Enable GOD Mode in Windows 7

Did you ever fantasize about a location, that could give you access to all the important settings of your Windows PC at a single place? It is a real pain to go through the entire Control Panel and search for all the settings, and when you want to do something else, you have to restart the Control Panel again and start hunting all over the item again.

This is were some tricks come to your rescue. As the title suggests - GOD mode is a feature in Windows that allows a single hub for all the crucial settings of your Windows PC.

Here is a screenshot of the GOD mode. (Click on the image for actual version)

As you can see, it gives you access to all the important settings.
You can also enable it by following the below steps.

Step 1: Go to your Desktop and Right click.

Step 2: Click create folder.

Step 3: Name your new folder this, "GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}" and press enter. (without the " obviously)

Step 4: Watch as the folder changes form to look like the control panel.

Step 5: Open the folder and bask in all your godly, control panel power.

How to skip obtaining driver from windows update.

Whenever you plug a new USB device on your Windows Vista/7/8 machine and you are connected to the Internet, the operating system automatically tries to get the latest version of the driver.

This feature is really useful when you need to install new devices now and then and you need to stay updated. But, this feature can also be a real pain if you need to plug the same type of devices again and again.

There is an option to 'Skip obtaining the driver from Windows Update' but clicking it again every-time is a real nuisance.
Luckily, there is an option to disable this feature and install the device drivers from your local disk every time.

• Go to the Windows Start Menu.
• Right-click on Computer.
• Select Properties.

Windows 7 Computer Properties

• Click Advanced System Settings.

• Click on the Hardware tab.
• Click the Device Installation Settings button.

• Click the No, let me choose what to do radio button.
• Click the Install driver software from Windows Update if it is not found on my computer radio button. (the Save The Squirrels button).
• Click Save Changes.

 

That is it. Now the driver will always be installed locally.