{"id":138092,"date":"2010-01-04T21:53:43","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T02:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"Gizmodo-5440159"},"modified":"2010-01-04T21:53:43","modified_gmt":"2010-01-05T02:53:43","slug":"understanding-windows-7s-godmode-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/138092","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Windows 7’s ‘GodMode’ [Windows]"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>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.<\/p>\n

By creating a new folder in Windows 7<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

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

To enter “GodMode,” one need only create a new folder and then rename the folder to the following:<\/p>\n

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GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

<\/a>This story originally appeared on CNET<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n



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