In windows powershell, give the following command: Format: Get-FileHash <filename> -Algorithm SHA256 | Format-List Example: Get-FileHash C:\Users\user1\Downloads\Contoso8_1_ENT.iso -Algorithm SHA256 | Format-List In linux: sha1sum <filename> Alternative of powershell is certutil.exe: C:\Windows\System32>certutil.exe -hashfile "file path" SHA256 C:\Windows\System32>certutil.exe -hashfile OptionalFeatures.exe SHA256 Avi