"God" mode in Win7 + Vista

[XenaWP]

I came across this very cool feature ... don't remember seeing it discussed here:

"Q: Suddenly I'm hearing a lot about some kind of "God Mode" in Windows. I know what that means in games, but I can't make sense out of it as a Windows thing. Is it real? Is it good for anything?--Mansfield Skaess.

A: The correct name for this feature is "All Tasks." Apparently, one of the Windows 7 beta editions made this feature visible to users, but Microsoft later pulled it back into the shadows.

The "All Tasks" folder lists over 250 settings from various Control Panel applets and system settings dialogss in a tree-structured list, organized by the application associated with each setting. To enable the All Tasks feature on your Windows 7 PC, simply create a new folder and name it Anything.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}, replacing "Anything" with whatever text you choose. You'll notice that the folder icon changes to an image of a control console. Opening this folder displays that lengthy list of settings. PCMag's Larry Seltzer reports that this technique also works in Vista.

The great thing about this list is the substantial collection of keywords associated with each setting. You can search on a keyword like "menu" or a phrase like "bring back" and thereby trim the list to show only settings that relate in some way. This is a lot easier than guessing which Control Panel applet or settings dialog controls the feature you're looking for! "

[Strider]

Hey that's pretty cool...Thanks

[EzyStvy]

It is known to cause problems with Vista 64bit (only)...

[David M]

<--- Vista 64 user. Darn! That sounds like a great thing to have access to.

Microsoft buried it? Why does Microsoft always treat us like a bunch of babies which need child locks to stay out of trouble?

[Iamjosh]

In addition other shortcuts include;

{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}

Reference:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10426627-56.html

[XenaWP]

Interesting. If you read that link, it says:

Such undocumented means of accessing various settings have occurred in previous versions of Windows, and the GodMode identified by bloggers was also present in Windows Vista. Some users of the 64-bit version of Vista, however, say invoking the GodMode folder caused their machines to crash. Microsoft says it has yet to reproduce that problem, though several readers have said they have encountered problems.

DavidM there may be hope ...

[MaxRat]

Every person I know that has tried it on Vista 64 had to remove it right away...it messed up everything...windows explorer mainly

[David M]

Originally Posted by XenaWP Microsoft says it has yet to reproduce that problem, though several readers have said they have encountered problems. DavidM there may be hope ...

Isn't that classic of Microsoft? If they can't reproduce a problem then its not a real problem that is worth it for Microsoft to solve. Why the hell don't they contact the people having the problem, jump in the Microsoft company van and drive the hell over to the users house and see what the problem is?..figuratively speaking. How much effort would it really take to get their butts out in the field occasionally and meet an actual customer face to face? It must be nice working on the Microsoft campus in Redmond where customers problems can be left clicked away to the Trash.

[Iamjosh]

I hear Penguin knocking on the door..

[doubledragon5]

Originally Posted by Iamjosh In addition other shortcuts include; {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} Reference: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10426627-56.html

I have treid some of these other short cuts some seem usefull, only some did nothing.

[Iamjosh]

They are dependent on the version of o/s. Sorry, should have mentioned that.

[stylin19]

hey...thanks !