Open URL via cmd without opening a browser
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I wanted to use my local server which is running Windows 7 to take advantage of the task scheduler to setup some cron jobs for some of my php files.

I can do this currently by:
`start http://theurl`

Which opens in my default browser. However I was hoping to accomplish this without physically opening  a browser so when I come back to my computer after a few days I don't have millions of Chrome windows open. 

**How can I load a URL without opening a browser client via `cmd`.**