A user-friendly operating system is what Windows always strives to provide to its customers keeping all the settings in the Control Panel.
Though Control Panel proves to be sufficient for users, techno geeks and IT administrators may frequently want to customize and tweak their Operating System per their needs. That’s where “GodMode” enters the picture. The name itself implies ultimate control over the operating system as it contains shortcuts for almost all the Windows settings. GodMode is also referred to as Master Control Panel.
GodMode is a hidden feature of Windows which provide direct access to the features and functions of the operating system. Though it doesn’t add any extra functionality but it definitely increases the ease of access by providing all the controls in one place.
To access GodMode follow the steps below:
1. Create a new folder at a location where you want the GodMode folder to be. For this right click on the desired location and click on New and then Folder.
2. After creating the folder, rename it. While renaming the folder, name it as per your choice followed by the exact text string mentioned below:
.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
E.g. GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}, where GodMode is the name of the folder followed by the text string mentioned above.
3. Once the folder is renamed, its icon will be replaced by Control Panel icon.
4. When you open God Mode it will look like this:
There are many hidden folders apart from GodMode using which you can change biometric settings, printers, credentials and logins, the firewall and security, and many other features and functions of Windows 7 and later operating systems.
To access these folders change the name of the folders to one of these.
Location Settings.{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33}
Biometric Settings.{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428}
Power Settings.{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}
Icons And Notifications.{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}
Credentials and Logins.{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}
Programs and Features.{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4}
Default Programs.{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966}
All NET Frameworks and COM Libraries.{1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43}
All Networks For Current Connection.{1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87}
Network.{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
My Computer.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
Printers.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
Application Connections.{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}
Firewall and Security.{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}
Performance.{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}
Master Control Panel conveniently categorizes different tools making it easy for the users to use them, thereby eliminating hustle bustle required in the finding the specific tool.