OT - Windows Godmode

[Jonno]

Useful and simple hack for most versions of Windows.

Windows 8, Windows 7, Server 2008, and flavors of Windows Vista provide an unpublished ability to create a control panel called GodMode that allows you to have easy access to almost all administrative tasks that you would like to use in Windows. This new window is called GodMode because it puts all aspects of the management of Windows at your fingertips in one location. This allows you to quickly configure Windows settings or hardware from one screen.

[Etaoin Shrdlu]

Or, just open a new Explorer window (Windows-E), click in the address bar, and type GodMode and Enter.

[Roger Mills]

Doesn't work for me. It brings up my browser and searches the internet for it!

[Etaoin Shrdlu]

Odd, but not entirely surprising. Maybe it depends on the edition? I have Win 7 Ultimate. Or maybe you have some search addin (Google toolbar, etc.) installed? Or an option ticked somewere that I don't?

[DerbyBorn]

Etaoin Shrdlu wrote in news: [e-mail]:

Are you going into Windows Explorer - not Internet Explorer!

[Jonno]

Roger Mills scribbled

Ditto.

[Reentrant]

And me. But create new folder / rename to "GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}" works.

[Chris French]

Ditto here, on two different windows 7 install, which makes me suspect it's the default behaviour.

The above is what the OP's link says to do.

[Chris Hogg]

It seems to work via Explorer once you've set it up as per OP's post, but not until. A useful alternative to Control Panel.

[Robin]

And - as ever 'twas - ditto on XP for anyone else who is lingering on.

[Roger Mills]

I most certainly am. And the browser it's then opening is my default browser (Firefox) not IE!