God Mode

[chevysoldier]

For windows 7 users (and Vista 32 bit?):

By creating a new folder in Windows 7 and renaming it with a certain text string at the end, users are able to have a single place to do everything from changing the look of the mouse pointer to making a new hard-drive partition.

The trick is also said to work in Windows Vista, although some are warning that although it works fine in 32-bit versions of Vista, it can cause 64-bit versions of that operating system to crash.

To enter "GodMode," one need only create a new folder and then rename the folder to the following:

GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

Once that is done, the folder's icon will change to resemble a control panel and will contain dozens of control options. I'm not sure it's my idea of playing God, but it is a handy way to get to all kinds of controls.

"GodMode" can be renamed as anything, followed by the extension.

It isn't technically a "God Mode" but puts all the controls into one place, over 260 total. Thought I'd share.

Edited May 1, 2010 by chevysoldier

[hollywood3586]

thats pretty cool, im trying it now. thanks

[flounder]

From WinGeek.com

http://wingeek.com/articles/40507/windows-7-god-mode-mythbusting/

The tweak of the day everyone is talking about is the so called Windows 7 "God Mode." Simply create a new folder, call it GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} and you will have a shortcut to every setting on your computer. Sounds great right? The problem is no new features or settings are exposed. Only a list of tasks that can be accomplished within Control Panel that Windows 7 and Vista use for start menu and control panel search.

The feature is not actually even called God Mode but All Tasks. Since the All Tasks feature is simply a shell folder you can access it a few different ways. The most direct method is to open up Explorer and type in shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} in the address bar and hit Enter. Alternatively, create a folder and name it anything.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}.

At one point during the Windows 7 betas this feature was even exposed to users as All Tasks but hidden in the final releases. That caused me to do some extra editing on the final review of my Windows 7 Tweaks book.

In this case someone named the folder GodMode which sounds like a secret feature burried deep within Windows. In reality its just another shell folder. If you need to change a setting simply search for it in the Start Menu. That is what this feature was actually designed for.

Although if you are the kind of person that likes to navigate through a list of 279 tasks instead of simply typing in what you need try out this even better backdoor secretly created by the president of the Windows division. Create a new folder and name it: SinofskyBackdoor.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}.

[CBR600rr]

Works on windows Vista as well

[Likwid]

very cool, thanks for posting

[chevysoldier]

Works on windows Vista as well

32 bit, not 64 bit. There is a different line for 64 bit.

[John]

lol welcome to a week after win7 release.

[chevysoldier]

lol welcome to a week after win7 release.

Well I just got 7 a few weeks ago. Had XP before so I'm trying to learn the new OS.

[psyco1]

iddqd

[jporter12]

iddqd

< idspispopd

[jporter12]

Name the game that the above code comes from.

Bonus points if you know what it stands for!

[jblosser]

Doom. Duh. :grin:

"Id" was the company that created the game. Don't know without Googling what the hell the other letters mean.

[chevysoldier]

I googled it, thats funny

[jporter12]

I googled it, thats funny

I feel like and old nerd because I didn't have to google it! I knew it from back when the game was fairly new!