A friend of mine recently passed on a very handy tip.  It seems that Microsoft have built in a handy GodMode into Windows Vista and Windows 7.

GodMode is simply a custom folder with links to administration activities you normally have to click through several dialogs to reach.

At this point I should stress that if you use this to trash your machine you are on your own, so don’t blame me and be sure to back up your machine regularly especially just before you make any key changes to the way your operating system works.

So, to enable GodMode:

Access all windows admin settings from one place.

Create a new folder on C:\ or on your desktop and name it exactly as follows:

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

Be sure to get that exactly right or this won’t work.  Once the folder is created, you may notice a change in the icon, open the new folder and scroll through the many links in there, chances are you will find something useful.

Again, if you are not sure what something is for, you probably don’t want to go playing with it until you’ve done some key research.

Enjoy.