Check Hash of file using powershell

If you ever need to check the hash value of a file that you downloaded in a windows based system all you need to do is powershell and run the command Get-FileHash. 



The default algorithm used is SHA256 but you can use the Algorithm parameter and choose md5 or what is needed. Here is more information of the command  
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/reference/5.1/microsoft.powershell.utility/get-filehash