Ever heard of it? (I've heard some people have problems with Vista and 7 32 bit so try at your own risk.) I know it works with 7 and 8 64 bit because I'm using it.

Make a new folder on your desktop.

Rename it:

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

Watch the majic. Its icon will change to look much like Control Panel. Open it and look at the wonders inside. Every setting and every Windows utility you could ever want to use is in there at your fingertips always on your desktop.

Interesting. Looks like a control panel / system tool aggregator. I don't see where I'll have much use for it, though. By the way, you can name it anything by changing "god mode" to whatever you like.

Awesome tip, thanks for sharing!

interesting.

I discovered that little more than a year ago.

I must be god

Tried it a few years ago but it's just too busy. Faster for me to type in the startup search bar or menu selection.

Me likey.

Thanks, I use some of that lot so seldom that I forget where it all "lives" - having a Windows 8 laptop & a Windows 7 desktop doesn't help either.

Just tried on Win 8.1 and can confirm it also works on this.

heers for the info...just done a little wee in my pants.

No seriously (not the wee)...good info.

I've used it in the past, but so rarely I had actually forgotten about its existence (old age creeping up).

Thanks for the reminder.

Yup, works fine in W8.

Nice one...

I used to use it until I started usiing Pokki Start Menu.

Pokki is better than any microsoft start button and gives me full access to the control panel at a glance.

Thanks, I find it interesting, and setup up the shortcut on both my desktops. However, I think almost everything in it is already known to people that have a comprehensive working knowledge of Windows.

Thanks, I find it interesting, and setup up the shortcut on both my desktops. However, I think almost everything in it is already known to people that have a comprehensive working knowledge of Windows.

I agree. But they change some things and how you access them with each newer version of Windows, and sometimes I can't remember where they are.

Also, sometimes they change what you have to type at the start menu to get what you want. This isn't in the menu, but I'll never forgive them for changing "command" to "cmd" to get a command prompt.

Also, I think it's a great learning tool for those who aren't power users. They can look down the list and see things they didn't even know Windows can do for them, such partition hard disks much less where to find that utility.

This has been around since Vista. It's intended as a tool for the Windows developers/geeks.

You need not make a folder. In RUN or in the Explorer addressbar, type or paste

shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

Make a shortcut instead of a folder, with this as the command for the shortcut:

explorer.exe shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

This went mainstream back in 2009-2010 and was around before that. A few instability issues on some older Windows versions. Good if you are a nerd.

This has been around since Vista. It's intended as a tool for the Windows developers/geeks.

You need not make a folder. In RUN or in the Explorer addressbar, type or paste

shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

Make a shortcut instead of a folder, with this as the command for the shortcut:

explorer.exe shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

Nice. That's almost a cut and paste from the first two paragraphs of Wikipedia.

Do you have anything to back up the claim that it was intended as a tool for developers/geeks? Developers/geeks don't need it.

IMHO it's best for those who don't know, or who forget what Windows can do, and how to find it.

It is a hack by an individual and not an official Microsoft release.

TMI. My Start Menu shows all the Control Panel items. And I put the commonly-used shortcuts on a launchbar.

God mode can be useful for creating shortcuts, however, which you can do w/ a right-click on the tool of interest. Collect these into a folder, put icons on them, and you can also have quick access via a toolbar or launchbar.

I used to use it until I started usiing Pokki Start Menu.

Pokki is better than any microsoft start button and gives me full access to the control panel at a glance.

Eyeball control, wow that is cutting edge.

Every once in a while I get so annoyed with stuff I read on TVF that I think I'll quit, but THEN! Somebody will post something useful and helpful to everyone, like this ("Windows God Mode"), and I see once again how great this site can be. Thank you, Mr. NeverSure!

There is a bunch of those links. Some usefull, some less so.

For your amusement, try these out:

GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} <==The original!
GodMode1.{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33}
GodMode2.{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428}
GodMode3.{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}
GodMode4.{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}
GodMode5.{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}
GodMode6.{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4}
GodMode7.{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966}
GodMode8.{1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43}
GodMode9.{1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87}
GodMode10.{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
GodMode11.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
GodMode12.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
GodMode13.{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}
GodMode14.{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}
GodMode15.{62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0}
GodMode16.{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}

here u go

Biometrics.{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428}

Coordinates.{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33}

Power.{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}

Taskbar Notifications.{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}

Password Vault.{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}

Network Install.{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4}

Default Programs.{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966

Wifi.{1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87}

Network.{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}

Printers.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}

Firewall.{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}

Performance.{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}

I had better luck using it under "Buddha Mode"....more reboots.

Just tried on Win 8.1 and can confirm it also works on this.

^^^^^Ditto...worked on Win 8.1 for me also.

Nice. That's almost a cut and paste from the first two paragraphs of Wikipedia.

Do you have anything to back up the claim that it was intended as a tool for developers/geeks? Developers/geeks don't need it.

IMHO it's best for those who don't know, or who forget what Windows can do, and how to find it.

It is a hack by an individual and not an official Microsoft release.

Well, I don't write or edit for Wikipedia, but on the other hand I'm sure there are numerous other places that have had that very old information, such as at least two articles I wrote myself for the Bangkok Pxxt — plus wherever the Wikipedia people got it.

Windows developers made this particular "hack" (it's not really a hack but people do love jargon) so they could have a fast way to test their search code inside Windows. It was first used in Vista development. You could read about it on Microsoft blogs, where I did, or you might find it in many other places, maybe Wikipedia for all I know, because it certainly isn't new information.

Your last sentence sets up a strange but obvious false-choice. There are many other possibilities than the arbitrary two you chose. I have given you the Microsoft explanation, which I certainly believe. If you have better information, by all means post it, although please not from Wikipedia.

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I enjoy stuff like this (we retired programmers are weird) . . . anybody remember one of the fairly early versions of excel, where if you type in a certain spreadsheet address you suddenly find yourself (on the screen) flying over landscapes of an alien planet? Microsoft programmers with a little extra time on their hands and having fun with it. There is all sorts of buried treasure (and, of course, poison) buried in the oddest places in the cyberuniverse.

I remember when it was called Microsoft Spreadsheet.

I enjoy stuff like this (we retired programmers are weird) . . . anybody remember one of the fairly early versions of excel, where if you type in a certain spreadsheet address you suddenly find yourself (on the screen) flying over landscapes of an alien planet? Microsoft programmers with a little extra time on their hands and having fun with it. There is all sorts of buried treasure (and, of course, poison) buried in the oddest places in the cyberuniverse.

Those Easter Eggs are still in Excel today

1. Open a new file in Excel 2010 or Excel 2013 (works in Excel 2007 SP2 as well)
2. NOTE: You must close any files you have open and only have this new file in open state.
3. Save the file with this name “ARoofPill.xlsx” (apparently ARoofPill was the code name for Angry Formulas when it was being developed!)
4. Go to Cell C23.
5. Make it 300 pixel wide. (Note: Make sure it is exactly 300 px.)
6. Change the font size to 20 pts
7. Type the below formula (copy paste for best results) as is.

   =SUBSTITUTE(ADDRESS(BIN2DEC(1&REPT("0",5)),6*7,4)& CHAR(82)&MID("SMILE",3,2)& ADDRESS(2^5,57*3,4)& MID("COOL",3,456789),"32","")

8. Press Enter.
9. Enjoy Angry Formulas!

NOTE: If you loose any level in the game, you must restart at Step 1 (above). So play responsibly.

http://chandoo.org/wp/2013/04/01/unlock-angy-formulas-excel-game/

And for Easter Eggs in other programs / Movies / Books etc etc look here:

http://www.eeggs.com/