Installing UI for WPF Using ZIP File
This article describes how to install Telerik UI for WPF manually from a ZIP file.
Note that the recommended installation approach is to use the Telerik NuGet packages
Downloading ZIP Package
Open the Telerik UI for WPF download page and download the Telerik_UI_for_WPF_[version]_[license]_Dlls.zip file. Then, extract the .zip file in the desired location.
The .zip contains the Telerik dlls along with some extra files. The following shows the contents of the archive:
Binaries: Contains the XAML version of the Telerik dlls.
Binaries.NoXaml: Contains the the NoXaml verison of the Telerik dlls.
Read more about this in the Xaml vs. NoXaml article.
LicenseAgreements: Contains the UI for WPF EULA, and the license agreements of any third party libraries used by UI for WPF.
Themes.Implicit: Contains .xaml resource files (ResourceDictionaries) holding all the styles and templates of the Telerik controls.
Using the Telerik dlls in a WPF Project
To use the Telerik dlls, create a new WPF project using the Visual Studio project template from the File --> New --> Project menu.
Set a Project name and Location for the project. For this example, we will use TelerikWPFApplication for the project's name.
This will create an empty WPF project where you can reference the Telerik dlls.
Referencing Telerik Assemblies
Use the Visual Studio's Reference Manager to browse and reference the Telerik dlls.
If you need to set a Telerik theme different than the default one check the Xaml vs. NoXaml and the Setting a Theme articles.
Installing a
To use the Telerik WPF product you will need to install a valid . Otherwise, you will see warning messages and banners related to the licensing. See how to activate a license in the Installing article.
Adding Telerik Controls
After you create the WPF project and reference the Telerik assemblies, add any UI and related code-behind, models, and styles. This example will show a fundamental setup, including a RadTabControl with few tabs defined in XAML.
Adding Telerik control in the UI
<Window x:Class="TelerikWpfApplication.MainWindow"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
xmlns:local="clr-namespace:TelerikWpfApplication" xmlns:telerik="http://schemas.telerik.com/2008/xaml/presentation"
mc:Ignorable="d"
Title="MainWindow" Height="450" Width="800">
<Grid>
<telerik:RadTabControl>
<telerik:RadTabItem Header="Home" />
<telerik:RadTabItem Header="Insert" />
<telerik:RadTabItem Header="View" />
</telerik:RadTabControl>
</Grid>
</Window>
Deploying the Application
To deploy a WPF application, you can use several different approaches, like XCopy, ClickOnce, or Windows Installer deployment. Read more about this in the Deploy a WPF Application MSDN article.
Redistributing Telerik Application
Several rules should be kept in mind when redistributing an application with Telerik dlls. Read more about this in the Redistributing Telerik Assemblies article.
Upgrading the Project
To upgrade the project, download the new version of the .msi or the .zip file and install it accordingly. Then remove the old Telerik references from the WPF project and include the new ones. At this point, double-check if all the Telerik assemblies have the same version (for example, 2020.3.102) and if all or of the same type (Xaml or NoXaml). To check this, right-click the .dll file (for example, Telerik.Windows.Controls.dll) and choose the Properties option.
Delete the bin and obj folders of the projects that reference Telerik dlls in the solution and then Clean, and Rebuild them. This will ensure that no older Telerik dlls are cached and used during the compilation.
