Windows Master Control Panel shortcut

Windows God Mode is a short-cut to accessing various control settings in the Microsoft Windows Operating System. By creating a folder with a certain name, users have access to all of the operating system's control panels from within a single folder. The main GodMode folder name was discovered by bloggers. There are different folder names that access different settings, these variations have also been called 'God Mode' folders.

Intended purpose of 'God Mode' folders

The functionality that was discovered and named 'God Mode' was designed to allow developers to test various aspects of Windows, and to easily access all settings from one convenient place. These folders were never intended to be used by normal Windows users.

Creating the original 'God Mode' folder

Create a folder with a name ending in ".{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}", e.g. create a folder named "GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}" (without quotes).

Discovery

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Table of 'God Mode' folders

{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}

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Problems caused by using 'God Mode' folders

There have been some reports that using GodeMode folders may cause unexpected results or crashes.

References

[cnet1-1] ttp://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10423985-56.html

[cnet2-2] ttp://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10426627-56.html

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