[ms office - 2016] Shockwave Flash ActiveX objects

[mrbios]

I've unfortunately got a couple of teachers moaning about powerpoints and things in them not playing. Boardworks ones i think.

 

When opening a powerpoint containing these activeX objects the message "Some controls on this presentation can't be activated. They might not be registered on this computer."

If i try and edit one i get: "An error occurred during creation of an activeX control"

If i try and add one i get: "This ActiveX control cannot be inserted"

 

ActiveX settings in trust center are fine, should be allowing it (with prompt, but i get no prompt)

 

I've tried this: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2793374/cannot-insert-certain-scriptable-activex-controls-into-office-2013-doc but that that doesn't appear to help.

 

At this point I'm unsure if it's a windows update security measure, or something i've disabled in the past to intentionally increase security. Anyone have any suggestions?

 

EDIT:

Office event log here:

Microsoft PowerPoint
CLSID: {D27CDB6E-AE6D-11CF-96B8-444553540000}
CATID: {4FED769C-D8DB-44ea-99EA-65135757C156}
The Office COM Compatibility setting disabled loading this object to help protect your security.


P1: 930700486
P2: 16.0.4266.1001
P3: 
P4: 0x80004005

Event ID 31

 

Google isn't being overly helpful

Edited April 20, 2018 by mrbios

[Arthur]

something i've disabled in the past to intentionally increase security.

Could it be the GPO mentioned in the following thread?

 

www.edugeek.net/forums/how-do-you-do/159149-cryptolocker-prevention-8.html#post1647135

[mrbios]

Could it be the GPO mentioned in the following thread?

 

www.edugeek.net/forums/how-do-you-do/159149-cryptolocker-prevention-8.html#post1647135

 

You sir, are an absolute star. Thank you! That was it!

[Arthur]

That was a lucky guess tbh.

 

Glad to hear it fixed it.