This IDEA has been partially implemented in QM2016 v3.6 and QM2017 v4.6, released Sep 2017, as per the 2016 Release Notes and 2017 Release Notes; to perform background refresh for Quicken Connect and Stock Price quotes.
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This IDEA has been fully implemented in QM2018 v5.6, released May 2018, as per the 2018 Release Notes; to also perform background refresh for Direct Connect
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