to disable Java in Internet Explorer, Chrome, and Firefox. Unfortunately, the instructions for disabling Java in IE don’t do the job.

The out-of-date ActiveX control blocking feature works on: Windows 7 SP1, Internet Explorer 8 through Internet Explorer 11. Windows 8 and up, Internet Explorer for the desktop.

A fix stops Java from disabling itself, and iTunes for Windows and Internet Explorer get some security tweaks.

This month's Patch Tuesday update for Internet Explorer will include a new feature: it will block out-of-date ActiveX controls. More specifically, it will block out-of-date versions of the Java ...