How to Enable God Mode on Windows 11 – Quick Guide

Windows as an OS is a pretty complicated one. The OS is built to provide users with the best features and functionalities. The OS is run by more than 1.2 billion computers. Well, this statistics says that the OS is used worldwide and users trust the OS. So, to provide powerful features, the OS needs to be configured and altered, so that’s why the OS has a settings application from where users can access and configure many aspects of the computer with ease.

The OS also has other configurational tools like command prompt, registry editor, and PowerShell which can be used. Well, all these tools and configurational aspects are present in the OS they are defragmented and are present in different places and need to be summoned when needed, So to make things easier, Microsoft has built-in God Mode, enabling which will give users access to all the settings in a single folder. So, in this article, we will explore a lot about the God mode and will learn how to enable it on a Windows 11 computer.

Well, with Windows 11 preview builds available for downloads, some of you might have downloaded it and are running your computers with it. So, unlike Windows 10, you would have seen there are lots of changes in the OS, and the user interface has been reworked and remodeled. You may also have experienced the new features and functions that Windows 11 brings in. Well, as Windows 11 is not official and the OSes released now are just the preview build, there is a lot to understand and find out about the OS.

So, many tech enthusiasts have been trying to find out different aspects of the OS. well, all these findings can be found on the internet as recently, there are millions of articles and videos releasing that explain an aspect of the OS. Well, Windows 11 users have been trying to use the god mode, and have found the way to do it. The method to enable god mode in Windows 11 is pretty similar to Windows 10, so you can do it by following simple steps. So, before we jump into learning how to enable the god mode, let’s see what god mode is and why you need it on your computer.

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What is God Mode in Windows OS

Well, god mode in Windows is a folder with all the control panels tools. This is a handy tool to keep on your desktop, to easily access the tools without having to navigate to the control panel. So to put it simply it’s a shortcut to the control panel.

Why do we need the God Mode

God mode is not a necessary folder, but if you are someone who constantly meddles with the control panel tools, then you need to try using the God Mode. well, its purpose is to make it easier to access the control panel. Well if you have enabled the god mode, you can access all the tools and configurations in the control panel from a single folder on the desktop. Well, at first using the god mode can be complicated but with constant use, it would be much easier and you never have to navigate to the control panel and just use the god mode folder from the desktop.

Well, with learning the uses of god mode, you now can jump right into learning how to enable it. 

How to Enable God Mode on Windows 11

Enabling god mode on Windows 11 is similar to the method used to enable god mode in Windows 10. Well, the method is pretty simple, so you can jump right away and get started.

• To begin with, you have to make sure that the account you are using to access the computer is an administrator. So, to check that, go to settings by pressing the Windows key and the I key on the keyboard. Go to the accounts tab, and under your info, you will see “administrator”.
• Once you have checked that you are the administrator, exit the settings application.
• Now go to the desktop, if you are in other applications, you can easily go to the desktop by pressing the Windows key and the D key on your keyboard.
• So, once you are on the desktop, right-click on the screen and from the menu bar, select New and then select the folder icon.
• So, once the folder has been created rename it with “GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}”.
• Once done, right-click on the desktop screen and refresh the computer. 
• Now, you will find that the folder icon would have been changed to the control panel’s icon. 

Well, you have successfully created the god mode folders, so you can start using the tools in it, and you save your efforts of going to the control panel.

How to use the God Mode Folder

So to make things easier, here are some tricks to use the god mode folder.

Well, the god mode folder will have all the tools of the control panel but the tools will not be grouped as in the control panel, so you have to look through the list of tools to access the one you want. You can also use the search function to find the exact tool you want. Well, to open the tools you want it’s the usual, you have to double click on the icon or right-click and then hit open.

Well, this is all you need to know about the god mode in Windows 11.

Hope you find the information useful and informative, try out the god mode and access the tools with ease from the desktop.