A. By default, when Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) installs an ActiveX control on your machine, Windows stores the component in the \%systemroot%\downloaded program files folder (e.g., C:\windows\downloaded program files). To change this location, perform the following steps:
- Start a registry editor (e.g., regedit.exe).
- Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings registry subkey.
- Double-click the ActiveXCache value, change the path in the value data to a new location, then click OK.
- Navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\ActiveX Cache registry subkey.
- Double-click the 0 value, change the path in the value data to the same location you specified in Step 4, then click OK.
- Restart IE for the changes to take effect.
Valid registry values can be a folder on the local hard disk, a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) location, or a mapped network drive. However, be aware that running the ActiveX cache from a network location can degrade performance.