In the middle of recon of an account the program refreshes!! How can I stop that on my laptop.

Hi pmiller1959_,

It's possible that the Sign me out if inactive for is set to an hour. Let's check the settings and update it to 3 hours by following these steps:

1. Go to the Gear icon located in the upper right-hand corner.
2. Under Your Company, select Account and Settings. 
3. On the left panel, click Advanced.
4. Scroll down to Other preferences section and choose 3 hours from the Sign me out if inactive for drop-down menu.
5. Select Save and then Done. 

For a visual guide, I've added a sample screenshot below:

You can also view this article in reference to the steps above: Change the timeout duration in QuickBooks Online.

I'm here if you have any additional questions about QuickBooks. Thanks.