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Activate Windows God Mode
Posted June 22, 2022
by Curt Price
No. Unfortuntely, Windows God Mode does not turn your PC into Thor...but you might feel like him.
What God Mode does do, is put an icon on your desktop that gives you quick access to almost any Control Panel setting you may need. This is essentially quick access to the good old Windows Control Panel, but with some extra settings you won't find in the regular settings app, and some of the settings you will find in the regular control panel are buried deep and hard to find. So this just makes it easier to access... and you'll probably see some things in there you didn't even know you could change, or you'll do one of these, "WOOT! YES! I'D LOVE TO CHANGE THAT!"
To create the God Mode icon, it's just 2 steps:
- Right-click on your desktop and select "Create Folder".
- Name that folder: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
Copy and paste that bad boy... ain't nobody got time to type all that in... besides, we've seen how "accurate" some of you are at typing in your eid passwords. (I kid, I kid... but seriously... )
Congratulations! You are now a God! (use your powers wisely)
Just double-click your newly created icon to open it up and see the options.
Another plus to activating God Mode and accessing an itemized Master Control Panel, is that you can easily create shortcuts right on your desktop to just about any of these settings. Do you access bluetooth settings frequently? Create a shortcut! Do you use backup and restore options often? Create a shortcut! Do you... bah, you get the idea.
To create a shortcut, just drag and drop one of the options from the Master Control Panel (God Mode) to your desktop. And there's your extra super fast Thor quick access.
Of course, there are many options in God Mode you won't use. But a few may come in handy for you... the God of Windows.
Enjoy!
