Open a hidden control panel in Windows 7

I have been hearing lots of chatter about this hidden feature in Windows 7. Everyone is calling it “God Mode”

You will see why it is called that in a minute, but essentially it is a hidden control panel that gives you easy access to just about every setting in Windows 7.

To get to it, simply create a new folder on your desktop:

Then rename it to this:

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

After you finish renaming the folder, the icon will change:

Double click on it, and you will be shown a huge (That is not even the right word) number of options:

(Click to see all the options – it is a big image!)

Now with the warning – It works great in Windows 7, and Vista. But! If you have the 64 bit version of Vista do not try this…it will crash every time explorer is loaded. The only way out is to use a command line recovery or safe mode from another account.

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