[Solved] Visual Studio 2026 support

[Deepak]

Hello,

I understand that the team is working hard to support the Report Designer for .NET 8 projects in Visual Studio 2022.  However, may I know whether the Report Designer for .NET Framework 4.8 projects will be supported in Visual Studio 2026?

Thanks.

Deepak Gupta

[Subway Surfers]

Yes, likely, but conditional.

Based on the most recent official response from Telerik:

• Support for the Visual Studio Report Designer (for .NET Framework 4.8 projects) is currently tied to supported Visual Studio versions like Visual Studio 2022.
• For Visual Studio 2026, Telerik has stated they plan to maintain support for .NET Framework 4.8 projects as long as Microsoft continues supporting .NET Framework 4.8 in that IDE.

What this means in practice

• There is no hard guarantee, but a clear intention to support it.
• The key dependency is Microsoft’s continued support of .NET Framework 4.8 in Visual Studio 2026.
• If Microsoft drops or limits .NET Framework support in future IDE versions, Telerik’s designer support would likely be affected as well.

Subway Surfers

[Ivet]

Hi Deepak,

Thank you for reaching out.

Our current support policy ensures that the Visual Studio Report Designer is available for .NET Framework 4.8 projects in the latest stable Visual Studio releases, such as Visual Studio 2022.

For future Visual Studio versions like Visual Studio 2026, we plan to maintain support for .NET Framework 4.8 projects, as long as Microsoft continues to support .NET Framework 4.8 within those IDEs.

For the most accurate and up-to-date information on supported Visual Studio versions and frameworks, please monitor our official roadmap and release notes - Roadmaps for Telerik Reporting – Telerik & Kendo UI Roadmaps.

If further questions arise, do not hesitate to ask.

Regards,
Ivet
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