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Stupid Windows 7 trick: unlock the secret God Mode folder
Well, for starters, it's not really a mode. And it's nothing you need to be a deity to pull off, either.
Rather, it's a folder packed with shortcuts to just about every settings change and administrative function in Windows 7. Everything you'll find in the Action Center, Backup and Restore, Autorun, Desktop Gadgets, Devices and Printers -- it's all there. All dumped in one central location for easy access.
No, this trick doesn't involve entering IDDQD in the run box - but it's just about that simple. Here's the magic, as provided by the guys at Windows 7 Themes:
- Create a new folder anywhere (I set mine up in d:\)
- Rename the folder and paste in the following text: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
Still, it's a pretty long list of things to remember - so having a nice reference like this could actually be useful from time to time.
[via JKOnTheRun]
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Subscribe to commentsMorgJan 6th 2010 2:26AM
@atariteenageriot: This works just fine on my Win 7 64 bit. Created it directly on the desktop. No Explorer crashes, no problems at all.
@nandrews: It is not DOS. DOS = Disk Operating System. A command line is not DOS. For the love of f***, just because you type something into a black box with white text does not make it DOS.
AnonymousFeb 2nd 2010 1:26PM
Not that Windows users would know a decent command line if it bit you on the ass.
cmd and PowerShell are jokes. As a Linux user who has access to dozens of powerful command lines instantly, I laugh at both of them.
cmd is based on DOS, and has all the limitations and hangups of it predecessor: No multitasking, no features, few commands, automation is severely lacking (Batch files? SERIOUSLY?)
PowerShell was a half-assed attempt by Microsoft to try to hook in the *nix users by offering a crippled and useless fake POSIX-style shell (With an unneeded and pointless .NET dependency.), but since Windows is everything BUT POSIX PS is about as useless as cmd.
eddieJan 6th 2010 6:52PM
it crashed my pc running vist 64 bit had to do a clean install.
do not do this
chrisJan 7th 2010 1:31AM
yup, had to try the other method of doing this on Server 2008 x64.
ie: shortcut w/ the following path:
explorer.exe shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
webJan 11th 2010 9:52PM
@Morg: Dos is "Denial of Service" LOL!
glennFeb 2nd 2010 12:37AM
that works on windows Vista Also