Windows 7 God Mode

**BouncingSoul** · January 6th, 2010

To enter "GodMode," one need only create a new folder and then rename the folder to the following:

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

Although its name suggests perhaps even grander capabilities, 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.

I tired this at home. It is fantastic! A much more streamlined way to tweak Windows 7.

Source CNET

**American Zombie** · January 7th, 2010

This is actually the All Tasks Control Panel from the beta which it appears was never removed.

I use this as I would rather have the folder say All Tasks (which is what it displays) instead of Godmode.

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

**BouncingSoul** · January 7th, 2010

Yeah I figured as much. However I just copied and pasted the text string. No point in changing anything until you know whether or not it'll work.

**Xie** · January 7th, 2010

Leave it up to MS to remove something helpful like this and instead make you jump through hoops to change any settings. I've never seen such a mess to adjust simple settings as 7 has. Even easier on Linux these days (w/ Gnome/KDE really). :P

**Johnny** · January 7th, 2010

That is pretty interesting. I wonder what else there is?

**Shamus MacNoob** · January 8th, 2010

I like this !!!! Very handy

drz01 · January 8th, 2010

Vista has the same thing, a different string, but it gives the 64bit version of vista fits.

**American Zombie** · January 8th, 2010

You can put any name in front of the string instead of Godmode.

**American Zombie** · January 9th, 2010

Here are some more special folders.
Just put any name and period before the string.

{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33}
{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428}
{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}
{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}
{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}
{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4}
{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966}
{1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43}
{1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87}
{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}
{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}
{62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0}
{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}

**Terrahertz** · January 9th, 2010

awesome!

**Shamus MacNoob** · January 12th, 2010

Originally Posted by American Zombie

Here are some more special folders.
Just put any name and period before the string.

{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33}
{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428}
{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}
{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}
{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}
{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4}
{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966}
{1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43}
{1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87}
{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}
{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}
{62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0}
{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}

Cool but for me the second to last does not work ??

rotjong · January 13th, 2010

Canonical Names of Control Panel Items: Canonical Names of Control Panel Items

Specifying a Namespace Extension's Location: Specifying a Namespace Extension's Location

This is getting a tad over-hyped on the internet to the point of some overly paranoid conspiracy theorists believing this proves that there are hidden backdoors in Windows 7. The fact that someone decided to name the discovery of being able to access these features via a so-called "God Mode" stoked the hype. The use of "GodMode" in the folder names is completely unnecessary to access these items. I think the "first person" to discover this and begin reporting about it was likely partaking in a nostalgic late night marathon session of Wolfenstein 3D while hyped up on Red Bull.

Btw, no offense is intended, BouncingSoul. You are simply reporting the info. This just... isn't as big a deal as most of the online reports make it out to be. MSDN is our friend.

**American Zombie** · January 13th, 2010

Did you read the thread?

Like posts #2 and 8?

Just wondering as you posted info already in the thread.

rotjong · January 13th, 2010

Originally Posted by American Zombie

Did you read the thread?

Like posts #2 and 8?

Just wondering as you posted info already in the thread.

Yes and sure. I read all the posts in the thread before posting. Neither post contains anything pointing to where info concerning access to settings and such is publicly posted by Microsoft. In fact, none of the posts did. I also had a few comments concerning the origin of the apparent "secret" mode of operation. Posts 2 and 8 were irrelevant to my overall comments and how this has been "reported" on the internet. Posts 1 and 9 merely listed GUIDs but not the matching item name or Canonical name and those GUIDs came from CNET's articles[s] and other online reports that posted them similarly.

I don't know about you but I tend to prefer info from the horse's mouth and/or supporting information from the developer of a program/OS which in this case is Microsoft. For this reason I posted the links to MSDN. Even CNET's article didn't link to MSDN which surprised me. Furthermore the related article "Windows 7 has lots of 'GodModes' (exclusive)" (Windows 7 has lots of 'GodModes' (exclusive) | Beyond Binary - CNET News) on CNET's site also neglected to provide a link to MSDN. Frankly, considering the titles of the CNET articles I would have expected there to be links to MSDN. Maybe I expected too much from them?

Anyway, I posted what I did for informative purpose and because I had an opinion on the matter.

January 6th, 2010	Top \| #1
BouncingSoul Stranger Than Fiction Joined: January 2004 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 1,289 Reputation: 877 Power: 118	Windows 7 God Mode To enter "GodMode," one need only create a new folder and then rename the folder to the following: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} Although its name suggests perhaps even grander capabilities, 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. I tired this at home. It is fantastic! A much more streamlined way to tweak Windows 7. Source CNET

January 7th, 2010	Top \| #2
American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,848 Reputation: 2689 Power: 147	Re: Windows 7 God Mode This is actually the All Tasks Control Panel from the beta which it appears was never removed. I use this as I would rather have the folder say All Tasks (which is what it displays) instead of Godmode. All Tasks.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

January 7th, 2010	Top \| #3
BouncingSoul Stranger Than Fiction Joined: January 2004 Location: Sioux Falls, SD Posts: 1,289 Reputation: 877 Power: 118	Re: Windows 7 God Mode Yeah I figured as much. However I just copied and pasted the text string. No point in changing anything until you know whether or not it'll work.

