Emphasize auto license key download

Author: yordan-mitev

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-# Installing License Key
+# Installing Your License Key
 
-Starting with the 2025 Q1 release, the UI components from the WPF library require activation through a license key (trial or commercial). This article describes how to download your personal license key and use it to activate the WPF UI components.
+Starting with the 2025 Q1 release, the UI components from the WPF library require activation through a license key (trial or commercial). This article describes how to download your personal license key and use it to activate the WPF UI components. An invalid license results in [errors and warnings]({%slug license-activation-errors-and-warnings%}) during build and run-time indicators such as watermarks and banners.
 
-An invalid license results in [errors and warnings]({%slug license-activation-errors-and-warnings%}) during build and run-time indicators such as watermarks and banners.
+To download a license key for Telerik UI for WPF, you must have either a developer or trial license. If you are new to Telerik UI for WPF, sign up for a [free trial](https://www.telerik.com/try/ui-for-wpf) first, and then follow the steps below.
 
-## Downloading the License Key
+Depending on your development environment and preferences, you can install your license key in either of the following ways:
 
-To download a license key for Telerik UI for WPF, you must have either a developer or trial license. If you are new to Telerik UI for WPF, sign up for a [free trial](https://www.telerik.com/try/ui-for-wpf) first, and then follow the steps below.
+* [*Automatic installation*](#automatic-license-key-installation) for NuGet-based development—suitable for developers using Telerik productivity tools like the Telerik extensions for Visual Studio and the Progress Control Panel.
+* [*Manual installation*](#manual-license-key-installation) for NuGet-based development—suitable for trial users and developers who prefer to manage their projects and Telerik product versions manually.
+* [*Manual installation for projects without NuGet references*](#adding-a-license-key-to-projects-without-nuget-references)—suitable for developers who cannot use NuGet references in their projects.
 
-1. Go to the [License Keys](https://www.telerik.com/account/your-licenses/license-keys) page in your Telerik account.
+## Automatic License Key Installation
 
-1. Click the __Download License Key__ button.
- 
-	![Picture showing the License Keys page](images/installing-license-key-0.png)
+Telerik provides tools that automatically provision your license key. These tools include the [Telerik UI for WPF Visual Studio extensions]({%slug radcontrols-for-wpf-vs-extensions-overview-wpf%}) and the [Progress Control Panel](https://docs.telerik.com/controlpanel/introduction).
+
+### Installing a License Key with the VS Extensions
+
+To install your license key by using the [Telerik UI for WPF Visual Studio extensions]({%slug radcontrols-for-wpf-vs-extensions-overview-wpf%}):
+
+1. Open Visual Studio.
+1. Go to **Extensions** > **Telerik** > **Licensing** > **Download Key**.
+
+  ![Picture showing the License Keys page](images/vsx-download-license-key-file.png)
+
+The Visual Studio extension puts the file in your home directory (`%appdata%\Telerik`), which activates the WPF components.
 
-> The [Progress Control Panel](https://www.telerik.com/download-trial-file/v2/control-panel) and the [Visual Studio Extensions]({%slug radcontrols-for-wpf-vs-extensions-overview-wpf%}) will automatically download and store your license key in the `%appdata%\Telerik` directory. This makes it available for all projects developed on the local machine.	
+### Installing a License Key with the Progress Control Panel
 
-## Activating the UI for WPF Components
+Upon starting the [Progress Control Panel](https://docs.telerik.com/controlpanel/introduction), the application automatically downloads your license key file to your home directory (`%appdata%\Telerik`), which activates the WPF components.
 
-To activate the UI for WPF components:
+To manually trigger the license key download—for example, when you renew you license or purchase a new one:
 
-* Copy the [downloaded](#downloading-the-license-key) `telerik-license.txt` license key file to your home directory (`%appdata%\Telerik`). This makes it available for all projects developed on the local machine.	
+1. Open the Progress Control Panel.
+1. Go to **View all subscriptions**.
+1. Click **DOWNLOAD LICENSE KEY**.
 
-* Alternatively, copy the `telerik-license.txt` license key file to the root folder of your project. This makes the license key available only to this project. Do not commit the file to source control as this is your personal license key.
+## Manual License Key Installation
+
+To manually download and install a license key for Telerik UI for WPF:
+
+1. Go to the [License Keys](https://www.telerik.com/account/your-licenses/license-keys) page in your Telerik account.
+
+1. Click the __Download License Key__ button.
+
+	![Picture showing the License Keys page](images/installing-license-key-0.png)
+
+1. Copy the downloaded `telerik-license.txt` license key file to your home directory (`%appdata%\Telerik`). This makes it available for all projects developed on the local machine.
+
+Alternatively, copy the `telerik-license.txt` license key file to the root folder of your project. This makes the license key available only to this project. Do not commit the file to source control as this is your personal license key.
 
 When you build the project, the `Telerik.Licensing` NuGet package automatically locates the license file and uses it to activate the product. If your project doesn’t use NuGet packages, see [Adding a License Key to Projects without NuGet References](#adding-a-license-key-to-projects-without-nuget-references).
 
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 1. Go to the [License Keys](https://www.telerik.com/account/your-licenses/license-keys) page in your Telerik account.
 
-1. On the Progress® Telerik® UI for WPF row, click the __View key__ link in the __SCRIPT KEY__ column. 
+1. On the Progress® Telerik® UI for WPF row, click the __View key__ link in the __SCRIPT KEY__ column.
 
-1. Copy the C# code snippet into a new file, for example, `TelerikLicense.cs`. 
+1. Copy the C# code snippet into a new file, for example, `TelerikLicense.cs`.
 
-1. Add the `TelerikLicense.cs` file to your project. 
+1. Add the `TelerikLicense.cs` file to your project.
 
-	Do not publish the license key code snippet in publicly accessible repositories. This is your personal license key.
+>Do not publish the license key code snippet in publicly accessible repositories. This is your personal license key.
 
 ## Updating Your License Key
 
-Whenever you purchase a new Telerik UI for WPF license or renew an existing one, always [download a new license key](#downloading-the-license-key). The new license key includes information about all previous license purchases. This process is referred to as a license key update. Once you have the new license key, use it to [activate the components](#activating-the-ui-for-wpf-components).
+Whenever you purchase a new Telerik UI for WPF license or renew an existing one, always download and install a new license key by using the [automatic](#automatic-license-key-installation) or the [manual](#manual-license-key-installation) approach. The new license key includes information about all previous license purchases. This process is referred to as a license key update.
+
+## See Also
 
-## See Also  
 * [License Activation Errors and Warnings]({%slug license-activation-errors-and-warnings%})
 * [Adding the License Key to CI Services]({%slug installing-license-to-ci-services%})
 * [Frequently Asked Questions about Your UI for WPF License Key]({%slug license-frequently-asked-questions%})