Policy
Approved Installation Sites for ActiveX Controls
Microsoft Windows
Policy overview
Key metadata and intent for this policy.
Supported OS tags: Windows10, Windows10RT, Windows11, Windows7, Windows8, Windows81, WindowsRT, WindowsRT81, WindowsServer2008, WindowsServer2012, WindowsServer2012R2, WindowsServer2016, WindowsVista
This policy setting determines which ActiveX installation sites standard users in your organization can use to install ActiveX controls on their computers. When this setting is enabled, the administrator can create a list of approved Activex Install sites specified by host URL. If you enable this setting, the administrator can create a list of approved ActiveX Install sites specified by host URL. If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, ActiveX controls prompt the user for administrative credentials before installation. Note: Wild card characters cannot be used when specifying the host URLs.
Registry values
How enabled and disabled states update the registry.
| Scope | Registry location | Type | Enabled value | Disabled value | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AxInstaller Value name ApprovedList | REG_DWORD | HKLM 1 | HKLM 0 |
Policy elements
Inputs and configuration options exposed by this policy.
| Scope | Element | Type | Registry mapping | Constraints & behavior | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer | Host URLs ID ApprovedActiveXInstallSiteslist | list | Path SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AxInstaller\ApprovedActiveXInstallSites Value name ApprovedList Type REG_MULTI_SZ | List: additive, explicit value |