Stupid Windows 7 trick: unlock the secret God Mode folder
by Lee Mathews Jan 3rd 2010 at 2:02PM
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]
Chromatic is one of the best time-wasters I've recently come across. It's all about the gameplay -- no Flash graphics here. You play a "circle" (it doesn't really have a name in the game). You move around with the arrow keys, and you change colors with Z, X, and C.
You can either be red, blue, or yellow, and you can switch at any time during the game. Each color has different capabilities -- yellow can double-jump, while red has a longer dash (which is like a forward sprint, activated by double-pressing DOWN).
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Sebastian Anthony said 2:07PM on 1-03-2010
That's pretty damn awesome.
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dwdude42345 said 2:40AM on 1-06-2010
what commands exactly do you use?
I'm hopeless when it comes to command prompt, and I can't access my own profile now.
Ramesh said 2:31PM on 1-03-2010
Old....one - http://bit.ly/5Klxj4
I discovered in Windows Vista and works on Windows 7 too.
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Open ID said 2:34PM on 1-03-2010
You can name it to anything it doesn't need to be "GodMode." You can change the text in front of the dot to any thing you like eg.
Shortcut.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
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tanya.peacock said 9:38AM on 1-04-2010
Yeah, but its just more fun to name it GodMode. Makes it sound more nifty than it actually is.
atariteenageriot said 3:28PM on 1-03-2010
I always try these tricks at my own risk, so let me warn you before you do the same stupid thing I did:
I'm using Windows Vista 64x Home Premium and created this GodMode folder directly on my desktop.. terrible f# mistake.
Windows explorer crashed in an instant and I couldn't do anything else to undo the damage.
I had to restart windows in command line safe mode and manually rename and erase that directory / folder.
Now it's working fine. You've been warned.
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master811 said 4:50PM on 1-03-2010
Perhaps maybe it screwed your PC up as this is designed for Windows 7 and not Vista....maybe....
master811 said 4:58PM on 1-03-2010
Edit: never mind this will work fine just that it has known problems with the 64bit versions of Vista/7.
Lee Mathews said 4:59PM on 1-03-2010
I'm running Ultimate x64 on my system...no troubles yet.
Though, as I mentioned, I pretty much always use the search box anyway.
nandrews said 9:09PM on 1-05-2010
OMG..I did the same thing...Explorer completely messed up and went into a loop of no return...Thank God for Dos...
Anonymous said 1:20PM on 2-02-2010
It'd be easy to just run Linux, mount the NTFS partition, and delete it from there. While you're at it, maybe just delete the whole partition and put something actually worthwhile there, like a massive swap partition, your computer would get more use out of that. Linux doesn't give a crap about Windows's, many FS bugs.
Ramesh said 3:37PM on 1-03-2010
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, here is solution – http://bit.ly/5Klxj4
Windows 7 GodMode : Old wine in new bottle. – http://bit.ly/5r3iGM
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caschy said 4:18PM on 1-03-2010
Hi Lee! GodMode was only "a term" for my blogpost on 12/12:
http://stadt-bremerhaven.de/windows-7-godmode/
;)
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Lee Mathews said 4:19PM on 1-03-2010
Either way, Caschy, it's awesome! Doom references always take me back to Freshman year and null-modem deathmatches.
...And thanks for pointing me to your post!
carlz said 7:30AM on 1-06-2010
Yes, it WORKS for Vista... no restart needed!
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herp said 9:55PM on 1-03-2010
Windows sure is intuitive.
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Alex McKee said 10:28PM on 1-03-2010
I went ahead and stowed this away in a folder along with shortcuts renamed to sv_cheats 1, noclip, and god, just so I can pretend. Much more fun typing this into the search than whatever I'm looking for.
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Bryan Price said 10:54PM on 1-03-2010
I just fell over something else new today. Maybe it's its in Vista, but it certainly wasn't in XP or Server 2003.
I've got a bunch of subdirectories, Old C, Old D, Old E, Old Data, Old System (don't ask...).
I just typed in cd old e
And it went into Old E, no quotes needed!
cd finally knows that everything I type in is one subdirectory!
Now if I could get the old NT style of cd ... and cd .... working...
Yeah, it works in Powershell (at least using the extension I have loaded...)
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techpops said 3:33PM on 1-04-2010
I'm hoping with godmode enabled I'll be able to camp on the recycle bin and head shot spam as it comes in.
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I am a PC said 1:40PM on 1-06-2010
It is not secret its on MSDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee330741(VS.85).aspx
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