Windows Server 2012 R2 / IIS 8.5 - alternative to IISADMPWD - windows-server-2012-r2

I have used IISADMPWD before on previous versions of Windows Server / IIS, but this is not supported from IIS 7 onwards.
Does anyone know of an equivalent or supported Microsoft alternative for Windows 2012 R2 IIS 8.5?
I have seen this link about how to copy IISADMPWD from Windows 2003 which looks OK but I would rather use something specific for IIS 8.5 on 64 bit Windows Server 2012 R2.
Has anyone found a good solution for this?

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