Understanding Windows 7's 'GodMode'
Understanding Windows 7's 'GodMode'
January 4, 2010 12:41 PM
Although its name suggests perhaps even grander capabilities, Windows enthusiasts are excited over the discovery of a hidden "GodMode" feature that lets users access all of the operating system's control panels from within a single folder.
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.
I've asked Microsoft for more details on the feature and how it came to be. But so far, Redmond is silent on the topic.
Ina Fried (CNET News)
:source: Source: CNET News
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dont try it if u r running 64bit vista as it states:cry:
need to spend some time to fix it if u do:P
Re: Understanding Windows 7's 'GodMode'
Wait.... Controlling an OS with plain text files.. I think I've seen this somewhere before..... But I don't remember it being called 'godmode'....
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Wait.... Controlling an OS with plain text files.. I think I've seen this somewhere before..... But I don't remember it being called 'godmode'....
Who mentioned controlling anything using text files?
This "godmode" is nothing, it's just different ways of displaying the same control panel options that were always there only they're less hidden.
Actually, it should be given as an "advanced" view in the standard control panel.
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It's just Classic Control Panel + some accessories
