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#1 AlbusDumbledore

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Posted 06 January 2010 - 08:14 PM

http://news.cnet.com...tml?tag=nl.e703

The above link will show you how to set up a GodMode directory that will list all the hidden functions of Windows 7


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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.

The trick is also said to work in Windows Vista, although some are warning that although it works fine in 32-bit versions of Vista, it can cause 64-bit versions of that operating system to crash.

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

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

Once that is done, the folder's icon will change to resemble a control panel and will contain dozens of control options. I'm not sure it's my idea of playing God, but it is a handy way to get to all kinds of controls.

I've asked Microsoft for more details on the feature and how it came to be. But so far, Redmond is silent on the topic.


#2 Broni Re: Windows 7 GodMode

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Posted 07 January 2010 - 01:01 AM

As always, proceed with caution.
Read more here: http://www.computerh...p?topic=97612.0

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Posted 07 January 2010 - 01:27 AM

Seems to work OK on my lap with Win7 Ultimate. Haven't studied the entire list yet.

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Posted 07 January 2010 - 06:25 AM

Nice...I was just reading up on this and was going to post...great minds think alike... :)

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Posted 07 January 2010 - 08:47 PM

Here's another C-net article on additional hidden features.


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Posted 10 January 2010 - 01:06 PM

read this on Ed Bott

http://blogs.zdnet.c.../?p=1615&page=2
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Posted 10 January 2010 - 01:31 PM

I spend 20 minutes reading Albusdumbleddore
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WOW! as BRONI stated proceed with caution..... unless you are advance I sure would not touch it.....
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