Guide

How to open Windows God Mode, every setting in one folder

Published 23 October 2026

A dark Windows PowerShell window creating the GodMode folder on the desktop

Short answerCreate a folder named GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} on your desktop and it becomes a list of about 200 Control Panel settings. Or press Win+R and open shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} without making a folder.

"God Mode" sounds like a hack, but it's a normal Windows feature with a fun nickname. It's a special folder that shows every Control Panel setting in one grouped, searchable list. It works on Windows 10 and 11.

The one-liner

PowerShell

md "$([Environment]::GetFolderPath('Desktop'))\GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}"

Example output

    Directory: C:\Users\dev\OneDrive\Desktop

Mode     LastWriteTime        Name
d----    23-10-2026 21:00     GodMode

Look at your desktop: a new icon that looks like Control Panel. Open it for a long list of settings, about 200 depending on your Windows version, grouped by area (Power Options, Security and Maintenance, Devices and Printers...). Type in the search box to find one.

Why the long path?

If OneDrive backs up your desktop, your real desktop is OneDrive\Desktop, not C:\Users\<you>\Desktop. GetFolderPath('Desktop') finds the right one either way.

The name is up to you

Only the code after the dot matters. Settings.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} works just the same.

Without making a folder

Press Win+R, paste this and press Enter:

Run box

shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

Is it safe?

Yes. It's a shortcut view, not a hidden mode: it only links to settings that already exist, and you need admin rights for the same ones you always did. Delete the folder like any other folder to remove it.

Many of these settings are older Control Panel pages. Microsoft keeps moving things into the Settings app, so some links open there instead.