A technician needs to reset the password for a local user account named 'bsmith' on a standalone Windows 10 computer. The technician is using an administrative command prompt. Which command will prompt the technician to enter a new password for the user without displaying it on the screen?
The correct command is net user bsmith *. The net user command is used to manage local user accounts. Using an asterisk (*) after the username prompts the administrator to enter a new password, and the password is not displayed as it is typed, which is a security best practice. The net use command is incorrect as it is used for managing network connections, such as mapping drives. chgpass is not a valid Windows command. The gpupdate command is used to refresh Group Policy settings and is not used for managing user passwords.
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