Telerik on 2 users same computer

[Yves]

Can telerik be used on all users from the same PC?

I have my telerik license installed on my home development PC.
But my wife has her own separate user account on it.
I noticed that on her user VS does not list any of the Telerik solution options. Yet when I try to install it says its already installed.

We both use VS and I like to keep the solutions sepated. 

[Lance | Senior Manager Technical Support]

Hello Yves,

The answer depends on what you're talking about. I think you are referring to only the Visual Studio Extensions, but let me provide you answers for everything

VS Extensions (VSX)

Its important to know that the Visual Studio Extensions (project templates, wizards, etc) are a separate thing than the installed product.

We used to install in a global location, but this requires administrator rights, which caused problems for some customers. So, we now install them to the user's data folder.

Quick Fix

The solution for you is to just install the extensions on the user that doesn't have them yet. Close VS2022 and take these two fast steps

1. Download the installer from Progress Telerik UI for .NET MAUI Extension - Visual Studio Marketplace.  
2. Run the .vsix file to install the extensions

Repeat this process for any other users who needs them.

License Key File

The license key file is also stored within the system user's own folders, it cannot use a global shared location. It is stored at the following location:

• Windows:  %appdata%/telerik/telerik-license.txt
  • For example: 
    • You => "C:\Users\yves\AppData\Roaming\Telerik\telerik-license.txt"
    • Wife => "C:\Users\wife\AppData\Roaming\Telerik\telerik-license.txt"
• Linux and macOS :   ~/.telerik/telerik-license.txt
  • For example:
  • You =>  "/Users/yves/.telerik/telerik-license.txt"
  • Wife => "/Users/wife/.telerik/telerik-license.txt"

If both you and your wife are working on the same project, and you both have your own license key file at the default location, it will build fine for both of you. Alternatively, if your source code for a project is not public,  you can place the license key file in the root folder of the project and we will use that one first (its a recursive search)

Product Installation

If you use the Progress Control Panel, or download an msi installer file, the Telerik products are installed at C:/ProgramFiles (x86)/Progress, which is a global location that any user can access (including service agents like CI runners).

This should help explain why only one of you have the Telerik extensions installed... whoever ran the Telerik UI for Maui installer would also get the VSX installed right after the product was installed (these are two chained, but separate, operations).

Regards,
Lance | Senior Manager Technical Support
Progress Telerik