Of late, I saw the following making rounds on twitter, the blogosphere, on email and even on CNET:
Create folder, rename it to GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} and double click on it.
So I thought I’d make a few things clear here.
- Firstly, it’s not called GodMode. Name your folder DevilMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} and the new folder will be called DevilMode instead. So it really isn’t “God Mode” – you can call it whatever you like.
- Secondly, what you get is just the Windows 7 Control Panel in a different (expanded) layout – it doesn’t contain any “hidden” tweaks. Take a look:
When I collapse the tree, GodMode becomes this:
Now, let’s open Control Panel and switch to Large Icons:
I get exactly the same thing. Why?
Explanation:
- Open the Windows Registry (REGEDIT)
- Search for “ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C”
- You will find this key in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID
- As you can see, this is nothing but Control Panel
What you’ve done is basically figuring out how to make a shortcut to Control Panel and give it your own name! You can do the same with any of the classes in the registry and achieve similar results!
For example: SuperGodMode.{ED834ED6-4B5A-4bfe-8F11-A626DCB6A921} will open the Personalization Control Panel and call it “Super God Mode”
This is a fully documented Windows Shell feature, not an Easter Egg.
Good bye “God Mode”!
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It was discovered in Windows Vista called Master Control Panel… When I didn’t have blog….and posted on various Windows Forums.
For any crashes in Windows Vista x64, here is solution – http://bit.ly/5Klxj4
Windows 7 GodMode : Old wine in new bottle. – http://bit.ly/5r3iGM
party pooper!
LOL. @Anonymous
@Ramesh – nice posts. The point I’m trying to drive is that there is no “hidden feature” unlocking – this is not a hack – it’s just Control Panel!
Its not a hack, but it sure makes to be a much more enjoyable experience.
Network connections are a pain in the butt to get to, so if you’d like a shortcut, try these. You can also drop these to your favorites sidebar.
Network Connections.{7007ACC7-3202-11D1-AAD2-00805FC1270E}
Wireless Networks.{1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87}
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