There's a problem with radSearchbox inserted in a radWindow contenttemplate. On First show then inputText width is equal to 0 until a contextitem is selected or a button pushed . (test on ie10 firefox and chrome) code example : <telerik:RadWindow runat="server" ID="RadWindow1" Modal="true" AutoSize="true" Behaviors="Close,Move"> <ContentTemplate> <telerik:RadSearchBox ID="RadSearchBox1" runat="server" Width="350" SearchContext-ShowDefaultItem="False" OnClientSearch="onClientSearch" OnClientButtonCommand="onClientButtonCommand" ShowSearchButton="false" Skin="Default"> <DropDownSettings Height="150" Width="300" /> <Localization LoadingItemsMessage="recherche en cours....." DefaultItemText="Saisissez le nom du point ici" /> <WebServiceSettings Path="PointDeTournee.aspx" Method="GetResults" /> <SearchContext> <Items> <telerik:SearchContextItem Text="POI" Key="1" ImageUrl="../Img/POI/Special_Divers-Bl.bmp" Selected="true"/> <telerik:SearchContextItem Text="PA" Key="2" ImageUrl="../Img/POI/PA.bmp" /> </Items> </SearchContext> </telerik:RadSearchBox> </ContentTemplate> </telerik:RadWindow>