Run code on UI thread in WinRT

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It’s easier to directly get the CoreWindow from the non-UI thread. The following code will work everywhere, even when GetForCurrentThread() or Window.Current returns null.

CoreApplication.MainView.CoreWindow.Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal,
    <lambda for your code which should run on the UI thread>);

for example:

CoreApplication.MainView.CoreWindow.Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal,
    () =>
    {
        // Your UI update code goes here!
    });

You’ll need to reference Windows.ApplicationModel.Core namespace:

using Windows.ApplicationModel.Core;

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