As on previous versions of Windows OS, Windows 11 has a “God Mode”. This feature gives you quick access to advanced operating system features, but it is not enabled by default. Here's how to access it.
Windows 11 God Mode
The Windows God Mode is a bit like a Swiss army knife dedicated to the operating system. This “shortcut” allows you to access all of the OS settings. with this option, you can perform all the management, control, and customization tasks of Windows 11. A very useful tool for Windows 11 which is nevertheless full of innovations of all kinds
Also, the God Mode is not really new. We were already used this in the previous version of Windows, Windows 7, Windows 10. And since then, God Mode has never left Microsoft's operating system. If we, therefore, find it in Windows 8, Windows 8.1, we also benefit from God Mode in Windows 10, as well as in Windows 11.
On the other hand, The "God Mode" feature is indeed available in the operating system without any software addition, it is not activated by default (it was already the case on previous editions of the OS). It is, therefore, necessary to make it accessible. So here's how to take advantage of it with a simple little change in the registry.
How to enable God Mode in Windows 11?
To access the God Mode of Windows 11 is relatively simple. This feature is exactly the same as that required for older versions of the OS. If you've upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11, chances are God Mode is already available on your PC. Otherwise, follow these steps:
- STEP 1: From the Windows 11 desktop, right-click in an empty place.
- STEP 2: Select the New option, then select New Folder.
- STEP3: Give the new folder the following name: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}.
- STEP4: Now The icon of the folder changes shape, This is the shortcut to God Mode.
- STEP5: Now by double-clicking on this shortcut to God Mode, you can quickly access all of Windows 11's settings, from the simplest to the most advanced settings on your PC.
Features of God Mode in Windows 11
The God Mode gives you access to dozens of settings related to your configuration. Think of it as an XXL Power Control Panel. Thanks to it, you have the possibility of accessing all the tools for personalization, network management, or even OS settings with a double-click. These tools are grouped into the following categories:
- Taskbar and Navigation
- Sync Center
- Network and Sharing Center
- BitLocker Drive Encryption
- Keyboard
- User accounts
- RemoteApp and Remote Desktop connection
- Date and hour
- Work folders
- Storage spaces
- AutoRun
- Color management
- Credential Manager
- File History
- Power Options
- Ergonomics options
- Indexing options
- File Explorer Options
- Internet Options
- Windows tools
- Windows Defender Firewall
- Devices and printers
- Fonts
- Programs and Features
- Speech Recognition
- Region
- Problem resolution
- Backup and Restore (Windows 7)
- Safety and maintenance
- His
- Mouse
- System
- Telephone and modem
All of these features are usually accessible in the sub-menus of the Settings app or Control Panel. So you find them here in one and the same window, no need to search anymore. Even if some are outdated (Telephone and modem, really?), almost all of them are essential for anyone who wants to adjust their PC down to the smallest detail. Did you wonder why Microsoft never wanted to activate God Mode by default?