The best replacement for backgroundworker is thread.

The best alternatives to backgroundworker are rated as following:
★★★★★  thread
★★★★  task
★★★★  threadpool
★★  dispatcher
★★  threading
★★  async
★  thread c#
★  begininvoke
★  timer
  thread pool

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Speaking about backgroundworker, one probably shouldn't forget about progress bar c#.

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★★★★ timer c#
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