Policy

Turn off blocking of outdated ActiveX controls for Internet Explorer

This policy setting determines whether Internet Explorer blocks specific outdated ActiveX controls. Outdated ActiveX controls are never blocked in the Intranet Zone. If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer stops blocking outdated ActiveX controls. If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, Internet Explorer continues to block specific outdated ActiveX controls. For more information, see "Outdated ActiveX Controls" in the Internet Explorer TechNet library.

Policy
PackMicrosoft Windows
CategoryWindows Components / Internet Explorer / Security Features / Add-on Management
Policy ID14f63223d2ea
Internal nameVerMgmtDisable

Registry

Copy registry mappings

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\VersionCheckEnabled (enabled) = 0
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\VersionCheckEnabled (disabled) = 1
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\VersionCheckEnabled (enabled) = 0
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\VersionCheckEnabled (disabled) = 1

Policy notes

This policy setting determines whether Internet Explorer blocks specific outdated ActiveX controls. Outdated ActiveX controls are never blocked in the Intranet Zone. If you enable this policy setting, Internet Explorer stops blocking outdated ActiveX controls. If you disable or don't configure this policy setting, Internet Explorer continues to block specific outdated ActiveX controls. For more information, see "Outdated ActiveX Controls" in the Internet Explorer TechNet library.

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