Some of Windows 7 users already knew this so-called “GodMode”, in case some of you doesn’t know or never heard of it. I’m going to teach you how to enable this simple yet useful feature.
But first, you maybe interested to know what is “GodMode”?
The Windows Master Control Panel shortcut, labeled All Tasks and also called Windows GodMode by bloggers and All Tasks folder by at least one Microsoft developer, is a short-cut to access various control settings in Windows Vista and later operating systems. By creating a folder with a certain name, users have access to all of the operating system’s control panels from within a single folder. The hack was apparently first published outside of Microsoft documentation in 2007 but gained viral attention when the name GodMode was used by bloggers. There are different folder names that access different settings, these variations have also been called ‘God Mode’ folders. The functionality that was discovered and named ‘Master Control Panel’ or ‘God Mode’ was designed to allow Microsoft developers to test various aspects of Windows, and to easily access all settings from one convenient place. These folders were never intended to be used by normal Windows users.
Now, how to enable it?
1. Create a new folder (any location)
2. Rename the folder by pasting GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} exactly as it appears (you can change GodMode to any name you like)
3. Done! The folder icon will change. You can use it now.
Warning!
The trick appears to work on both the 32 and 64-bit versions of Windows 7. Vista 32-bit and Windows Server 2008 32-bit should also work. However, it is known to crash 64-bit versions of Vista — and you may need to boot in safe mode or to the command line to delete the folder.
sources : Wikipedia, Sitepoint
