How to access GodMode on Windows 8.1

[ravip]

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How to access GodMode on Windows 8.1

Like putting a personal touch on your PCs? Customization options abound in Windows 8 and Windowa 8.1, but these features can often be hard to find, an issue exacerbated by Microsoft's dual (or should I say dueling?) interfaces. Strategically burying some Control Panel options under the Charm bar doesn't help matters either.

Enter GodMode—a handy, hidden folder well-known to IT pros who want to quickly get at a wide range of customization options on the desktop, but one few everyday users know about.

GodMode basically provides easy, direct access to all of Windows' various far-flung features and customization options from a single interface, sorting them into handy categories like Display and Administrative Tools. Whether you want to adjust your monitor's resolution, tweak your folder options, or customize your taskbar's notification area, it's all a single click away in GodMode.

Entering GodMode

The first step in the path to GodMode involves creating a new folder, so head to your desktop and right-click, then select New>Folder. The "New Folder" text should be highlighted underneath the folder, allowing you to change its name. If not, right-click on the folder and choose Rename.

Now, copy and paste the following text in as the folder name, and then hit return to achieve apotheosis: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

Your folder should convert into an icon that looks suspiciously like the Control Panel. Click on it and let's take a brief tour.

Exploring enlightenment

GodMode opens like any other folder and organizes all your PC settings similarly to the "small icons" option in the Control Panel. The difference with GodMode is there are no guessing games, and you can access all the customization options for your PC from this single location, rather than diving deep into far-flung submenus. Want to change your screen saver? Just open the GodMode folder, scroll down to the personalization section, and click on the Change screen saver option.

GodMode will work on any PC running Windows 7, 8, or 8.1. It also works on Vista, but it may be less stable than on later versions of the OS.

You can also put the GodMode folder anywhere you like. You could pin it to the File Explorer in the taskbar, throw it in your Documents folder, or even pin it to Windows 8's modern Start Screen (if you're into that kind of thing).

If you don't like the term GodMode, you can rename the folder to anything you like. The only caveat is that you must not remove the period placed just before the brackets, or change the string of letters and numbers inside the curly braces. Those letters and numbers tell Windows what kind of special folder you want to create, so if you tamper with that string, your divine powers will evaporate.

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Edited October 21, 2014 by ravip

[KhunBENQ]

Same as it was in Windows 7.

But simply forgot about it.

Thanks for the reminder.

Quite handy.

[IMHO]

When I read the title, I thought it was going to be something about how to get OSX running on a PC

[newcomer01]

I have just migrated to WIN 8.1 from WIN 7. A program I found is a lifesaver is Pokki, download from their app store or try file hippo. Its like the old start menu but more flexible once you get the hang of it. Sounds like it does most thing in God mode. Will give God Mode a try later.

Painful transition to WIN 8.1. Almost like reinventing the wheel but worth it for speed and convenience.

Edited October 21, 2014 by newcomer01

[rakman]

When I read the title, I thought it was going to be something about how to get OSX running on a PC

That is called Hackintosh..

[slipperylobster]

Free application called launchy. Easier than "God Mode". You just point it to the windows folder and have it catalog all the executable files there. When you press your shortcut key, you just enter a few letters of what is in the title of the file, and hit enter. Bingo. Can do this for any type of file...in fact. Very handy.

[slipperylobster]

Can add the God Mode folder to launchy as well. Then just type a few letters like "DISplay or DEFRag..etc. Really good combination of ideas....God folder and launchy

[Emster23]

Thanks very much for the tip. If you want to undo it all, is there an Atheist mode? Kidding of course.

[loloal]

Nice tip, thanks

Btw for those who have windows 8.x and miss the good old Start Menu : http://www.classicshell.net/

[Chwooly]

I use Classic Shell, it works well giving me the original Win menu items

[lucifer666]

When I read the title, I thought it was going to be something about how to get OSX running on a PC

When i read the title, i thought it was going to be something about how to get Windows running on a Windows PC !!!!