To load image from web asynchron into picturebox in C# and VB.NET you can use the following snippet.
Sample C#
pictureBox1.WaitOnLoad = false; pictureBox1.LoadAsync(@"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Fronalpstock_big.jpg");
Sample VB.NET
pictureBox1.WaitOnLoad = False pictureBox1.LoadAsync("https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Fronalpstock_big.jpg")
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