How to Stop ActiveX Pop Ups

1. Open Internet Explorer by clicking 'Start,' then highlighting and clicking 'Internet Explorer' in the program list that appears or by double-clicking on the Internet Explorer icon on your desktop.
2. Open the 'Internet Options' application window. Click 'Tools' in the top menu bar of IE, then highlight and click 'Internet Options.'
3. Open the 'Custom level' Security settings. Click the 'Security' tab in the top of the 'Internet Options' application window, then click the 'Custom level' button in the 'Security' detail panel. You must create a custom security level, because the three standard settings offered by Microsoft all activate pop-ups for new ActiveX and none of them allow for unapproved running of unsigned ActiveX controls.
4. Disable the 'Allow previously unused ActiveX controls to run without prompt' by clicking the 'Disable' box beneath it. Scroll down in the 'Custom Settings' application window to locate this setting in the 'ActiveX control' section.
5. Disable the 'Automatic prompting for ActiveX controls' by clicking the 'Disable' box beneath this setting.
6. Enable the 'Download signed ActiveX controls' by clicking the 'Enable' button beneath this setting. Signed ActiveX controls are ones verified by Microsoft or an Internet Security licensing company.
7. Disable the 'Download unsigned ActiveX controls' and the 'Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe for scripting' by checking the 'disable' box underneath each setting. Turning off the prompts for these two settings will not display the content that requires any of these ActiveX controls, and you may see blank spots or empty application boxes in some websites.
8. Click 'OK' to leave 'Security Settings,' then click 'Apply' in the 'Internet Options' application window to save your settings. Click 'OK' to exit and return to Internet Explorer.