How do I find the MD5 SUM of a file on Windows?

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This post shows you how to find the MD5 SUM of a file on Windows 10 Pro.

Steps to Find the MD5 SUM of a File on Windows

Step 1: Open PowerShell

Press: Windows Key + r, Type: powershell

Step 2: Type:

Get-FileHash
"D:\installers\amd\2023.2\FPGAs_AdaptiveSoCs_Unified_2023.2_1013_2256.tar.gz" -Algorithm MD5

Example Output:

Algorithm       Hash
Path
---------       ----
----
MD5			   64D64E9B937B6FD5E98B41811C74AAB2
D:\installe...

Windows Version:

From PowerShell or CMD, run:

PS C:\Users\Zach Pfeffer systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"OS Name" /B /C:"OS Version"

Output:

OS Name:                   Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
OS Version:                10.0.19045 N/A Build 19045

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