"GOD" mode

[davehc]

Some of the older guys might remember this. It has been around at least since windows 7, if not before. There was a lot of excitement when it was uncovered, but, in fact, it is not hidden and is used, I believe, by the MS programmers for easier access to the funcitons.
I is, in fact, an entry way down in the registry.

Make a folder shortcut on the desktop and give it this name:
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

You might find it interesting, - even useful.

 

[bassfisher6522]

Yep....I remember that.

 

[Tim Locke]

And what useful things will this do for me?

 

[clifford_cooley]

That's an answer, you can only find out for yourself.

 

[bassfisher6522]

And what useful things will this do for me?

It's not harmful.... I went and installed it again. I forgot about it once i moved from 7 to 8/8.1 and then 10.

 

[davehc]

And what useful things will this do for me?

Probably nothing. When it was first available in Windows, there were not so many executive commands. To set up/customise you installation, it was necessary to plough through all the Control Panel items - a tedious process of jumping back and for. God mode, then, interested users as all the commands, to use or not, were neatly listed.
As I said, it was only of initial interest, although some may still find it convenient to run an eye down that huge list, for any item they had not tried.

 

[Bighorn]

One other thing about God Mode, if using a particular setting more frequently than most users it can be reached quicker than by opening a Control Panel item then wading through the clickable links on each page that opens to get there.
A sample section:

 

[ClippyBeer]

Works great. Odd thing - the shortcut on the desktop I created has no title, just blank. I tried renaming it but still just blank title. Weird, although it does open to all the settings pictured above.

 

[Bighorn]

Yeah, been like that for awhile, at least as long as I've used it.