Windows 10 is an operating system that over the years has not stopped growing and evolving, largely thanks to the work of Microsoft . Thus, the Redmond-based firm sends constant updates to improve its software and also for the benefit of the users themselves.
But of course, in addition to gradually increasing the functionality and versatility of the operating system as such, it also increases its complexity. We tell you this because the functions that users are going to be able to use in this regard, are more and more. All of them together will allow us to customize and adapt Windows to our needs, down to the smallest details. At the same time, what is also achieved is that the software is prepared to give users everything they need to improve the user experience.
We must bear in mind that Windows 10 is currently the most used desktop system in the world. Therefore, with around 1 billion computers based on it, users cover all levels. We will find them from real experts and professionals, like many newbies who are starting to use an element such as Windows and its applications.
Windows 10 has more and more functions in its menus
Be that as it may, the truth is that Microsoft must try, and in fact tries, to adapt to all of them, in one way or another.
Despite the experience of the software giant accumulated over decades, achieving this that we discussed is not easy. That is why on certain occasions, it takes us a while to locate a certain function that, we know it exists, but not where it is. At that point, there are many routes and sections where we can look, which is not always effective. You should know that as a general rule, most of these functions are usually distributed between the Control Panel and the Settings application, which in turn are divided into multiple sections.
And that’s not all, but we can also act from Device Manager, Disk Management, Task Manager, etc.
We must also take into account that on certain occasions, some functions of Windows 10 itself are duplicated in several of these sections. That does nothing but confuse some users even more, if possible. It is true that Microsoft is currently working so that the System Configuration gains importance, reducing the functions of the Control Panel . However, the migration process is currently underway and covers several versions of the operating system . So what was in one place yesterday may have changed, duplicated, or will change in the next update .
What is God Mode
Therefore, if we usually use certain functions built into Windows on a regular basis, but we waste a lot of time locating them, we will help you. Specifically in these same lines we are going to talk about what is known as God Mode . For all those who do not know any of this, we will tell you that Windows God Mode is a feature that has been there for many years, specifically since the launch of the first Windows systems. However, there are many regular users of the operating system who are completely unaware of it, all in spite of its enormous usefulness.
And it is that by default it is a functionality that is hidden in the system, so we must activate it by hand, as we will see. To start we will tell you that God Mode is a feature that gives us access to a huge number of Windows configuration and customization functions .
Activate Windows God Mode manually
As you can imagine, this will allow us to have greater control over Microsoft software, and all from a single access window. But before we can take advantage of all this, we are going to need to activate the feature by ourselves. Despite how it sounds, this is a very simple process, as we are going to show you.
Therefore, in order to enable this feature that is hidden by default, all we have to do is create a new folder on the Windows 10 desktop. Once it is located in that location and we see it on the screen, we can change its name by the following: GodMode. {ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
From that moment we will already have access to the so-called Windows 10, so to open it, just double-click on the newly created folder .
What use is the use of the God Mode?
At that moment and after clicking on the access to the new folder, a window similar to the one found in the File Explorer of the operating system opens. In fact and as we see, in the left panel of it, the locations of the disk that we normally see in that Explorer appear, while the right is full of shortcuts . Well, these are precisely the ones that interest us in this case.
Specifically, we find more than 200 shortcuts to functions of all kinds of Windows 10. It should be noted that here we can directly access both some of the most common system features, as well as others that are almost unknown and hidden. As it is easy to imagine, this will give us the opportunity to save a good amount of time when adapting Windows to our needs.
But of course, due to the enormous number of functions to which we have access from here, locating the one we need or want to open, can be somewhat complicated. However, to facilitate this task that we mentioned, the Redmond have cataloged all of them to make them more accessible.
Categories to access more than 200 functions
Of course, these categories to which we refer to, try to make clear to the user where their content is directed. In this way, with a single glance at the name of each of them, we can get an idea of whether it houses what interests us. Therefore, and to give you an idea of the categories that we are going to find here, we are going to show you all of them below:
- Color management.
- Credential manager.
- Taskbar and navigation .
- Work folders.
- Accessibility center.
- Windows Mobility Center.
- Center network and sharing.
- Synchronization center .
- RemoteApp and Desktop connection.
- Backup and restoration .
- User account.
- Devices and printers .
- Storage spaces.
- Date and Time.
- Windows Defender firewall.
- Sources.
- Management tools.
- File history.
- Mouse.
- Energy options.
- Indexing options.
- Internet Options.
- File Explorer Options.
- Programs and characteristics.
- Speech recognition.
- Region.
- Autoplay.
- Security and maintenance.
- System.
- Problem solving.
- Sound.
- Keyboard.
- Telephone and modem.
You can already imagine that these categories, in turn, lead us to various functions related to them directly. Thus, as we have been able to verify, the name of all of them makes us quite clear towards the functional objective to which they direct us. Also in principle they are placed in alphabetical order , so if we are looking for something related to sound, security, Windows accounts, fonts , or the taskbar, it is easy for us to locate what we are looking for thanks to this God Mode.