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\"God<\/a>Back in 2010, the blogosphere discovered and publicized a hidden feature in Windows 7 it coined “God Mode”.\u00a0 It appears this feature had existed long before Windows 7.\u00a0 I often see tech tips, for Windows or otherwise, with limited value or that are unique to solving rare OS issues.\u00a0 This feature doesn’t expose any new feature in Windows, but does provide incredible utility by providing access to all your Windows customization settings in one convenient folder, presented in a well-organized fashion.\u00a0 No more frustrating perusing of Windows help forums or calling your tech-savvy friends in an attempt to find that hard-to-find Windows setting.<\/p>\n

I’m late to the party on discovery of this feature, as it was widely published back in 2010.\u00a0 Checking with colleagues in the tech field, none of them had seen this before.\u00a0 Perhaps you missed it, too.\u00a0 With that in mind, here\u2019s how, in a matter of seconds, to create your God Mode folder.\u00a0 For those IT professionals concerned about a feature termed “God Mode”, there is no new Windows features or settings exposed through this trick, other than the trick itself.\u00a0 It is harmless but incredibly useful.<\/p>\n

Here we go:<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0 Right click on your Desktop<\/strong><\/p>\n

2) Create a New Folder<\/strong><\/p>\n

3)\u00a0 Rename the folder:\u00a0 GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}<\/strong><\/p>\n

4)\u00a0 The folder icon will now change:<\/strong>
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5)\u00a0 Double click the new folder.\u00a0 Enjoy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It appears this works with Windows 8 as well.<\/p>\n

Get more details in a CNET instructional video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ina Fried, the author of the CNET article, had an exclusive interview with Steven Sinofsky, the President of Windows at Microsoft until last month.\u00a0 In that conversation, Sinofsky divulged that many more GUID shortcuts<\/a> exist in Windows.\u00a0 We’ll leave you to discover those yourself.\u00a0 Have you used any of the shortcuts? Which have been the most helpful to you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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