Microsoft has postponed the axing of out-of-date ActiveX controls in Internet Explorer (IE) following protests from customers.
Last week, the company said it was preparing to block parts of websites with out-of-date ActiveX controls for Java, which it said could leave users vulnerable to malware attacks.
However, while the feature was included in this Microsoft's monthly software update cycle that arrived on Tuesday, it's not currently active.
Instead, the new logging feature, which lets system administrators assess ActiveX controls in their environment and manually apply Group Policies for blocking or not blocking features on certain pages, is the only active component.
Automatic blocking will instead come into force on 9 September, the date of next month's Patch Tuesday.
According to Microsoft, this will give administrators "time to test and manage their environments".
"Based on customer feedback, we have decided to wait thirty days before blocking any out-of-date ActiveX controls," Microsoft said in an addendum to its original notice.
"Microsoft will continue to create a more secure browser, and we encourage all customers to upgrade and stay up-to-date with the latest Internet Explorer and updates," the company added.
-1.jpg&w=100&c=1&s=0)
.png&w=100&c=1&s=0)
