How do I create the GodMode folder in Windows 7?

Question

How do I create the GodMode (AKA Windows Master Control Panel shortcut and All Tasks) folder in Windows 7?

Answer 1

Create a new folder on desktop (or anywhere else) and rename it like below:

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

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.

Note: you can use any name you want before the dot.

Answer 2

Is there a similar mode for XP?

No, but you can use Windows In A Box. The categorized pull-down menus allow even easier access to even more functions.

It's also available as Windows 7 In A Box.

Windows In A Box comes as a stand-alone executable, no installation is required.

You may rename Window`s In A Box.exe into GodMode.exe, if you want to :)

Answer 3

Just for the craic I'll throw in this one :)

Meet the GodMode Creator:

We are pleased to release GodMode Creator for Windows 7 & Vista. GodMode Creator is a freeware utility which lets you create 38 “GodModes” in Windows 7 & Vista with a click.

There is nothing magical about the GodMode. Windows has a set of certain folders which are identified by unique strings referred to as CLSID or Windows Class Identifiers. These folders can be accessed by using the CLSID identifier codes that Windows assigns to each individual folder in the Windows Registry. If you know the codes, you can launch these with ease.

In short, GodModes are nothing but developer shortcuts built into Windows 7 & Vista, that enable easy access to certain settings and information about the operating system.

Using GodMode Creator, you can create these shortcuts easily. Simply click on the desired button and it will create the Special Folder or “GodMode”.

Answer 4

Besides the commonly known 'god mode' there are other similar solutions. The approach is the same as with GodMode: create a folder on the desktop and rename it to Name.{GUID}. Where Name can be anything you wish. A list of GUIDs is below:

GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
{00C6D95F-329C-409a-81D7-C46C66EA7F33}
{0142e4d0-fb7a-11dc-ba4a-000ffe7ab428}
{025A5937-A6BE-4686-A844-36FE4BEC8B6D}
{05d7b0f4-2121-4eff-bf6b-ed3f69b894d9}
{1206F5F1-0569-412C-8FEC-3204630DFB70}
{15eae92e-f17a-4431-9f28-805e482dafd4}
{17cd9488-1228-4b2f-88ce-4298e93e0966}
{1D2680C9-0E2A-469d-B787-065558BC7D43}
{1FA9085F-25A2-489B-85D4-86326EEDCD87}
{208D2C60-3AEA-1069-A2D7-08002B30309D}
{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}
{241D7C96-F8BF-4F85-B01F-E2B043341A4B}
{4026492F-2F69-46B8-B9BF-5654FC07E423}
{62D8ED13-C9D0-4CE8-A914-47DD628FB1B0}
{78F3955E-3B90-4184-BD14-5397C15F1EFC}

Answer 5

Enter the next GodMode maker (this one lets you choose from over 50 "Deities" :)

Be A Windows God With Go GodMode

As you probably know, GodMode provides quick access to an operating system's more or less hidden controls (Windows Vista/Seven). How does that work? You have to create a folder with a certain string (GUID) at the end.

But that can be pretty hard and, even, unaesthetic. Why? Well, it can get pretty hard to create a lot of them (considering the large number of GodModes out there). Furthermore, that GUID doesn't look very nice on your desktop.

This is where Go GodMode enters the scene: This small app will help you create over 50 GodModes just by selecting them and pressing the GO button. It also provides a few cool options:

Instead of creating the folders on your desktop, you can create them in a folder on your computer and just create a shortcut on your desktop. You can also add shortcuts to the Start Menu, QuickLaunch and Favorites folder.

You can add GodModes to folder and desktop context menus without even adding a single file or folder to your harddrive!

Answer 6

If you'd rather have the God Mode command in the desktop context menu, here is a set of steps for doing it:

http://www.askvg.com/how-to-add-windows-7-god-mode-shortcut-in-desktop-context-menu/

It's an alternative to setting it up as a folder.