How to get an MD5 checksum in PowerShell

Question

I would like to calculate an MD5 checksum of some content. How do I do this in PowerShell?

Answer 1

Sample for right-click menu option as well:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\SHA1 PS check\command]
@="C:\\Windows\\system32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe -NoExit -Command Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA1 '%1'"