Published: 24.05.2011 u 11:29.| Source: PCWorld| Author: Tony Bradley

Windows 7 GodMode

Hidden shortcut by which developers is coming to Windows 7 "GodMod" directory.

Windows 7 GodMode

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Microsoft has strived to develop Windows into an intuitive, user-friendly operating system. For some, though, "user friendly" is just another way of saying "dumbed down" in an attempt to force all users into a limited, cookie-cutter system. Power users and IT administrators need to be able to go behind the curtain of the friendly user interface and get down to the business of tweaking and customizing the operating system to meet their needs. That is where Windows 7's "GodMode" comes in. The tweaks available with GodMode already exist independently of it, but these tricks make them far more accessible.

GodMode is actually a hidden (or, at least it used to be hidden) developer shortcut in Windows 7 that provides more direct access to features and functions of the operating system. To be clear, GodMode doesn't add functionality. But it helps administrators work more efficiently by collecting all these tweaks and controls in one place.

Follow these steps to access GodMode:

Create a new folder wherever you want the GodMode folder to be. Right-click in Windows Explorer, select New, then click Folder
Next, rename the folder. You can name the folder anything you like as long as you add a period followed by this exact text string: {ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
The folder icon should be replaced by the Control Panel icon, and the folder should now be filled with a variety of tweaks and tools

But, wait. There's more! Windows 7 has an entire pantheon of GodModes, with a variety of hidden folders you can set up using different, unique text strings, including special folders for biometric settings, printers, credentials and logins, the firewall and security, and many other features and functions of Windows 7.

A post in a Microsoft forum by Auri Rahimzadeh (which was subsequently removed) provides a short script that will quickly create the GodMode folders. Copy and paste the following text (immediately below this paragraph) into Notepad. Name the file "godmodes.bat" and save it on your hard drive in the location where you would like the folders to be.

mkdir "Special Folders

cd ".\Special Folders

mkdir "God Mode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

mkdir "Location Settings.{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33}

mkdir "Biometric Settings.{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428}

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

mkdir "Icons And Notifications.{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}

mkdir "Credentials and Logins.{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}

mkdir "Programs and Features.{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4}

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

mkdir "All NET Frameworks and COM Libraries.{1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43}

mkdir "All Networks For Current Connection.{1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87}

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

mkdir "My Computer.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

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

mkdir "Application Connections.{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}

mkdir "Firewall and Security.{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}

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

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