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Understanding Windows 7's 'GodMode'

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  1. 4re Nut

    4re Nut F1 World Champ

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    link: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10423985-56.html?tag=rtcol;pop

    snippet: "...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. By creating a new folder in Windows 7 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..."

    Anyone playing "God"?
     
  2. Far Out

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    Tried it just now, it's simply a folder with direct links to every control panel setting. Nothing "god" about it.
     
  3. dm_n_stuff

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    #3 dm_n_stuff, Jan 17, 2010
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    Save everyone a trip to the link

    step 1. Make a new folder on your desktop

    step 2. Name it this: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

    ALL DONE.

    does have some nice features, puts a lot of stuff you have to dig around for in one place.

    and gives you a cute desktop icon.

    I'll dig around in it a bit today, nice little bonus feature.

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  4. EnzymaticRacer

    EnzymaticRacer F1 Veteran

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    This is pretty nifty. It looks like it will really come in handy if I ever need to change some obscure setting again... without it I'd probably be digging through menus for 20 minutes trying to find it...
     
  5. TheBigEasy

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    Is it just me or should that be the default "Settings" menu of the system rather than breaking it up all over the place? Why would they hide that?
     
  6. EnzymaticRacer

    EnzymaticRacer F1 Veteran

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    Probably because of atleast two reasons:

    1) This menu gives quick access to some settings that can have wide ranging implications on your system if you change them inadvertently, so really should only be tampered with by people that either a) know what they are doing or b) don't care if they end up hosing their system

    2) Not as pretty as the primary interface
     

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