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Updated on Aug 6, 2026

Progress Telerik UI for WPF Extension allows you to quickly create an application pre-configured to use Telerik UI for WPF.

The fastest way to have such a project is by using the Progress Telerik UI for WPF Extension menu. The following steps show how create a new project with Telerik dlls referenced.

  1. Find the Telerik extensions menu in Visual Studio.

    Telerik Visual Studio Extensions menu location

    Telerik UI for WPF Visual Studio Extensions menu location in Visual Studio

  2. Click on the Create New Telerik Project option and configure the project's name and location.

    Telerik UI for WPF Visual Studio Configure your new project menu

  3. Select the project options, like target framework, reference type, theme mechanism, etc., and click Next. This step is available only with the project template for .NET 8 and later.

    Telerik UI for WPF Visual Studio project configuration menu

  4. In the Create New Project Wizard select the project template you want to use. The wizard allows you to define a blank project with only the Telerik.Windows.Controls.dll referenced, or to use one of the Office-inspired Visual Studio templates for Telerik UI for WPF (Calendar, Word-Inspired, etc.).

    .NET 8 and later project creation wizard

    Telerik UI for WPF Visual Studio Create New Project wizard

    When creating .NET Framework project, the selection of the Telerik version happens in this step.

    .NET Framework project creation wizard

    Telerik UI for WPF Visual Studio Create New Project wizard NuGet options

  5. The wizard validates your Telerik UI for WPF license and lets you download a new Telerik UI for WPF license key file if one such is not found.

    Telerik UI for WPF Create New Project wizard license key validation error

You can also start the Telerik's Create New Project Wizard (see step 2) from the Visual Studio's New Project Wizard.

Visual Studio New Project Wizard

Telerik UI for WPF Visual Studio New Project wizard

The Create New Project Wizard allows you to download a Telerik version that is not available on your machine.

If you prefer the Telerik assemblies to be copied into your solution folder, the Copy referenced assemblies to solution and source control option could be selected only into the Telerik Visual Studio extension options dialog.

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