January 7th, 2010	Top \| #4
Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,216 Reputation: 1730 Power: 171	Re: Windows 7 God Mode Leave it up to MS to remove something helpful like this and instead make you jump through hoops to change any settings. I've never seen such a mess to adjust simple settings as 7 has. Even easier on Linux these days (w/ Gnome/KDE really). :P tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

January 7th, 2010	Top \| #5
Johnny Paul Reed Smith Joined: January 2004 Location: Happy Valley Posts: 4,837 Reputation: 2369 Power: 170	Re: Windows 7 God Mode That is pretty interesting. I wonder what else there is? Paul Reed Smith.

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Shamus MacNoob OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2002 Location: Brossard,Quebec Posts: 4,199 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1481 Power: 178	Re: Windows 7 God Mode I like this !!!! Very handy ASUS PN5-E SLI,Intel E8400,2 x 8800GTX 768mb SLI,ASUS VW266H 26 inch LCD, 8 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer, Silverstone Strider 850watt PSU.Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit.

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drz01 Weekend DJ Joined: March 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 524 Reputation: 820 Power: 110	Re: Windows 7 God Mode Vista has the same thing, a different string, but it gives the 64bit version of vista fits. Transplanted Trini

January 8th, 2010	Top \| #8
American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,848 Reputation: 2689 Power: 147	Re: Windows 7 God Mode You can put any name in front of the string instead of Godmode.

January 9th, 2010	Top \| #9
American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,848 Reputation: 2689 Power: 147	Re: Windows 7 God Mode Here are some more special folders. Just put any name and period before the string. {00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33} {0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428} {025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D} {05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} {1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70} {15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4} {17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966} {1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43} {1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87} {208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} {2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} {241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B} {4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423} {62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0} {78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}

January 9th, 2010	Top \| #10
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January 12th, 2010	Top \| #11
Shamus MacNoob OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: January 2002 Location: Brossard,Quebec Posts: 4,199 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 1481 Power: 178	Re: Windows 7 God Mode Originally Posted by American Zombie Here are some more special folders. Just put any name and period before the string. {00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33} {0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428} {025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D} {05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9} {1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70} {15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4} {17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966} {1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43} {1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87} {208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D} {20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D} {2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D} {241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B} {4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423} {62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0} {78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC} Cool but for me the second to last does not work ?? ASUS PN5-E SLI,Intel E8400,2 x 8800GTX 768mb SLI,ASUS VW266H 26 inch LCD, 8 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer, Silverstone Strider 850watt PSU.Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit.

January 13th, 2010	Top \| #12
rotjong OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Location: The far side of nowhere Posts: 573 Reputation: 585 Power: 108	Re: Windows 7 God Mode Canonical Names of Control Panel Items: Canonical Names of Control Panel Items Specifying a Namespace Extension's Location: Specifying a Namespace Extension's Location This is getting a tad over-hyped on the internet to the point of some overly paranoid conspiracy theorists believing this proves that there are hidden backdoors in Windows 7. The fact that someone decided to name the discovery of being able to access these features via a so-called "God Mode" stoked the hype. The use of "GodMode" in the folder names is completely unnecessary to access these items. I think the "first person" to discover this and begin reporting about it was likely partaking in a nostalgic late night marathon session of Wolfenstein 3D while hyped up on Red Bull. Btw, no offense is intended, BouncingSoul. You are simply reporting the info. This just... isn't as big a deal as most of the online reports make it out to be. MSDN is our friend.

January 13th, 2010	Top \| #13
American Zombie OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: June 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,848 Reputation: 2689 Power: 147	Re: Windows 7 God Mode Did you read the thread? Like posts #2 and 8? Just wondering as you posted info already in the thread.

January 13th, 2010	Top \| #14
rotjong OSNN Senior Addict Joined: January 2004 Location: The far side of nowhere Posts: 573 Reputation: 585 Power: 108	Re: Windows 7 God Mode Originally Posted by American Zombie Did you read the thread? Like posts #2 and 8? Just wondering as you posted info already in the thread. Yes and sure. I read all the posts in the thread before posting. Neither post contains anything pointing to where info concerning access to settings and such is publicly posted by Microsoft. In fact, none of the posts did. I also had a few comments concerning the origin of the apparent "secret" mode of operation. Posts 2 and 8 were irrelevant to my overall comments and how this has been "reported" on the internet. Posts 1 and 9 merely listed GUIDs but not the matching item name or Canonical name and those GUIDs came from CNET's articles[s] and other online reports that posted them similarly. I don't know about you but I tend to prefer info from the horse's mouth and/or supporting information from the developer of a program/OS which in this case is Microsoft. For this reason I posted the links to MSDN. Even CNET's article didn't link to MSDN which surprised me. Furthermore the related article "Windows 7 has lots of 'GodModes' (exclusive)" (Windows 7 has lots of 'GodModes' (exclusive) \| Beyond Binary - CNET News) on CNET's site also neglected to provide a link to MSDN. Frankly, considering the titles of the CNET articles I would have expected there to be links to MSDN. Maybe I expected too much from them? Anyway, I posted what I did for informative purpose and because I had an opinion on the matter.

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