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# Upgrade project

The **Project Upgrade Wizard** is an essential feature of the Telerik Visual Studio Extensions that streamlines the process of upgrading your Telerik UI for WinForms projects to newer versions.
The **Project Upgrade Wizard** is an essential feature of the Telerik Visual Studio Extensions that streamlines the process of upgrading your Telerik UI for WinForms projects to newer versions. The Upgrade Wizard can be accessed in Visual Studio by **Extensions > Telerik > Telerik UI for WinForms > Upgrade Wizard**. It simplifies the process of changing the Telerik UI for WinForms version used in your projects. This tool ensures a smooth transition between versions while maintaining project integrity.

## Overview

The Upgrade Wizard can be accessed in Visual Studio by **Extensions > Telerik > Telerik UI for WinForms > Upgrade Wizard**. It simplifies the process of changing the Telerik UI for WinForms version used in your projects. This tool ensures a smooth transition between versions while maintaining project integrity.

## Prerequisites
### Prerequisites

Before using the Project Upgrade Wizard, ensure that:

- You have the latest version of Telerik Visual Studio Extensions installed
- Your project currently uses Telerik UI for WinForms controls
- Visual Studio is closed for any projects you plan to upgrade (recommended)

## Key Features
### Key Features

In addition to updating assembly references, the upgrade wizard provides several important additional features:
In addition to updating assembly references, the upgrade wizard provides also the following important features:

- **Version Detection**: Automatically checks if a new version of Telerik UI for WinForms is available on the Telerik website
- **Automatic Download**: Downloads newly discovered versions directly from the wizard
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- **Update Toolbox**: Update the Visual Studio Toolbox with the newly selected control versions to prevent accidental reference mismatches during drag-and-drop operations.
- **Create Backup**: Create a backup of your current project before applying changes (highly recommended).
- **Show upgrade log when the Upgrade wizard finishes the upgrade**: The upgrade log can be checked/unchecked according to user preferences.

![installation-deployment-and-distribution-vsx-upgrade-project 003](images/installation-deployment-and-distribution-vsx-upgrade-project003.png)

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