ActiveX is a technology embedded in a Web site that can be used to play movies, display animations, and view specific kinds of files, and so on. However, ActiveX may also expose security risks and slow down your computer's speed. ActiveX filtering in IE allows you to block ActiveX controls for all sites and then reopen them only for sites you trust, which helps you improve your defenses against dangerous and unreliable ActiveX controls. You can refer to the following steps to manipulate the "activex filtering feature:
Possible security risks include collecting information on your computer, damaging information on your computer, installing software on your computer without your consent, or allowing others to control your computer from a remote place. ActiveX filtering can prevent Web sites from being installed and using these programs.
"Turn on ActiveX filtering"
1. Open IE browser → Click the "Tools" button icon in the upper right corner →"security"→"activex Filter" (if the previous tick, this feature is turned on).
2. After setting, please close IE browser all, reopen IE after the relevant settings will not take effect.
"Make the trusted Web site an exception"
1. You can turn off "activex filtering in a trusted Web site, click the Filter button icon in the URL column, and then close or open the filter options provided by the Web site.
Note: If the "activex filter feature is enabled, you will see the Blue Filter button icon on the right side of the address bar.