WPF Missing Telerik Menu in Visual Studio (Telerik UI for WPF Extensions)

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Updated on Jul 9, 2026

Environment

Product	Progress Telerik UI for WPF
Component	Telerik UI for WPF Visual Studio Extensions

Description

The Telerik menu is missing in Visual Studio.

This usually happens when Telerik UI for WPF extensions are disabled or not installed correctly.

Solution

Reason

Progress Telerik UI for WPF extensions are disabled or not installed correctly.

Solution 1: Extension Is Disabled

Open Visual Studio.
Go to Tools -> Extensions and Updates....

For Visual Studio 2019 and later, use Extensions -> Manage Extensions.
Open the Installed tab.
Search for Telerik UI for WPF VSExtensions.
Make sure the extension is Enabled.

Solution 2: Extension Is Not Installed

Open Visual Studio.
Go to Tools -> Extensions and Updates....

For Visual Studio 2019 and later, use Extensions -> Manage Extensions.
Open the Online tab.
Search for Telerik UI for WPF VSExtensions.
Download and install the extension.

If the steps above do not solve the issue, generate a Visual Studio ActivityLog file before contacting support:

Open Developer Command Prompt for Visual Studio as administrator.

Run devenv /log %userprofile%\desktop\ActivityLog.xml.

Reproduce the problem.

Attach the generated ActivityLog file when contacting support.