HOW2 WINDOWS: Unlock the Forbidden "God Mode" Panel That Puts Every Windows Setting in One Place

God Mode still works on Windows 11. Create the secret master settings folder with one magic folder name and access 200+ controls in a single list.

It sounds like a cheat code from a 90s video game. Up, up, down, down — except this one is real, it still works on Windows 11, and Microsoft's own engineers have publicly shrugged about it.

Deep inside Windows lives a single, scrollable master list of every settings task your PC knows — mouse pointers, disk partitions, power plans, BitLocker, backup, network adapters, all of it. The regular Control Panel shows you a friendly organized view of these. "God Mode" — really called All Tasks — rips off the mask and dumps the entire vault onto one page.

No downloads. No registry hacks. No admin wizardry. Just a folder with a magic name. Let's do some sorcery.

The Step-by-Step Guide: Summoning God Mode

The trick is almost insultingly simple, which is exactly why nobody believes it works until they try it.

1. Right-click an empty spot on your Desktop and select New > Folder.
2. Rename the folder to exactly this (copy-paste it to be safe):

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

1. Press Enter. The folder icon will transform into a Control Panel-style icon — and the name may vanish entirely, which is normal and deeply cool.
2. Double-click the folder to open it. You'll be staring at 200+ settings shortcuts, grouped under headings like Security and Maintenance, Power Options, and Network and Internet.
3. Drag any individual shortcut (say, "Manage audio devices") straight onto your Desktop to create a permanent one-click shortcut for the settings you use most.

Fun fact: the word "GodMode" does literally nothing — it's just the display label. The magic is the string in curly braces, a system identifier (CLSID). You could name it ILikePuppies.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} and it would work identically.

The Secret Stash: Tips, Tricks & Hints

You've unlocked the vault. Here's how to actually use it like a wizard:

• Use the search box: The folder has its own search field at the top-right. Type "printer" or "mouse" and it filters the 200+ items instantly — faster than digging through the Settings app's maze.
• The shortcut alternative: Don't want a weird magic folder? Create a normal shortcut instead (Right-click > New > Shortcut) and paste this as the location: explorer shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}. Same vault, civilized wrapper, custom icon.
• More secret folders exist: The same trick opens direct portals to other system areas. Bluetooth is {28803F59-3A75-4058-995F-4EE5503B023C}, Network is {F02C1A0D-BE21-4350-88B0-7367FC96EF3C}. Build yourself a whole command center.
• It's read-only safe: Opening this folder changes nothing on your PC. It's a list of shortcuts — you can't break Windows by browsing it. Click with confidence.

The Power User Angle: Why It Exists (And Why Microsoft "Debunked" It)

Here's the delicious irony: this was never a secret feature at all. It's a documented developer mechanism that lets any folder named DisplayName.CLSID act as a portal into system locations — and "All Tasks" is the exact same data source that powers Control Panel search in the Start menu.

Microsoft engineers have called the "God Mode" name "completely silly," pointing out it grants zero extra privileges — it just shows the same settings without the friendly wrapping. But who cares about the semantics? One page, every control, zero digging through nested menus. That's power-user ergonomics, whatever you call it.

Wrap Up & Next Steps

Stop clicking through six layers of the Settings app to find one toggle. Create your God Mode folder today, drag your five most-used shortcuts to the Desktop, and feel like the main character of your own PC.

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