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hi guys,
do you know how to edit microsoft pocket internet explorer security settings?

i need to enable activeX controls for pocket internet explorer.

thanks

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For : short answer — Pocket Internet Explorer (IE Mobile) does not provide a user setting to enable arbitrary desktop ActiveX controls. PIE on Windows CE/Windows Mobile does not implement the desktop ActiveX hosting model, and most desktop ActiveX controls (built for x86 Windows) will not run on ARM/MIPS handhelds.

Why: ActiveX controls are binary COM components that must match the device CPU/OS and the browser host. Most controls are compiled for desktop Windows and rely on desktop COM/registry/subsystems that are not present (or are different) on Windows CE. IE Mobile includes a few built-in components (for example media playback support), but there is no global “allow ActiveX” toggle like desktop IE.

Practical options:

  • Replace ActiveX functionality with cross-platform web techniques (HTML/JavaScript, server-side rendering, modern codecs).
  • If the control source is available and the functionality is essential, port and recompile it for Windows CE/Windows Mobile as a native component and register it on the device — an advanced task requiring native development and testing.
  • Use a remote-desktop or server-side proxy to render pages that require ActiveX on a desktop and stream the result to the device.
  • Consider alternate mobile browsers that better match the needed features, or redesign the workflow to avoid ActiveX.

Note: porting an ActiveX control or modifying system components involves significant development, signing, and device-specific registry work; it is not a simple “setting” change.

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