Thu, Jan 7 2010 13:46
jeffl
What is Windows 7 Godmode?
Windows 7 has a Godmode....? Huh
Yes, it is true and it is useful.
How to do it:
Open any folder on your computer and make a new folder named:
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
When you open the new folder there will be shortcuts to all the wizards you could want to use
Here is a list of what you get:
- Accommodate learning abilities
Accommodate low vision
Activate Windows
Add a device
Add a printer
Add a wireless device to the network
Add clocks for different time zones
Add gadgets to the desktop
Add or remove programs
Add or remove user accounts
Add the Clock gadget to the desktop
Adjust ClearType text
Adjust screen resolution
Adjust system volume
Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows
Allow a program through Windows Firewall
Allow remote access to your computer
Allow Remote Assistance invitations to be sent from this computer
Assistant
Auto-hide the taskbar
Automatically adjust for daylight saving time
Back up your computer
Block or allow pop-ups
Block or allow third-party cookies
Calibrate display color
Calibrate the screen for pen or touch input
Change advanced color management settings for displays, scanners, and printers
Change cursor blink rate
Change Customer Experience Improvement Program settings
Change default printer
Change default settings for media or devices
Change desktop background
Change device installation settings
Change display language
Change display settings
Change Font Settings
Change how the mouse pointer looks
Change how the mouse pointer looks when it's moving
Change how web pages are displayed in tabs
Change how Windows searches
Change how your keyboaworks
Change how your mouse works
Change keyboards or other input methods
Change location
Change mouse click settings
Change mouse settings
Change mouse wheel settings
Change or remove a program
Change People Near Me settings
Change power-saving settings
Change screen orientation
Change screen saver
Change search options for files and folders
Change security settings
Change settings for handwriting personalization
Change sound casettings
Change system sounds
Change tablet pen settings
Change temporary Internet file settings
Change text to speech settings
Change the date, time, or number format
Change the file type associated with a file extension
Change the languages used for partially translated menus and dialogs
Change the mouse pointer display or speed
Change the Narrator voice
Change the search provider in Internet Explorer
Change the theme
Change the time zone
Change the way currency is displayed
Change the way dates and lists are displayed
Change the way measurements are displayed
Change the way time is displayed
Change User Account Control settings
Change what the power buttons do
Change when the computer sleeps
Change window colors and metrics
Change window glass colors
Change workgroup name
Change your account picture
Change your homepage
Change your Windows password
Check firewall status
Check for updates
Check keyboastatus
Check processor speed
Check security status
Check the Windows Experience Index
Choose a power plan
Choose homegroup and sharing options
Choose how to check for solutions
Choose how to report problems
Choose the order of how your screen rotates
Choose when to turn off display
Configure advanced user profile properties
Configure proxy server
Connect to a network
Connect to a projector
Connect to an external display
Control the computer without the mouse or keyboard
Create a passworeset disk
Create a restore point
Create administrator account
Create an account
Create and format hadisk partitions
Create or remove your account password
Create standauser account
Customize icons on the taskbar
Customize the mouse buttons
Customize the Start menu
Customize the taskbar
Defragment your hadrive
Delete browsing history
Delete cookies or temporary files
Device Manager - Shortcut (2)
Device Manager
Diagnose your computer's memory problems
Edit environment variables for your account
Edit group policy
Edit power plan
Edit the system environment variables
Enable location and other sensors
Enable or disable session cookies
Enable or disable transparent glass on windows
Encrypt your offline files
Enter a default location
Find and fix audio playback problems
Find and fix audio recording problems
Find and fix networking and connection problems
Find and fix printing problems
Find and fix problems
Find and fix problems with devices
Find and fix problems with homegroup
Find and fix problems with transparency and other visual effects
Find and fix problems with Windows Search
Find missing Start menu
Find out what's new in Windows 7
Fix problems with your computer
Free up disk space by deleting unnecessary files
Get more gadgets online
Get more themes online
Go online to find out what's new in Windows 7
Go online to get Windows Live Essentials
Group similar windows on the taskbar
Hear a tone when keys are pressed
Hear text read aloud with Narrator
How to add new hardware
How to change the size of virtual memory
