Change WPF controls from a non-main thread using Dispatcher.Invoke

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The first thing is to understand that, the Dispatcher is not designed to run long blocking operation (such as retrieving data from a WebServer…). You can use the Dispatcher when you want to run an operation that will be executed on the UI thread (such as updating the value of a progress bar).

What you can do is to retrieve your data in a background worker and use the ReportProgress method to propagate changes in the UI thread.

If you really need to use the Dispatcher directly, it’s pretty simple:

Application.Current.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(
  DispatcherPriority.Background,
  new Action(() => this.progressBar.Value = 50));

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