When it comes to managing a single Windows device, you often have to juggle between various administrative tools. Two of the most-used ones are the Control Panel and the Settings app.
There are dozens more, however, from the Device Manager and Registry to the Task Manager and Group Policy Editor.
Super God Mode is a free open source script for Windows that creates links to virtually all system tools and options that are linkable. Think of it as a next level God Mode.
What is God Mode? For those unaware, God Mode refers to a secret menu that you may create by naming a folder GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}. This folder includes about 200 links to various tools and settings in Windows when opened.
The developers describe Super God Mode in the following way:
This PowerShell script creates shortcuts to all special shell folders, named folders, task links, system settings, deep links, and URL protocols in Windows, providing easy access to a wide range of system settings and features.
Using Super God Mode in Windows
Super God Mode is open source. A PowerShell script sits at the core of the project. The easiest option to use it is the following one:
- Download the latest version of the PowerShell script using this link.
- Download the latest version of the Batch launcher using this link.
- Double-click on the launcher.
This opens the user interface. You can hit the “run script” button right away or use the customization options to change the output.
Tip: if you want all links that exist, check “include third-party app URL protocols” before you run the script.
Other options include changing the output folder name and directory, skip the grouping of tasks, or allowing duplicate links.
The script generates hundreds of links based on the configuration after you hit the run button.
It created more than 1300 links on a Windows 11 test system. Once done, open the Super God Mode folder on the device to use the links.
If you did not disable the grouping, you find the following categories:
- Hidden App Links — Deep links in various apps, e.g., Microsoft Store, Gamebar, or Xbox.
- URL Protocols — These launch apps or tools for the most part, e.g., Notepad, PC Health Check, or Microsoft Defender.
- System Settings — Deep links that point to the Settings app. These enable you to jump to specific Settings pages quickly.
- Deep Links — Another list of links that launch tools or configuration options, for instance to troubleshoot issues.
- All Task Links — Includes links to various tools, such as Control Panel applets, Power Options, Folder Options and many more.
- Special Named Folders — Links to special folders, e.g., Downloads, 3D Objects, Startup, or SendTo.
- CLSID Shell Folder Shortcuts — Even more links, some of them point to File Explorer folders, others to settings, e.g., Speech Recognition or User Accounts.
If there is one thing to criticize, it is that there are so many links that it will take time to go through them all.
It is easy enough to create a new folder to put all the links that you require into. Still, with more than a thousand links to check, it will take a while.
Closing Words
Super God Mode is a useful tool for Windows administrators who want direct access to Windows tools, directories and settings. It may be overwhelming at first, due to the sheer number of links it produces, but that is only temporary.
Instead of sifting through them all to find the ones you need, you could also use search to find them this way.
Have you used God Mode before on Windows? What is your take on Super God Mode? Feel free to write a comment down below. (via Neowin)
Yes I do use it, have since win 10.
I have a “shortcuts” folder on a non system drive I keep it in there and then pin it to start. You can also create shortcuts from the stuff in the All Tasks (godmode) folder and pin them too if you like.
The regular godmode folder contains 199 links, do you find any of the links this script adds that are not included in that 199 of use?
There are a 1000 or so more, but many of them are deeplinks, which you may not need. I have not compared God Mode to Super God Mode, do not know if any essential links are missing in God Mode. Probably not.
I wonder if this works in Windows 10
I have not tried it on W10, but it should work.