God Mode gives you instant access to your favorite Windows setting, and here's how to use it

On Windows 11, most of your PC's settings can be accessed through the aptly named Settings app. Microsoft has been transitioning options to this app for years now, and progress has been slow and steady. But what if you wanted even faster acces to all the in-depth settings of Windows? Well, God Mode is for you.

God Mode is a (clearly exaggerated) term for a folder that contains links to all kinds of system settings directly on your desktop (or wherever you choose to create it). Despite its intimidating name, God Mode is very easy to set up, and there's almost no risk to it, aside from making important settings easily accessible. 

1-How to create a God Mode folder in Windows 11Create a new folder on your desktop. To do this, right-click an empty area of the desktop, hover over New, and then choose Folder.

2-Name the folder GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}. If you've already created the folder with a different name, right-click the folder and choose Rename to change it.

3-Once you hit Enter after changing the name, that name will disappear, and the icon should change into a Control Panel icon.

4-You can now open the folder to access all the settings inside. You'll find settings for everything from AutoPlay, user accounts, disk optimization, and so on. There are a total of 207 items on our PC, but that can vary depending on what version of Windows you're running and the kind of device you have.

5-Because it's a standard folder, you can also easily copy settings shortcuts directly onto your desktop for even quicker access. Simply drag and drop the setting you want, and it'll be accessible directly on the desktop.

If you find that having all of those options on the desktop isn't useful for you, you can simply delete the God Mode folder to get rid of it. All the options will continue to be available through the usual means; you're only deleting shortcuts.

Why use God Mode?

If you want to access some of the old-school settings in Windows 11, God Mode is the easiest way to do it, and you even have the option to put some of these settings directly on the desktop if you really need them as quickly as possible. Many settings are now hidden behind complex navigation and different pages, so having a folder with everything laid out right there and then can be very helpful.

Of course, as Microsoft moves more and more options away from Control Panel, it's possible that God Mode will become that much less useful, but for now, there's still a lot you can do with it. It's an especially great tool if you've been using Windows for a long time and don't want to learn new ways of doing things.

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