After the program is installed double-click on the OCX file to open itįile extensions are used by Windows operating system to specify what kind of information is stored in the file.

Once you find the application, install it on your computer.

If you don’t have the program installed then you need to try searching for “OCX wiki”, “how to open OCX file” in the search engine.

If you have a program which can open OCX file installed on your computer then launch that program and select “File” and then “Open” or similar options from its menu to open the OCX file.

If the file doesn’t open automatically and you see a “Windows can’t open a file” message then you should search for a program which can open OCX file.

Look for an OCX file you need to open in Windows Explorer and double-click on it.

It is usually written in C++ or Visual Basic or other similar programming languages. These can be used for simple functions such as window resizing and handling scroll bar movement. OCX is used by ActiveX as object files for storing controlling behavior that can be triggered by an user event.

Opening ocx files