How to check MD5/SHA256 CheckSum (hash) in Windows 10/11?

 

How to check MD5/SHA256 CheckSum (hash) in Windows 10?

 

Checksum (hash) a file in Windows using the built-in certUtil command-line utility:


C:\> certUtil -hashfile <PATH_TO_FILE> <HASH_ALGORITHM>


MD5 checksum example (md5sum):


C:\> certUtil -hashfile C:\file.img MD5


SHA256 checksum example (sha256sum):


C:\> certUtil -hashfile C:\file.img SHA256

 

Using PowerShell

Get-FileHash C:\filename.exe

 

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