"God Mode"

[Nburnes]

Did any of you guys know this?

"As nice as Windows 7 is to use let’s face it — we always want total control over the computing environment. What we really want is to have total control in an easy-to-use form that puts everything at our fingertips. Enter the super secret Windows 7 God Mode.

SOURCE: How To Enable Windows 7 Secret God Mode

EDIT:
(yep) How to Create a Control Panel All Tasks List Shortcut in Windows 7

 

[richc46]

Thank you for sharing. If every member took the time to explain features of win7 that were were not commonly known, we would all benefit. Have a Happy New Year and welcome to Seven Forums

 

[Airbot]

Yeah, here: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/44340-control-panel-all-tasks-list-shortcut.html?ltr=C

And please make sure you only post a few lines of someone else's article, post the source link, and wrap it in quotes.

 

[Nburnes]

Thank you for sharing. If every member took the time to explain features of win7 that were were not commonly known, we would all benefit. Have a Happy New Year and welcome to Seven Forums

Thank you for that warm greeting!

Happy New Year to you also

 

[WindowsStar]

BTW you can name the first part anything you want it does not have to be GodMode. It can be AdminMode or MyComputersSettings it does not matter.

 

[D3ftOn3Z]

Named it master control panel....

 

[davehc]

Yeah, here: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/44340-control-panel-all-tasks-list-shortcut.html?ltr=C

And please make sure you only post a few lines of someone else's article, post the source link, and wrap it in quotes.

This comment pops up on many similar forums. IMO it is a little unfair. Sometimes, I would agree, the article is so long and detailed, a link would be more expiditious.
However, I am sure most users come on a site such as this for information, not for a link to another site. Whilst noone can dispute that Brinks tutorials are absolutely superb, it is not quite so easy to search, using the known text, for an article altready published.
The OP, in sincerity, wished to pass on some information which he felt would be usful to other members. If he searched on these pages for "God mode" , I doubt he would find it.
Hints and tips in the use of software, are not, and can never be, copyright. They are free for anyone to find. There are some "authors" around the web at the moment, who are, in spite of that, claiming copyright for long documents/E books they have produced. (Brink is not one of those!) I find that often, it is easier to copy and paste someone elses work when offering help, but I do have a huge Dbase of such, which I can also quote from. Rarely can anyone provide original work of this nature, particulæalry as most customisation, etc. has been inherited from Vista, which has been around a while now.
Fwiw, I reproduced the tip mentioned here, from a long lost article, several years ago, on another (Vista) site. It may even have been from Microsoft's own pages.
Happy new year to you also, Nburnes.,

 

[WindowsStar]

Here are a bunch more (that are not listed in Control Panel All Tasks List Shortcut):

Shell commands are incredibly useful when creating shortcuts or quickly accessing hard to get to locations. They can be used to pin shortcuts to the Taskbar or just to make your life easier. For those that are preceded by “Shell:” when using them in shortcuts you need to add “explorer.exe” in front of them. It should then look like this: explorer.exe shellersonal

