How to Add File Hash to the Context Menu

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 06/15/2023

Add File Hash Context Menu allows those who frequently download a right-click Context Menu to verify the HASH values of any file quickly. You can calculate SHA1, SHA256, SHA384, SHA512, MACTripleDES, MD5, and RIPEMD160 hash values.

You can also download the registry files here.

Uninstalling was hit or miss on different computers. Be sure to back up your registry first.

For those who prefer to create their own registry files with a text editor, here is the code. You can copy and paste the code into a text editor and save as .reg.

Once installed, you will see your new right-click Context Menu:

Once you click on a file, a window will popup with the hash values:

Add File Hash Context Menu

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellGetFileHash]
"MUIVerb"="Hash"
"SubCommands"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellGetFileHashshell1SHA1]
"MUIVerb"="SHA1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellGetFileHashshell1SHA1command]
@="powershell.exe -noexit get-filehash -literalpath '%1' -algorithm SHA1 | format-list"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellGetFileHashshell2SHA256]
"MUIVerb"="SHA256"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellGetFileHashshell2SHA256command]
@="powershell.exe -noexit get-filehash -literalpath '%1' -algorithm SHA256 | format-list"


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellGetFileHashshell3SHA384]
"MUIVerb"="SHA384"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellGetFileHashshell3SHA384command]
@="powershell.exe -noexit get-filehash -literalpath '%1' -algorithm SHA384 | format-list"


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellGetFileHashshell4SHA512]
"MUIVerb"="SHA512"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellGetFileHashshell4SHA512command]
@="powershell.exe -noexit get-filehash -literalpath '%1' -algorithm SHA512 | format-list"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellGetFileHashshell5MACTripleDES]
"MUIVerb"="MACTripleDES"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellGetFileHashshell5MACTripleDEScommand]
@="powershell.exe -noexit get-filehash -literalpath '%1' -algorithm MACTripleDES | format-list"


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellGetFileHashshell6MD5]
"MUIVerb"="MD5"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellGetFileHashshell6MD5command]
@="powershell.exe -noexit get-filehash -literalpath '%1' -algorithm MD5 | format-list"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellGetFileHashshell7RIPEMD160]
"MUIVerb"="RIPEMD160"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellGetFileHashshell7RIPEMD160command]
@="powershell.exe -noexit get-filehash -literalpath '%1' -algorithm RIPEMD160 | format-list"

Remove File Hash Context Menu

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellGetFileHash]

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