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Windows 10 and 11's hidden 'God Mode' is surprisingly easy to enable

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There are all sorts of tricks for making Windows better, just unmatched of the to the highest degree advanced secrets in Windows 10 and 11 is a hidden feature that some call in "God Mode." Divinity Mode has a long history: Since the launch of Windows Vista in 2007, you've been able to make a bespoke folder that shoves the entirety of the Windows Control Panel into a number. You can't clip through and through walls or become invincible with it, but you can skip the modern, sometimes annoying Windows port and get right to the options you want.

The "God Mode" nickname seems to have got been largely popularized by bloggers around 2010, probably because information technology's path catchier than the substantial name: Windows Subdue Control Panel shortcut. That doesn't really feel reigning or elusive, does information technology? So God Mode it is.

This trick works in both Windows 10 and Windows 11 (and if you're still rocking Windows 7 operating room 8, yep, information technology'll work for you too). Here's how to use it.

Here's what Windows God Mode looks like

Windows God Mode folder options — (Icon credit: Future)

The Idol Modality booklet is pretty simple in functionality because its real use is to comprise a database for names to haul up when you type them into the Start Menu's search bar. It takes all of the Instrument panel settings, like system rejuvenate, go out and clock, mouse settings, printer settings, and more, and folds them into an easily getatable inclination that you stern also look through.

It's useful if you find yourself accessing Panel settings frequently. Maybe you want to access your Bluetooth and mouse settings much without having to ado with all the clicks it requires you to progress to them in the normal Control Jury.

How to enable God Way in Windows 10 and Windows 11

Windows God Mode folder — (Image credit: Future)

To enable "Idol Mode" all you have to make is right-click a blank orbit on your desktop, highlight Newfound > Folder. Rename your new folder:

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

Press move in to affirm the name.

That's information technology: The folder icon will change to the Control Panel icon and when you open it, you'll have access to a big list of options.

If you want to clean up that list of options, right hand-click whatsoever of the categories in the folder and choice "flop all groups." That should make the much 200 settings much more manageable.

If all of this sounds too powerful for you to handle, you can always edit the file. Despite its name, "God Mode" doesn't imbue Windows with whatever dangerous or mighty powers. It simply organizes a undiversified bundle of settings into one spacious place.

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