The Windows Master Control Panel, also known as Windows God Mode, or the All Tasks folder is a shortcut to access a variety of control settings found in any operating system later then Windows Vista.

It is one of those stories that hits the blogosphere and spins; however the background for the registry key “ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C”  was actually just an “All Tasks“-page created by Windows developers to make it easier to find what was needed.

So if you use the search box in the “Control Panel“-window, see illustration below. It will leverage the key “ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C“.

The key that it looks up you can find it under:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

So now let’s create and give you a shortcut to the blogosphere’s godmode, or the Windows developers “All Task”-folder.

Make a new folder, you can place it anywhere and re-name the folder to the following string “Settings.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}” where “Settings” can be anything you’d like to call it.

As you can see, the icon changes:

 

And when we open it, this is what we now get access to in a single pane.

Full list:

• Administrative Tools
  
• AutoPlay
  
• Backup and Restore
  
• BitLocker Drive Encryption
  
• Color Management
  
• Credential Manager
  
• Date and Time
  
• Default Programs
  
• Devices and Printers
• Display
  
• Ease of Access Center
  
• File Explorer Options
  
• File History
  
• Fonts
  
• HomeGroup
  
• Indexing Options
  
• Infrared
  
• Internet Options
  
• Keyboard
• Language
  
• Mouse
• Network and Sharing Center
• Pen and Touch
  
• Personalization
  
• Phone and Modem
  
• Power Options
  
• Programs and Features
  
• Region
  
• RemoteApp and Desktop Connections
  
• Security and Maintenance
  
• Sound
  
• Speech Recognition
  
• Storage Spaces
  
• Sync Center
  
• System
• Tablet PC Settings
  
• Taskbar and Navigation
  
• Troubleshooting
  
• User Accounts
  
• Windows Defender
  
• Windows Firewall
• Windows Mobility Center
• Work Folders
  

 

That’s it, you now have a shortcut to the “All Tasks“-folder. Let me know in the comments, or tweet me at @UlvBjornsson what kind of articles you want to read.