public MainPage() { this.InitializeComponent(); // set the sidebar to GroupsSideBar sideBar.Navigate(typeof(GroupsSideBar)); // set the Frame Navigator instances for navigating through the frames ProfileNavigator.SetFrame(profileFrame); LeftFrameNavigator.SetFrame(leftFrame); RightFrameNavigator.SetFrame(rightFrame); viewModel = new MainPageViewModel(); this.DataContext = viewModel; this.NavigationCacheMode = NavigationCacheMode.Required; }