I know the BackgroundWorker should not be used in Windows Services but would anyone have a good online reference explaining why?
I know the BackgroundWorker should not be used in Windows Services but would anyone
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I know the BackgroundWorker should not be used in Windows Services but would anyone have a good online reference explaining why?
BackgroundWorker relies on a current SynchronizationContext being set in order to function. It’s really intended and designed specifically for working with UI code.
It’s typically better in a service to self-manage your threads, since there are no UI synchronization issues. Using the threading API (or .NET 4 Task API) is a much better option here.