{"id":9532,"date":"2019-05-26T15:20:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-26T15:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=9532"},"modified":"2020-03-23T15:05:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T15:05:23","slug":"how-to-get-file-hash-via-right-click-menu-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/how-to-get-file-hash-via-right-click-menu-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Get File Hash Checksum (MD5, SHA-256) via Right-click Menu"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hashing means taking an input string of any length and giving out an output of a fixed length. Using the cryptographic hashing algorithm — e.g., MD5, SHA-256, SHA-384, you can verify if two files are identical or not. The checksum is a hash value used for performing data integrity checks on files. It’s a kind of signature for a file.<\/p>\n

When you download large files from the internet such as the Windows 10 ISO images, there are chances that the file gets corrupt or a few bits lost due to inconsistent connection or other factors. Hash verification is the best way to compare the two hashes – source file on a website or server versus the downloaded copy.<\/p>\n

Many software vendors put up the hash for file downloads on their site. You might have seen in torrent sites that a hash value usually accompanies the download link.<\/p>\n

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Also, the hash checksum comparison is an excellent way to identify duplicate files<\/a> in a computer or compare two folders<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In this article, let’s see how to get the cryptographic hash using MD5, SHA-256, SHA-384 algorithms using various methods, and how to integrate the functionality into the context menu.<\/p>\n

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How to get file hash checksum in Windows<\/h4>\n
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  1. Using PowerShell (built-in to Windows)<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Using Certutil.exe (built-in to Windows)<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Using HashMyFiles<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Using 7-Zip<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Using HashTools<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

    Get File Hash Checksum via the Right-click Menu in Windows<\/h2>\n

    <\/a>Using PowerShell<\/h3>\n

    Using Windows PowerShell (powershell.exe<\/code>), you can quickly get the file hash with a single command-line. Here is the command-line example:<\/p>\n

    get-filehash -path \"C:\\Users\\ramesh\\Desktop\\reinstall-preinstalledApps.zip\" | format-list<\/pre>\n
    This outputs the file hash (by default, it uses the SHA256 algorithm) as shown below:<\/p>\n
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    Algorithm : SHA256\r\nHash      : 3A0F056494EB1C0257FCDB59F9F93811962D4F796AD2596EC6FF1CDF8D365470\r\nPath      : C:\\Users\\ramesh\\Desktop\\reinstall-preinstalledApps.zip<\/pre>\n
    To use any other algorithm — e.g., SHA384, you can add the -Algorithm SHA384<\/code> parameter to the above command-line.<\/p>\n
    Example:<\/p>\n
    get-filehash -path \"C:\\Users\\ramesh\\Desktop\\reinstall-preinstalledApps.zip\" -Algorithm SHA384 | format-list<\/pre>\n
    The acceptable values for the -Algorithm<\/code> parameter are:<\/p>\n