internet explorer 11 - IE11 prevents ActiveX from running

Question

Our web browser plugin works fine in IE9 and IE10 but in IE11 the plugin is neither recognized as an add-on or allowed to run. It's as if IE11 no longer supports ActiveX.

Surely there is a workaround but what do we need to change?

NOTE: this questions is asked as the developer of the plugin and not the end-user who might need to correct IE settings!

Answer 1

IE displays a active x warning and ask for permission if you allow it to run or not. To overcome this the only solution is to;

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options.
3. On the Security tab, click the Custom level button.
4. Scroll down the Security Settings list until you see ActiveX controls and plug-ins.
5. For Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls, click Enable.
6. Scroll down to Download signed ActiveX controls and click Enable or Prompt.
7. Scroll down to Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins and click Enable or Prompt.
8. Scroll down to Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting and click Enable or Prompt.
9. Click OK, and then click OK again.

There is no way to overcome this issue except changing manually Internet explorer settings. Try checking if plugin works fine while changed settings. If its still not working or not showing any warning is display try checking console for other errors which are not related to active x. Good luck!