Install and remove ActiveX controls
- Last UpdatedApr 09, 2025
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Even though you have already installed an ActiveX control on your computer, you must also make it known to the InTouch HMI by installing it to WindowMaker.
When you remove a control from WindowMaker, it is not deleted from your computer. It is simply removed from memory and does not function.
Install an ActiveX control
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Open WindowMaker.
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On the File menu, point to Configure, and then select Wizard/ActiveX.
The Wizard/ActiveX screen appears.
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Select the ActiveX Control Installation tab. The ActiveX Control Installation property sheet appears.

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In the Installed ActiveX controls list, select the control to install in the Available ActiveX controls list and then select the + icon..
Tip: To select multiple controls, use the SHIFT key or CTRL key.
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Select Save.
Remove an ActiveX control
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Open WindowMaker.
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On the File menu, point to Configure, and then select Wizard/ActiveX. The Wizard/ActiveX screen appears.
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Select the ActiveX Control Installation tab. The ActiveX Control Installation property sheet appears.
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In the Installed ActiveX controls list, select the control to remove from your application and then select - icon.
Tip: To select multiple controls, use the SHIFT key or CTRL key.
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Select Yes to remove the control. The control is moved to the Available ActiveX controls list.
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Select Save.