function Get-ExtendedAttributes
{

    <#
        .SYNOPSIS
            Leverages the Windows Explorer COM object to return all extended attributes related to a file.
        .DESCRIPTION
            Windows Explorer can return many extra attributes for files. This function instances a Shell.Application COM object and parses all the valid attributes for a given directory based on a file name.
        .EXAMPLE
            Get-ExtendedAttributes grad-670x376.jpg

            MD5                   : C957BA24A6C971D83C132817D486BD31
            Vertical resolution   : ‎96 dpi
            Folder path           : C:\Users\aaron\My Pictures
            Date accessed         : 3/12/2015 3:42 PM
            Date created          : 3/12/2015 3:42 PM
            Dimensions            : ‪670 x 376‬
            Height                : ‎376 pixels
            Horizontal resolution : ‎96 dpi
            Owner                 : CONTOSO\abockel
            Perceived type        : Image
            Link status           : Unresolved
            Size                  : 10.5 KB
            Attributes            : A
            Path                  : C:\Users\aaron\My Pictures\grad-670x376.jpg
            Folder name           : My Pictures
            Shared                : No
            Folder                : My Pictures (C:\Users\aaron)
            Bit depth             : 24
            Name                  : grad-670x376
            Width                 : ‎670 pixels
            Type                  : JPEG image
            Date modified         : 3/12/2015 3:42 PM
            Filename              : grad-670x376
            Computer              : MEATPOPSICLE (this computer)
            Kind                  : Picture
            Item type             : JPEG image
            Rating                : Unrated

    #>
    param ([Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]$FileName,[switch]$ExcludeMD5)

    try
    {
        switch ($filename.GetType().Name)
        {
            "String"    {
                            $PSFileObject = gci $filename
                        }
            "FileInfo"  {

                            if ((test-path $filename) -eq $true)
                            {$PSFileObject = $filename}
                            else
                            {throw "Could not validate path to file object"}
                        }
            default {}
        }
    }
    catch
    {
        throw $error[0]
    }


    $objShell = New-Object -ComObject Shell.Application #create a com object for windows explorer objects
    $objFolder = $objShell.namespace($PSFileObject.DirectoryName)  #set the working path
    0..266 | Foreach-object -begin {$Columns=@{} } -process {$Columns.add($objFolder.getDetailsOf($Null, $_),$_)} #create array of attributes returned from COM for given directory
    $fileCOMObject = $objFolder.ParseName($PSFileObject.Name) #filter for the specified file. The COM object returns ALL files.
    $fileObject = new-object pscustomobject
    if ($ExcludeMD5)
        {
            #excluding MD5 hash.
        }
        else
        {
            $FileHash = Get-FileHash $PSFileObject -Algorithm MD5
            $fileObject | add-member -type noteproperty -name $FileHash.Algorithm -value $FileHash.Hash
        }
    foreach ($value in $Columns.values)
    {
        $attribute = $objFolder.GetDetailsOf($fileCOMObject, $value)
        if ($attribute)
        {
            $fileObject | add-member -type noteproperty -name ($columns.keys | ?{$columns[$_] -eq $value}) -value $attribute
        }
    }
    $fileObject
}