C#

// Get Stream of the file
fileReader = new StreamReader(File.Open(this.FileName, FileMode.Open));

FileInfo fileInfo = new FileInfo(this.FileName);

long bytesRead = 0;

// Change the 75 for performance.  Find a number that suits your application best
int bufferLength = 1024 * 75;

while (!fileReader.EndOfStream)
{
    double completePercent = ((double)bytesRead / (double)fileInfo.Length);

    // I am using my own Progress Bar Dialog I left in here to show an example
    this.ProgressBar.UpdateProgressBar(completePercent);

    int readLength = bufferLength;

    if ((fileInfo.Length - bytesRead) < readLength)
    {
        // There is less in the file than the lenght I am going to read so change it to the 
        // smaller value
        readLength = (int)(fileInfo.Length - bytesRead);
    }

    char[] buffer = new char[readLength];

    // GEt the next chunk of the file
    bytesRead += (long)(fileReader.Read(buffer, 0, readLength));

    // This will help the file load much faster
    string currentLine = new string(buffer).Replace("
", string.Empty);

    // Load in background
    this.Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(new Action(() =>
        {
            TextRange range = new TextRange(textBox.Document.ContentEnd, textBox.Document.ContentEnd);
            range.Text = currentLine;

        }), DispatcherPriority.Normal);
}