# Include external jQuery for Telerik prior to version 2026 Q1 ## Environment
Product Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX
Version All versions before 2026 Q1
## Description Instructions to include external jQuery for Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX components prior to verion 2026 Q1. This article also answers the following question: * How can I include an external jQuery for Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX before version 2026 Q1? ## Solution To include an external jQuery for Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX versions before **2026 Q1**: 1. Load the jQuery script in the `` 2. Disable the Embedded jQuery using one of the following options: * Set the `EnableEmbeddedjQuery` property of the RadScriptManager to `false`. * Add `` to the `` element in the `web.config`. 3. Reference the following scripts in this exact order RadScriptManager in this order: 1. `Telerik.Web.UI.Common.Core.js` - Initializes Telerik client objects 2. `Telerik.Web.UI.Common.jQueryExternal.js` - Assigns jQuery to Telerik client objects and clears the globals to remove conflicts. 3. `Telerik.Web.UI.Common.jQueryInclude.js` - Assigns jQuery aliases to globals (`window.jQuery` and `window.$`). > caption Example ```ASP.NET <%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="Default.aspx.cs" Inherits="Default" %> Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX Web Application <%-- Load the jQuery in the head --%>
<%-- Set the EnableEmbeddedjQuery property to false --%> <%-- Reference the Script dependencies --%>
``` > caption Demo video