aLemmer

Problem

Lots of blogs are spreading misinformation about this so called “godmode” trick in Windows 7.

Solution

If you haven’t heard by now (though it’s been all the rave) you can name a folder Godmode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} to turn that directory into a pallete of Windows controlls.

First off, this trick works in Windows Vista x86 as well, so I have no clue why it’s only popular just as of yet. Second off, you don’t have to prefix the directory with “godmode”. As long as you have a name and {ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} separated by a period you’re fine. So you could call your directory hax.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} and it would have the same effect.

You can read more about GodMode via the CNET article Understanding Windows 7′s ‘GodMode’.