Data Connection Background. Sometimes called background syncing background data can keep your apps updated with the latest notifications like status updates snapchat stories and tweets. Excel can connect external data sources when you provide certain information about the external data and allows you to refresh them manually automatically in specified intervals or in a more customized fashion using vba.
How to turn off or restrict background data in windows 10 turn off background data of wifi connection if you are using wifi on your pc laptop. Basically background data means that an app is using data even when you re not actively using the app. In the connection properties dialog box on the usage tab under refresh control select the refresh data when opening the file check box.
A common example is a table in an excel file stored in onedrive for business.
Step 2 click on the data tab. You can use this option when you are running a query in the background. Shield icon cyber security digital data network protection future technology digital data network connection. Sub refresh all data connections for each objconnection in thisworkbook connections get current background refresh value bbackground objconnection oledbconnection backgroundquery temporarily disable background refresh objconnection oledbconnection backgroundquery false refresh this connection objconnection refresh set background refresh value back to original value objconnection oledbconnection backgroundquery bbackground next msgbox finished refreshing all data connections end sub.