How to open URL in background

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  What exactly are you trying to do with the returned values? If you are simply trying to parse the content or check availability / response codes, then you could use the invoke-webrequest command:

  Invoke-WebRequest -URI "http://192.168.167.132/test.html"

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  • Proposed as answer by Hello_2018 Thursday, May 25, 2017 7:30 AM

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  Hi,

  I try to open an URL in background

  I tried that :

  $ie = new-object -com "InternetExplorer.Application"

  $ie.navigate("www.bing.com")

  It works ! But when I set my server url :

  $ie.navigate("192.168.167.132\test.html")

  the IE window appears !!!

  Can you help me ?
  

  it doesn't appears in my PS 5.0.

  PS C:\share> $PSVersionTable
  
  Name                           Value
  ----                           -----
  PSVersion                      5.0.10586.117
  PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
  BuildVersion                   10.0.10586.117
  CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.34003
  WSManStackVersion              3.0
  PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
  SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

  Best regards,

  Andy

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