title: Recommended method for loading a URL via a scheduled task on Windows
body: <p>I have a webpage hosted on a Windows box that I need to assure gets loaded at least once/day. My current plan is to create a scheduled task that opens Internet Explorer and hits the URL:</p>
  
  <pre><code>"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" myurl.com/script_to_run_daily.aspx
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  <p>This was simple to setup and works fine, but it strikes me as a hack because Internet Explorer actually has to open and hit this URL. I don't need any input back from this page, it simply stores cached data in files when it's hit.</p>
  
  <p>Is there a slicker way of doing this? In case it matters, this is a VB.net site.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks in advance!</p>