Get-FileHash myfile.txt

An optional -Algorithm flag lets you choose between MD5, SHA256, etc. It's nice to have this built-in.

For 3rd party options I really like HashTab [0] which is free for personal use. It places a configurable list of hashes in right-click > Properties, with a bonus of comparing the hashes against one you might already have on your clipboard and giving you a green "OK" if it matches.

[0] http://implbits.com/products/hashtab/

The command line is useful.

But in the same way most users are not likely to "touch newfile.txt" the GUI isn't helpful.

yes, I know. I can't fix the Windows GUI, but I can try to offer workarounds. Not everyone knows all of the little things you can do, including myself.

Ok, figured out more what you were getting at I think.

As per sibling post to yours you can run executables from your PATH environment variable in the address bar.

So while you can't run "dir" directly you can run CMD and pass it dir | clip, or as I did "powershell -command ls|clip"

Nice one! Thanks for the direction!

I try to help when I can. I can't usually solve the actual problem, but I can come up with a workaround.

and I often mess those up, so I'm glad I helped you, even if it was only a little bit.