Security News > 2025 > April > Microsoft blocks ActiveX by default in Microsoft 365, Office 2024

2025-04-15 16:57
Microsoft announced it will begin disabling all ActiveX controls in Windows versions of Microsoft 365 and Office 2024 applications later this month. [...]
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