ActiveX files stored on local profile

Question

_{Monday, October 1, 2018 12:23 PM}

Hi,

Does anyone know where activex stores it's files on a User profile? We have a machine with a faulty profile that won't run an activex control, after creating a new account and making sure the IE settings are the same it works ok on the new profile. What i would like to do is copy the activex files from the working profile to the existing user profile to see if it then works

thanks

All replies (6)

_{Tuesday, October 2, 2018 1:45 AM}

I shall suggest you to Reset IE.

Open IE > Gear (Tools)  > Internet options > Advanced > Reset > OK > Reboot > Recheck the issue now.

Kindly go through the following Microsoft article:

Use ActiveX controls for Internet Explorer 11 and Internet Explorer 10

S.Sengupta,Microsoft MVP Windows and Devices for IT, Windows Insider MVP

_{Tuesday, October 2, 2018 6:47 AM}

Hi,

Based on my search and check the registry, ActiveX files could be located on C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files.

The easier method is reset IE. Because it will delete all the temporary internet files and re-download the Active control.

Hope it could be helpful

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_{Tuesday, October 2, 2018 3:57 PM}

Hi,

Aren't the activex files in downloaded program files folder for the who machine though? i would need the the locations for the two user profiles so i can copy them from one to another

thanks

_{Tuesday, October 2, 2018 5:11 PM}

I am not sure, but you could try to copy the folder
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache
from one profile to the other.

_{Tuesday, October 9, 2018 9:32 AM}

ok thanks, i will try doing this

_{Wednesday, October 24, 2018 9:21 AM}

Hi,

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Carl

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