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Windows context menu, individual Hash calculation shortcut
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell\Calculating.Hash.Checksums.Cascading]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\MD2]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\MD4]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\MD5]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\SHA.1]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\SHA.256]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\SHA.384]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\SHA.512]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\All.Hash]
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\Shell\Calculating.Hash.Checksums.Cascading]
"Extended"=""
"MUIVerb"="Calculate hash checksums"
"SubCommands"="MD2;MD4;MD5;SHA.1;SHA.256;SHA.384;SHA.512;All.Hash"
"Icon"="imageres.dll,262"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\MD2]
"Icon"="imageres.dll,262"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\MD2\Command]
@="cmd /s /c pushd &call certUtil -hashfile \"%1\" MD2 > \"%1-Hash (MD2).txt\""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\MD4]
"Icon"="imageres.dll,262"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\MD4\Command]
@="cmd /s /c pushd &call certUtil -hashfile \"%1\" MD4 > \"%1-Hash (MD4).txt\""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\MD5]
"Icon"="imageres.dll,262"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\MD5\Command]
@="cmd /s /c pushd &call certUtil -hashfile \"%1\" MD5 > \"%1-Hash (MD5).txt\""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\SHA.1]
@="SHA-1"
"Icon"="imageres.dll,262"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\SHA.1\Command]
@="cmd /s /c pushd &call certUtil -hashfile \"%1\" SHA1 > \"%1-Hash (SHA-1).txt\""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\SHA.256]
@="SHA-256"
"Icon"="imageres.dll,262"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\SHA.256\Command]
@="cmd /s /c pushd &call certUtil -hashfile \"%1\" SHA256 > \"%1-Hash (SHA-256).txt\""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\SHA.384]
@="SHA-384"
"Icon"="imageres.dll,262"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\SHA.384\Command]
@="cmd /s /c pushd &call certUtil -hashfile \"%1\" SHA384 > \"%1-Hash (SHA-384).txt\""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\SHA.512]
@="SHA-512"
"Icon"="imageres.dll,262"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\SHA.512\Command]
@="cmd /s /c pushd &call certUtil -hashfile \"%1\" SHA512 > \"%1-Hash (SHA-512).txt\""
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\All.Hash]
@="*"
"Icon"="imageres.dll,262"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell\All.Hash\Command]
@="cmd /s /c pushd &(call certUtil -hashfile \"%1\" MD2 & certUtil -hashfile \"%1\" MD4 & certUtil -hashfile \"%1\" MD5 & certUtil -hashfile \"%1\" SHA1 & certUtil -hashfile \"%1\" SHA256 & certUtil -hashfile \"%1\" SHA384 & certUtil -hashfile \"%1\" SHA512) > \"%1\"-Hash.txt"
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I'm need make custom imageres.dll librarry for my application only as appicons.dll not use imageres.dll

@AhmadFCheema
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It's similar to the above-linked video, i.e.

  1. Use the original imageres.dll file as the template by making a copy of it and renaming it to something like appicons.dll
  2. Then delete the original icons and add the new ones you need and save the file.

Additional instruction resources: How to Make Your Own DLL File with Customized Icons, and another easier approach.

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Thank you

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rohknas commented Jul 29, 2020

Hello, i tryed your solution but i don't have admin rights on my work computer, so i put the entry in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes*\shell\MakeMD5\command, it appears all right in context menu but upon clicking I get the following error : "Windows Cannot Access the Specified Device Path or File"
But on the file i right click "MakeMD5" the rights are all good, it's a file i created myself. i really don't get the error.
I tried to add another entry : HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes*\shell\Npp++\command, with the value "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" "%1", and it's working perfectly
If someone can spare any help?

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In Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\*\shell\MakeMD5\Command, I added the following value:
cmd /s /c pushd &(call certUtil -hashfile "%1" MD5) > ""%1"-Hash (MD5)".txt

Tested this to be working for an admin account. First, try this one to make sure there weren't any simple typo mistakes.

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