God Mode in Windows 7

By guruparan
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guruparan

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Thurrott mentioned it in his twitter...so just passing this to you all

http://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/pa...7-god-mode.aspx

Create a new folder (right-click and click on ?New Folder?). Right-click on the folder and click on rename, copy and paste this: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

What comes up is a Control Panel like window with sections for Action Center ("Check security status" and so on), Administrative Tools, and AutoPlay.

Sorry..Already posted here https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=861196

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hdood

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It isn't actually called "god mode." It's a virtual folder called All Tasks (open it with shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} to get the real name) that I believe is used internally by Windows to allow you to search for tasks. It isn't supposed to be used directly, and doesn't give you access to anything you don't already have access to in the Control Panel. Its usefulness seems very limited to me, and I'm not even sure why it's getting so much attention now when it was actually created years ago for Vista.

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devHead

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I think it's a good thing also! I have installed the applet called 'Default Programs Editor' which allows you to edit the icons for filetypes and their descriptions, and other things, and in GodMode, they're all in a nice convenient list, so I don't have to make all the clicks in the single program. I've just changed the name to SuperControl Panel.

For example:

1. It's nice to have a direct link to Advanced Appearance Properties dialog, and even just for changing the background image or the Aero glass color. Or the Show or Hide common icons on the Desktop. That's under the 'Personalization' grouping of shortcuts.

2. You can drag any of the shortcuts to your Desktop or to your taskbar.

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Guest xiphi

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Just a warning: Don't try that in Vista.

Explorer.exe got stuck in an infinite crash loop; had to reboot into safe mode and remove the folder via command prompt

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I'm gonna take a shot. You're running 64-bit Vista, right?

To get rid of this issue run cmd and copy paste this command and hit enter:

rd ?Master Control.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}?

http://www.windowsvalley.com/blog/create-a...-the-all-tasks/

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