Generate/Verify checksums from file

[d1n13l]

Without a additional tool you can´t fastly verfiy files with a checksum. You can only use the cmd:

eg. CMD:
certutil -hashfile SHA256

Possible algorithm:
MD2 MD4 MD5 SHA1 SHA256 SHA384 SHA512

It would be great to have these settings in a new tab "Checksum" by right clicking on a file, where all checksums listed (which can be calculated by certutil) .

There should be a field where you can copy in an existing checksum and compare it with the calculated ones. If it matches, the matching hash could be marked.

[glen-84]

I'm using http://implbits.com/products/hashtab/.

[aster94]

Check also this https://www.binaryfortress.com/HashTools/

[belg4mit]

Wasn't this one of the options in Send to X? If not, that seems like a very good place for it to live.

[crutkas]

Powershell has this, I want this as well. awesome idea!

[crutkas]

@belg4mit good idea!

[crutkas]

Feels like a good addition for #641 as a larger enhancement ... powermenu

[matthewmazzoleni]

it would be great to add this to the file property tab too.

[miguelsantos]

An interesting option, which I currently use, is Hashcheck. It adds an item in the context menu and a tab on the Property window. It is also capable of calculating hashes for folders, recursively. Supports all the suggested algorithms and is BSD 3-Clause licensed.

[soyfrien]

I was about to open this issue, but want to point out that it will duplicate this functionality for anyone with 7-zip installed so it'd be nice to disable the feature or have PT replace basic 7-zip functionality.

7-zip shell extension for folder context menus in File Explorer includes the hashing suite

[davior]

this can be easily added to your context menu via reg hacks.. checkout :

How to Add Hash to Context Menu of Files in Windows 8 and Windows 10

[noraa-junker]

this can be easily added to your context menu via reg hacks.. checkout :

How to Add Hash to Context Menu of Files in Windows 8 and Windows 10

You can create a utility from it, when you want

[merlinbeedell]

Sure wish these hash values could be displayed in the Edge Browser's download file list. You could immediately verify the app you have just downloaded matches the website that you got it from, without skipping out to file explorer.
But I guess PowerTools do not bind with browsers. Still - thought I would mention it anyway!

[soyfrien]

this can be easily added to your context menu via reg hacks.. checkout :
How to Add Hash to Context Menu of Files in Windows 8 and Windows 10

You can create a utility from it, when you want

Did anyone read this? Never mind, it should wait until the requisite PowerShell 7 is always available where ever PowerToys is installed.

See official documentation describing what's soon available: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Get-FileHash?view=powershell-7.1&viewFallbackFrom=powershell-6