Ever have trouble changing your IP address in Windows 7? Just having to adjust to a new operating system is a total shock for most people. All the places where settings used to be are all moved or rearranged. Microsoft really paid attention to making the systems easier to learn for beginners, so if you have never used a pc before that's great but for those of us who have, relearning actually puts us to a disadvantage.
Enter the "Godmode" Folder. Ok I know that this is not a new trick, and that it's been brought back to life by the colorful naming but I must admit, I like it easy, and "Godmode" makes it easy. I have found this to be quite useful so I decided I would share it with you here on EE.
Godmode is a reference to the old
IDDQD cheat code in ID Software's Doom game series. IDDQD gave the player all the keys to all the doors in the game. This is kinda similar as it gives you every control panel that is spread throughout the computer, on one screen. I remember how difficult it was to find the new Add Remove Programs, well not anymore! IP address settings? Not any more! This is pretty humorous as "Godmode" really has nothing to do with creating Control Panel Icons.
Gaining this super elite Godmode over your computer is actually pretty simple! Just create a folder, anywhere, and rename it to:
GODMODE.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
You can copy / paste that into the rename field to make it easier. This will grant you access to ALL system settings in one location. Which in Win7 can be pretty handy. If you're like the average person, finding where Microsoft has moved everything to can be tiresome. Having it all in one place is really helpful.
Want to really impress your friends? Well Godmode has nothing to do with this Hack. Actually the GUI ID in the name is everything to do with it, that word in front of the period is just what the folder will end up being named. The word before the period/fullstop can be whatever you want to call the folder. So Green_CompleX.{ED7BA470-8E
54-465E-82
5C-9971204
3E01C} Would work just as well, but the functionality is really the most interesting part of all. Enjoy exploring all those hard to find settings!
There are other Guid's that exist as well. Here is a list of a few more, but remember, these can all be found under the "Godmode" Guid code above. These are only for use on Win7. Use any of these codes instead of the "GodCode" to access to specific panels easier.
Action Center.{BB64F8A7-BEE7-4E1A
-AB8D-7D82
73F7FDB6}
Backup and Restore.{B98A2BEA-7D42-455
8-8BD1-832
F41BAC6FD}
Biometric Devices.{0142e4d0-fb7a-11d
c-ba4a-000
ffe7ab428}
Credential Manager.{1206F5F1-0569-412
C-8FEC-320
4630DFB70}
Default Location.{00C6D95F-329C-40
9a-81D7-C4
6C66EA7F33
}
Devices and Printers.{A8A91A66-3A7D-44
24-8D24-04
E180695C7A
}
Display.{C555438B-3C23-476
9-A71F-B6D
3D9B6053A}
HomeGroup.{67CA7650-96E6-4
FDD-BB43-A
8E774F73A5
7}
Location and Other Sensors.{E9950154-C418-419
e-A90A-20C
5287AE24B}
Notification Area Icons.{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-
bf6b-ed3f6
9b894d9}
Recovery.{9FE63AFD-59CF-44
19-9775-AB
CC3849F861
}
RemoteApp and Desktop Connections.{241D7C96-F8BF
-4F85-B01F
-E2B043341
A4B}
Speech Recognition.{58E3C745-D971
-4081-9034
-86E34B308
36A}
Troubleshooting.{C58C4893-
3BE0-4B45-
ABB5-A63E4
B8C8651}
Administrative Tools.{D20EA4E1-3957-11d2-
A40B-0C502
0524153}
All .NET Frameworks and COM Libraries.{1D2680C9-0E2A-4
69d-B787-0
65558BC7D4
3}
All Tasks (Control Panel).{ED7BA470-8E54-465E
-825C-9971
2043E01C}
AutoPlay.{9C60DE1E-E5FC-40
f4-A487-46
0851A8D915
}
BitLocker Drive Encryption.{D9EF8727-CAC2-
4e60-809E-
86F80A666C
91}
Computer Folder.{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069
-A2D8-0800
2B30309D}
Default Programs.{17cd9488-1228-4b
2f-88ce-42
98e93e0966
}
Ease of Access Center.{D555645E-D4F8-4c29
-A827-D93C
859C4F2A}
Font Settings.{93412589-74D4-4E
4E-AD0E-E0
CB621440FD
}
Get Programs.{15eae92e-f17a-44
31-9f28-80
5e482dafd4
}
Manage Wireless Networks.{1FA9085F-25A2-48
9B-85D4-86
326EEDCD87
}
Network and Sharing Center.{8E908FC9-BECC-40f6
-915B-F4CA
0E70D03D}
Network Connections.{7007ACC7-3202
-11D1-AAD2
-00805FC12
70E}
Network Folder.{208D2C60-3AEA-1069
-A2D7-0800
2B30309D}
Parental Controls.{96AE8D84-A250-45
20-95A5-A4
7A7E3C548B
}
Performance Information and Tools.{78F3955E-3B90-4184-
BD14-5397C
15F1EFC}
Personalization.{ED834ED6-
4B5A-4bfe-
8F11-A626D
CB6A921}
Power Options.{025A5937-A6BE-468
6-A844-36F
E4BEC8B6D}
Programs and Features.{7b81be6a-ce2b-46
76-a29e-eb
907a5126c5
}
Sync Center.{9C73F5E5-7AE7-4E32
-A8E8-8D23
B85255BF}
System.{BB06C0E4-D293-4f75
-8A90-CB05
B6477EEE}
User Accounts.{60632754-c523-4b
62-b45c-41
72da012619
}
Windows Firewall.{4026492F-2F69-46
B8-B9BF-56
54FC07E423
}
Windows SideShow.{E95A4861-D57A-4b
e1-AD0F-35
267E261739
}
Windows Update.{36eef7db-88ad-4e81
-ad49-0e31
3f0c35f8}
Short Version:
Right Click the Desktop, goto New, and then Click on Folder. Name it
GODMODE.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
Press Enter, and then open the folder and take a look at what is inside.
Screenshots:
http://green.cx/dark-tech/win7-godmode/
http://green.cx/dark-tech/win7-godmode/
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Commented:I'm not sure what you're trying to say, but thank you for reading my article!
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