Window 7 Only
shell:Libraries
shell:MusicLibrary
shell:VideosLibrary
shell:OtherUsersFolder
shellevice Metadata Store
shellublicSuggestedLocations
shellocumentsLibrary
shell:User Pinned
shell:UsersLibrariesFolder
shellicturesLibrary
shell:ImplicitAppShortcuts
shell:Ringtones
shell:CommonRingtones
Windows Vista & 7
shell:Common Programs
shell:GameTasks
shell:UserProfiles
shell:MyComputerFolder
shell:SyncSetupFolder
shellpapiKeys
shell:SamplePlaylists
shell:Favorites
shell:My Video
shell:SearchHomeFolder
shell:System
shell:CommonVideo
shell:SyncResultsFolder
shell:LocalizedResourcesDir
shell:Cookies
shell:Original Images
shell:CommonMusic
shell:My Pictures
shell:Cache
shellownloads
shell:CommonDownloads
shell:AppData
shell:SyncCenterFolder
shell:My Music
shell:ConflictFolder
shell:SavedGames
shell:InternetFolder
shell:Quick Launch
shell:SystemCertificates
shell:Contacts
shell:TreePropertiesFolder
shellrofile
shell:Start Menu
shell:Common AppData
shellhotoAlbums
shell:ConnectionsFolder
shell:Administrative Tools
shellrintersFolder
shellefault Gadgets
shellrogramFilesX86
shell:Searches
shell:Common Startup
shell:ControlPanelFolder
shell:SampleVideos
shell:SendTo
shell:ResourceDir
shellrogramFiles
shell:CredentialManager
shellrintHood
shell:MAPIFolder
shell:CD Burning
shell:AppUpdatesFolder
shell:Common Start Menu
shell:LocalAppDataLow
shell:Templates
shell:Gadgets
shellrograms
shell:Recent
shell:SampleMusic
shellesktop
shell:CommonPictures
shell:RecycleBinFolder
shell:CryptoKeys
shell:Common Templates
shell:Startup
shell:Links
shell:OEM Links
shell:SamplePictures
shell:Common Desktop
shell:NetHood
shell:Games
shell:Common Administrative Tools
shell:NetworkPlacesFolder
shell:SystemX86
shell:History
shell:AddNewProgramsFolder
shelllaylists
shellrogramFilesCommonX86
shellublicGameTasks
shell:ChangeRemoveProgramsFolder
shellublic
shell:Common Documents
shell:CSCFolder
shell:Local AppData
shell:Windows
shell:UsersFilesFolder
shellrogramFilesCommon
shell:Fonts
shellersonal

 

[WindowsStar]

Opps the letter D made the Happy Face.

Edit: Thanks for fixing the Happy Faces...

 

[smsff7]

Wow nice find I can't wait to mess around with it and see what I can do

 

[Airbot]

Yeah, here: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/44340-control-panel-all-tasks-list-shortcut.html?ltr=C

And please make sure you only post a few lines of someone else's article, post the source link, and wrap it in quotes.

This comment pops up on many similar forums. IMO it is a little unfair. Sometimes, I would agree, the article is so long and detailed, a link would be more expiditious.
However, I am sure most users come on a site such as this for information, not for a link to another site. Whilst noone can dispute that Brinks tutorials are absolutely superb, it is not quite so easy to search, using the known text, for an article altready published.
The OP, in sincerity, wished to pass on some information which he felt would be usful to other members. If he searched on these pages for "God mode" , I doubt he would find it.
Hints and tips in the use of software, are not, and can never be, copyright. They are free for anyone to find. There are some "authors" around the web at the moment, who are, in spite of that, claiming copyright for long documents/E books they have produced. (Brink is not one of those!) I find that often, it is easier to copy and paste someone elses work when offering help, but I do have a huge Dbase of such, which I can also quote from. Rarely can anyone provide original work of this nature, particulæalry as most customisation, etc. has been inherited from Vista, which has been around a while now.
Fwiw, I reproduced the tip mentioned here, from a long lost article, several years ago, on another (Vista) site. It may even have been from Microsoft's own pages.
Happy new year to you also, Nburnes.,

I agree with your statements, but to further lessen complications with external sourced articles, and their authors, which, if they have written the article their own way with their own words, be it even about common knowledge tips, that article is still theirs. It's still best to follow the guidelines here.

 

[thefabe]

Lots of information and things to play with. Thanks for the post. Fabe

 

[7ntn]

Excellent! This is why we have forums.
Thanks

 

[severedsolo]

how good is that? thank you OP +1

 

[Win7User512]

I thought this was about turning off UAC and every other restriction.

Will try this when I get home. Incredible. Thanks for sharing.

 

[swarfega]

Nice feature. Not sure why its called godmode. So Ive renamed mine Holly Hop Drive!

 

[dave1812]

God mode for Win 7

copy/paste the following text as the name of a folder: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

create a new folder and rename it
Be sure to include the word "GodMode" as well as the remaining text
Pretty cool and not sure if anyone has mentioned this on the forum before.

 

[mckillwashere]

What exactly does it do?

 

[dave1812]

What exactly does it do?

try it.

You remind me of myself as a child when I was asked to try a food. I'd ask "will I like it?". sigh. try it. or not.

 

[mckillwashere]

I googled it lol
I may try it lol


any word if it works in server 2008?