How to correct monitor flicker (refresh rate)
How to install a program
Identify and repair network problems
Ignore repeated keystrokes using FilterKeys
Install or uninstall display languages
Join a domain
Learn how to use your storage device to speed up your computer
Let Windows suggest Ease of Access settings
Link online IDs
Lock or unlock the taskbar
Lock the computer when I leave it alone for a period of time
Magnify portions of the screen using Magnifier
Make a file type always open in a specific program
Make changes to accounts
Make it easier to see the mouse pointer
Make text and other items larger or smaller
Manage advanced sharing settings
Manage audio devices
Manage BitLocker
Manage browser add-ons
Manage disk space used by your offline files
Manage file encryption certificates
Manage Information Cards that are used to log on to online services
Manage network passwords
Manage offline files
Manage saved networks
Manage Windows credentials
Manage wireless networks
Media streaming options
Move the pointer with the keypad using MouseKeys
Optimize for blindness
Optimize visual display
Organize Start menu
Perform recommended maintenance tasks automatically
Personalize your computer
Play CDs or other media automatically
Press key combinations one at a time
Preview, delete, or show and hide fonts
Protect your computer by encrypting data on your disk
Recosteps to reproduce a problem
Remove icons from notification area (system tray) on the desktop
Rename this computer
Replace sounds with visual cues
Require a passwowhen the computer wakes
Resolve sync conflicts
Restore data, files, or computer from backup
Restore desktop gadgets installed with Windows
Restore Start menu defaults
Restore system files and settings from a restore point
Restore your computer or reinstall Windows
Restore your computer to an earlier time
Review your computer's status and resolve issues
Run programs made for previous versions of Windows
Scan a document or picture
Scan for spyware and other potentially unwanted software
Schedule tasks
See the name of this computer
Select users who can use remote desktop
Set flicks to perform certain tasks
Set screen saver password
Set tablet buttons to perform certain tasks
Set the time and date
Set up a connection or network
Set up a dial-up connection
Set up a microphone
Set up a new connection with RemoteApp and Desktop Connections
Set up a virtual private network (VPN) connection
Set up an ad hoc (computer-to-computer) network
Set up computer to use multiple monitors
Set up data sources (ODBC)
Set up dialing rules
Set up iSCSI initiator
Set up parental controls for any user
Set up USB game controllers
Set your default programs
Share printers
Show hidden files and folders
Show how much RAM is on this computer
Show or hide clock icon on the taskbar
Show or hide common icons on the desktop
Show or hide file extensions
Show or hide inactive icons on the taskbar
Show or hide the notification area on the taskbar
Show or hide volume (speaker) icon on the taskbar
Show which operating system your computer is running
Show which programs are installed on your computer
Show which workgroup this computer is on
Sign in or out of People Near Me
Specify single- or double-click to open
Specify which hand you write with
Start or stop using autoplay for all media and devices
Start speech recognition
Sync with other computers, mobile devices, or network folders
Tell if an RSS feed is available on a website
Transfer files from another computer
Troubleshooting History
Turn autocomplete in Internet Explorer on or off
Turn automatic updating on or off
Turn flicks on and off
Turn guest account on or off
Turn High Contrast on or off
Turn Magnifier on or off
Turn off automatic window arrangement
Turn off background images
Turn off unnecessary animations
Turn on easy access keys
Turn On-Screen keyboaon or off
Turn screen saver on or off
Turn toolbars on the taskbar on or off
Turn Windows features on or off
Uninstall a gadget
Uninstall a program
Update device drivers
Use audio description for video
Use screen reader
Use tools to improve performance
View advanced system settings
View all problem reports
View current accessibility settings
View devices and printers
View event logs
View installed fonts
View installed updates
View list of running gadgets
View local services
View location activity
View message archive
View network computers and devices
View network connections
View network status and tasks
View recent messages about your computer
View recommended actions to keep Windows running smoothly
View reliability history
View running processes with Task Manager
View scanners and cameras
View solutions to problems
View sync results
View the Microsoft error reporting privacy statement online
View the name of the video card
What happened to the Quick Launch toolbar
Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor Beta
New Artcile:
Using Windows 7 Godmode to create administrative shortcuts to wizards and common functions.
Jeff Loucks
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