The filter is not updated when the DeferTextChange property is set to True. The properties set to the control:
<telerik:RadMultiColumnComboBox x:Name="OptionsComboBox"
DisplayMemberPath="Name"
NullText="Select an option..."
CloseDropDownAfterSelectionInput="True"
DropDownWidth="440" DropDownHeight="220"
Height="32"
SelectionBoxesVisibility="Collapsed"
AutoCompleteMode="SuggestAppend"
ClearSelectionOnDeleteOrBackKey="True"
DeferTextChange="True">
. . . . . 1. Select Banana from the dropdown. It should appear as editable text without the little × button.
2. Reopen the dropdown, so we can se it
3. Click in the middle of banana in the textbox(not the dropdown), then Ctrl+A and type zz.
4. Wait a second, then Ctrl+A, Backspace.