private void LoadSettings() { Windows.UI.Popups.MessageDialog md = new Windows.UI.Popups.MessageDialog("Could not load settings"); string connStr = "Server=den1.mysql3.gear.host;Database=plutos;Uid=plutos;Pwd=Ez7L!3P93e_S;SslMode=None"; MySqlConnection conn = new MySqlConnection(connStr); conn.Open(); List <string> accountNames = AccountVM.GetNames(conn); CoreApplication.MainView.CoreWindow.Dispatcher.RunAsync(CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () => { if (accountNames != null) { Income_Account_ComboBox.ItemsSource = accountNames; } List <string> customerNames = Customer.GetNames(conn); if (customerNames != null) { customerBox.ItemsSource = customerNames; } conn.Close(); incomeTypeCB.ItemsSource = new List <string> { "Sale", "Invoice", "Subscription" }; }); }