Quicken, Windows Sidebar Apps no longer update

Additional information.  I use VMware.  I have no virtual machines running but there are two "unidentified" network connections that are tied to my virtual machines.  I have rebooted my computer several times.  I have included a image of my network.
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VMWare adds a virtual network adapter, which is why you see the "Unidentified network" in the Network and Sharing Center.   This is normal.

As for gadgets not updating ... this is also a fairly common issue.   Usually you can resolve it by closing the gadget and then re-adding it to the sidebar; although I've found that some are far more resilient than others (I tried several weather gadgets and stock market gadgets before finding two that retain their connections very well => e.g. I use ProWeather instead of AccuWeather for that very reason).

... one other thought:  Uninstalling VMWare and then reinstalling it can also help with networking issues that are induced by its virtual adapter => doing this won't impact any of your virtual machines or your registration info (it's retained in the registry even if you uninstall).

OK.  I uninstalled VMware. I still have the problem.  My sidebar weather gadget does not work and Quicken will not update.  I really do not care too much about the gadget.  I do care about being able to update Quicken.  It is definitely very weird.  As far as i know, I can do anything else like surf the net.  Windows does not indicate there is an error with the network connection.  

Is there a log I can check to see if there is a problem - other then the even log?  The event log shows nothing.