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still works on windows 11: the god mode folder trick explained 🤔

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  1. Paula
    @paula_early-1s3

    okay, i feel like i just found a cheat code in my own OS. on teh desktop, right-click > New > Folder, and name it exactly this:

    GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

    The icon instantly turns into a Control Panel icon and when u open it u get a giant categorized list of basically every classic Control Panel task: power options, device manager, credential manaegr, fonts, user accounts, all searchable. The part before the dot can be anything you like, its the GUID that does the magic. Apparently this has worked since Vista. How did i never see this? thx in advance!!

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  2. Arjun N.
    @kernel_ranger

    hmmmm quick q which Windows build are you on?? I want to know if it still works on the latest Windows 11.

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  3. Arjun Kim
    @kernel_rider684

    @bo.garcia nah thats not it, windows has nothing to do with it

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  4. Paula
    @paula_early-1s3
    in reply to @kernel_rider684

    sorry forgot to say i also tried the shell::: version from Win+R and it opens the exact same window. Even less clutter. hope thats enough info 😅

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  5. Arjun Kim
    @kernel_rider684

    nothing risky about it :) it doesnt grant extra permissions, it only links to tasks you could already open. anything that needs admin rights still shows teh UAC prompt. hope that helps :)

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  6. Bo G.
    @bo.garcia

    been there man fun detail: you can name it Settings.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} or anything else before the dot. the GUID is the real identifier for the All Tasks shell folder.

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  7. Arjun N.
    @kernel_ranger
    in reply to @bo.garcia

    oh also how is this thread still going lmao... following, having teh same problem

    the real fix was the friends we made along the way

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  8. Bo G.
    @bo.garcia

    following, having the same problem

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  9. Bo G.
    @bo.garcia

    note that on Windows 11 more and more items open teh modern Settings app instead of the old Control Panel page, so some links in God Mode now just bounce you to Settings 🤦 still handy as an index. hope that helps :)

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  10. Bo G.
    @bo.garcia

    pro tip: write down what u change... i didnt and had to redo windows from scratch, my old thinkpad is officially haunted

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  11. Una B.
    @ubanerjee-3jw

    you dont even need the folder. press Win+R and paste shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} to open the same All Tasks view diretcly.

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  12. Arjun Kim
    @kernel_rider684

    been there man try turning off the driver first, fixed it for me good luck man!

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