GOD MODE IN WINDOWS 8
Put "God Mode" in easy reach
You wouldn't know it by looking at the Desktop or Start screen, but Windows 8 practically bristles
with settings you can customize. The problem is that they're scattered throughout Windows 8, and
it can be time-consuming to track them down individually.
However, there is one way to find them all in one place: You can use what some people call "God
Mode." While the term "God Mode" has a powerful ring to it, the truth is it's not a separate mode
that you put Windows into. It's really a hidden folder that gives you fast access to many settings
spread out across Windows 8. It's easy to put that folder right on the Desktop.
First, make sure that you can view hidden files in File Explorer, the system navigation app that in
earlier versions of Windows was called Windows Explorer. Run File Explorer, click the View tab,
and check the boxes next to "Hidden items" and "File name extensions" in the Ribbon at the top.
Then right-click the Desktop and select New --> Folder. That creates a folder on the Desktop
named "New folder." Rename the folder:
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
The folder icon changes, and it has the name GodMode.
(Note that the "GodMode" text isn't what turns the folder into a special
folder; instead, it's that long string of letters and numbers inside the curly
brackets. You can use any text you want before the period just ahead of the
opening bracket, and it still points to the same folder and everything works
the same.)
Double-click the icon, and you'll launch a folder filled with dozens of actions,
tools and tweaks, from "Change Automatic Maintenance settings" to "View
update history." They're organized by category. Expand or shrink each
category by clicking the small triangle next to it. Each category displays a
number next to it, showing how many settings there are in it.
with settings you can customize. The problem is that they're scattered throughout Windows 8, and
it can be time-consuming to track them down individually.
However, there is one way to find them all in one place: You can use what some people call "God
Mode." While the term "God Mode" has a powerful ring to it, the truth is it's not a separate mode
that you put Windows into. It's really a hidden folder that gives you fast access to many settings
spread out across Windows 8. It's easy to put that folder right on the Desktop.
First, make sure that you can view hidden files in File Explorer, the system navigation app that in
earlier versions of Windows was called Windows Explorer. Run File Explorer, click the View tab,
and check the boxes next to "Hidden items" and "File name extensions" in the Ribbon at the top.
Then right-click the Desktop and select New --> Folder. That creates a folder on the Desktop
named "New folder." Rename the folder:
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
The folder icon changes, and it has the name GodMode.
(Note that the "GodMode" text isn't what turns the folder into a special
folder; instead, it's that long string of letters and numbers inside the curly
brackets. You can use any text you want before the period just ahead of the
opening bracket, and it still points to the same folder and everything works
the same.)
Double-click the icon, and you'll launch a folder filled with dozens of actions,
tools and tweaks, from "Change Automatic Maintenance settings" to "View
update history." They're organized by category. Expand or shrink each
category by clicking the small triangle next to it. Each category displays a
number next to it, showing how many settings there are in it.
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