Why do I need to activate controls on webpages I visit?

Q

Why do I need to activate controls on webpages I visit?

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A

Microsoft has made changes to the way that Internet Explorer handles some content in webpages. When Internet Explorer encounters a page with ActiveX controls, you might be required to approve (activate) those controls before they can be used.
When your mouse hovers over the control, a note will appear asking you to click the note to activate the control. Sometimes the control will display a dialog box before the page displays. As soon as you click OK, the page will load normally.
After you activate the control, it will work as expected. You will have to activate the control every time you refresh or visit that website.
Note
If you are a website owner, you can rewrite your webpages so that users are never prompted to activate the control.

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