Windows 10 comes with Control Panel and Settings, but the modern Settings app is missing some basic features. Fortunately, Windows 10 still comes with a Control Panel-based advanced settings page called “God Mode” which allows you to easily access all the advanced tools, features, and tasks.
God Mode allows you to access all the administrative features and is even better than Windows 10's modern settings.
As you can see in the screenshot above, the God Modes UI is based on the Control Panel and is designed to help you quickly configure Windows settings.
Enable God mode in Windows 10
To access God mode in Windows 10, you need to create a special shortcut on your desktop, as highlighted in the steps below:
1.Log in to your account with administrator rights.
2.On the desktop, right-click anywhere.
3. Select “Create a new folder”.
4. Right-click on the new folder.
5.Rename the folder to the following command:
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
6.Press enter.
You can double-click on this folder to open God mode. When you are in the God Mode folder, a page similar to the screenshot below will appear:
As you can see, Windows 10's God mode offers up to 200 settings and they are mapped to different categories. For example, the disk management options are available in Administrator Tools.
You can also use the CLSID, which is a globally unique identifier to access other settings pages directly from the desktop by identifying a COM class object.
Extended GodMode
Extended GodMode is a free tool designed to improve the default God Mode experience in Windows 10.
With the expanded GodMode, you can access over 200 options and settings in one place, but also browse the list of all settings using various filters.
If you can't find a specific setting, you can use the search box and the search will be saved so you can access it again when you open the Extended GodMode tool.
Similarly, you can even create a favorites list and bookmark your favorite settings to quickly change them in the future.
You can download the tool from here.
