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Windows 7 “GodMode” Easter Egg

By creating a specific folder name in Windows 7, you have one interface to do everything from changing the mouse pointer to changing drive partitions.

To enter this mode, we just create a folder and rename it to:

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

Anything can be any word you want.

Once that is done, the folder's icon will change to resemble a control panel and will contain dozens of control options. It is a handy way to get to all kinds of controls.

This is an old feature dating back to Windows 95:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/135893

[Special Folders]
You can put the contents of Control Panel or other special folders on
your Start menu (or in any folder). Create a folder by clicking New on
the File menu, and then clicking Folder. Then, paste in the
appropriate name  as shown below:

For                Use This Name
----------------------------------------------
Control Panel      Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}
Dial Up Network   Dial Up Net.{992CFFA0-F557-101A-88EC-00DD010CCC48}
Printers           Printers.{2227A280-3AEA-1069-A2DE-08002B30309D}

Of course, the above class IDs only work in Windows 95. One needs to 'google' the Windows 7 class IDs.

Kevin Liang
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