ActiveX is 30 years old.
September 22, 2026 at 6:09 PM
ActiveX is 30 years old.

⚠️ Run-time error '429':
ActiveX component can't create object
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⚠️ Run-time error '429':
ActiveX component can't create object
🆗
December 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM

⚠️ Run-time error '429':
ActiveX component can't create object
🆗
⚠️ Run-time error '429':
ActiveX component can't create object
🆗
has anyone checked on ActiveX lately. no? what about Silverlight
June 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
has anyone checked on ActiveX lately. no? what about Silverlight
Ah bless. None of you remember ActiveX :D
December 8, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Ah bless. None of you remember ActiveX :D
setting my desktop background to this with activex™
🐹 Before viral videos on TikTok or YouTube, there was Hampsterdance.
Full of dancing hamster GIFs & a sped-up tune, it became one of the internet’s first viral hits.
You can still dance to it on the #WaybackMachine ➡️ web.archive.org/web/19991222...
#Wayback1T
🧵
Full of dancing hamster GIFs & a sped-up tune, it became one of the internet’s first viral hits.
You can still dance to it on the #WaybackMachine ➡️ web.archive.org/web/19991222...
#Wayback1T
🧵
October 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
setting my desktop background to this with activex™
We should go back to ActiveX controls and Java applets. We used to be a country.
June 25, 2024 at 5:26 PM
We should go back to ActiveX controls and Java applets. We used to be a country.
I have seen things you people wouldn't believe. Microsoft ActiveX controls running in Netscape Navigator via Java applet wrappers.
June 25, 2024 at 6:24 PM
I have seen things you people wouldn't believe. Microsoft ActiveX controls running in Netscape Navigator via Java applet wrappers.
seeing a security advisory for an ActiveX plugin posted on something as modern as the GitHub Security Advisories platform in 2026 is something i never expected
July 21, 2026 at 10:57 AM
seeing a security advisory for an ActiveX plugin posted on something as modern as the GitHub Security Advisories platform in 2026 is something i never expected
🌎⬆️ Legacy Update 1.13.2 addresses a security issue in the ActiveX control. Please update as soon as possible.
Legacy Update 1.13.2: Security advisory
legacyupdate.net
July 21, 2026 at 10:54 AM
🌎⬆️ Legacy Update 1.13.2 addresses a security issue in the ActiveX control. Please update as soon as possible.
Java applets nothing. I have experienced ActiveX controls.
August 20, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Java applets nothing. I have experienced ActiveX controls.
Who else remembers ActiveX?
Say what you want, but these companies’ commitment to releasing half baked, insecure, or just plain dangerous products is something to behold.
AI browsers are here, and they're already being hacked
Hackers can target AI browsers with prompts hidden in websites.
www.nbcnews.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Who else remembers ActiveX?
flashpoint has more than flash now: it has all the other adjacent browser-based game mediums. Shockwave. WildTangent. ActiveX. Babyz (??????) we gonna play em all. TUBE IT
twitch.tv/wayneradiotv
twitch.tv/wayneradiotv
December 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
flashpoint has more than flash now: it has all the other adjacent browser-based game mediums. Shockwave. WildTangent. ActiveX. Babyz (??????) we gonna play em all. TUBE IT
twitch.tv/wayneradiotv
twitch.tv/wayneradiotv
Microsoft blocks ActiveX by default in Microsoft 365, Office 2024
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-blocks-activex-by-default-in-microsoft-365-office-2024/
About damn time!
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-blocks-activex-by-default-in-microsoft-365-office-2024/
About damn time!
April 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Microsoft blocks ActiveX by default in Microsoft 365, Office 2024
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-blocks-activex-by-default-in-microsoft-365-office-2024/
About damn time!
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-blocks-activex-by-default-in-microsoft-365-office-2024/
About damn time!
Oh yeah? Well I had Java applet wrappers that allowed to you run ActiveX controls in Netscape Navigator.
November 28, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Oh yeah? Well I had Java applet wrappers that allowed to you run ActiveX controls in Netscape Navigator.
令和なのにActiveXで作られた業務システムを強いられてて、chromeも併用しようとするとフリーズするFAXな環境
September 25, 2026 at 8:10 AM
令和なのにActiveXで作られた業務システムを強いられてて、chromeも併用しようとするとフリーズするFAXな環境
I want ActiveX support so I can make my posts in Microsoft Frontpage with pretty applets.
October 18, 2024 at 6:35 AM
I want ActiveX support so I can make my posts in Microsoft Frontpage with pretty applets.
Kommer ni ihåg ActiveX och Silverlight?
February 20, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Kommer ni ihåg ActiveX och Silverlight?
"ActiveX disabled by default in Microsoft 365"
1997 called. Your security vulnerability is ready.
1997 called. Your security vulnerability is ready.
April 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
"ActiveX disabled by default in Microsoft 365"
1997 called. Your security vulnerability is ready.
1997 called. Your security vulnerability is ready.
okay fun story up till, I think 2016ish? the ISS used scheduling software that ran in IE as an ActiveX control
April 2, 2026 at 11:16 PM
okay fun story up till, I think 2016ish? the ISS used scheduling software that ran in IE as an ActiveX control
When I left MSFT I had to use Internet Explorer 7 running as admin to install an ActiveX control to get my tax document (P45) from the Microsoft payroll system. 🫡
June 17, 2026 at 12:11 AM
When I left MSFT I had to use Internet Explorer 7 running as admin to install an ActiveX control to get my tax document (P45) from the Microsoft payroll system. 🫡
we need to bring back the Old Internet (unsigned activex controls)
April 27, 2026 at 3:17 PM
we need to bring back the Old Internet (unsigned activex controls)
