3 ms·

It is a sad commentary on current trends that basic admin functionality is considered 'god mode' that is hidden with secret passphrases. Good grief. I absolutel

It is a sad commentary on current trends that basic admin functionality is considered 'god mode' that is hidden with secret passphrases. Good grief. I absolutely hate that PCs are being made into cell phones.

codeulike 2y ago
Its all stuff you can still get to, its just that this lists it in one place
diggan 2y ago
> No, God Mode doesn't unlock any extra secret features in Windows or let you do any tweaking that you can't do in the regular Windows interface. Instead, it's simply a special folder you can enable that exposes most of Windows' admin, management, settings, and Control Panel tools in a single, easy-to-scroll-through interface. Not sure what you think this says about current trends, when nothing is hidden or locked behind secret passphrases. There are plenty of things to despise about the Windows and Microsoft, but a directory with a special name having shortcuts to things that are already accessible, might be very low on this ladder of shit.
- A4ET8a8uTh0 2y ago
  I disagree. The trajectory is pretty clear if you remember what Windows 98 control panel looked like and then compare it to Windows 10. Things are slowly being removed outside user's view for one reason or another ( we can speculate about the why, but it is largely irrelevant as the end result is the same ). It is admittedly a small thing. In a grand scheme of things, it is almost laughable given what MS has done so far. That said, small steps slowly erode the resistance we once had. Not that long ago users would have revolted over 'always on' requirement for games that are not mmos. Now it is standard. Not that long ago users would have revolted over claims that a company collected data and sent it to the mothership. Now it is practically expected. All those started with small, negligible attempts that eventually broke the resistance.
  - diggan 2y ago
    > Things are slowly being removed outside user's view for one reason or another What specific controls have been removed as of late? I've used Windows on/off since XP (and today use 11), mostly for professional audio stuff and some gaming, but as far as I can tell, everything that used to be accessible, still is. Some of it has different looks (like the sound device management) but a lot still look exactly the same (like the "Device Manager" or partition manager).
    - A4ET8a8uTh0 2y ago
      Hmm.. System Page seems relatively recent[1][2]. Again, small thing, but small things do add up. - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/system-page-in-the-control-panel-removed/ad8df260-3f94-4ce9-a2c6-6fc9b08ead47 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/system... - https://www.howtogeek.com/697152/where-did-the-system-control-panel-go-on-windows-10/ https://www.howtogeek.com/697152/where-did-the-system-contro...
rbanffy 2y ago
It’s kind of natural that basic admin functions are kept out of the way of most users. Most people are only rarely be interested in configuring the depths of their computers.
jeroenhd 2y ago
Websites for teenagers called this thing "god mode" in the days of early Windows Vista. People were excited to have found an undocumented CLSID and gave it a silly nickname. This thing popping back up gave me some minor nostalgia. Pretty silly that it's still being presented as news, but I guess a whole generation of new sysadmins weren't even around the first time this popped up.

codeulike 2y ago

Its all stuff you can still get to, its just that this lists it in one place

diggan 2y ago

> No, God Mode doesn't unlock any extra secret features in Windows or let you do any tweaking that you can't do in the regular Windows interface. Instead, it's simply a special folder you can enable that exposes most of Windows' admin, management, settings, and Control Panel tools in a single, easy-to-scroll-through interface. Not sure what you think this says about current trends, when nothing is hidden or locked behind secret passphrases. There are plenty of things to despise about the Windows and Microsoft, but a directory with a special name having shortcuts to things that are already accessible, might be very low on this ladder of shit.

A4ET8a8uTh0 2y ago
I disagree. The trajectory is pretty clear if you remember what Windows 98 control panel looked like and then compare it to Windows 10. Things are slowly being removed outside user's view for one reason or another ( we can speculate about the why, but it is largely irrelevant as the end result is the same ). It is admittedly a small thing. In a grand scheme of things, it is almost laughable given what MS has done so far. That said, small steps slowly erode the resistance we once had. Not that long ago users would have revolted over 'always on' requirement for games that are not mmos. Now it is standard. Not that long ago users would have revolted over claims that a company collected data and sent it to the mothership. Now it is practically expected. All those started with small, negligible attempts that eventually broke the resistance.
- diggan 2y ago
  > Things are slowly being removed outside user's view for one reason or another What specific controls have been removed as of late? I've used Windows on/off since XP (and today use 11), mostly for professional audio stuff and some gaming, but as far as I can tell, everything that used to be accessible, still is. Some of it has different looks (like the sound device management) but a lot still look exactly the same (like the "Device Manager" or partition manager).
  - A4ET8a8uTh0 2y ago
    Hmm.. System Page seems relatively recent[1][2]. Again, small thing, but small things do add up. - https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/system-page-in-the-control-panel-removed/ad8df260-3f94-4ce9-a2c6-6fc9b08ead47 https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/system... - https://www.howtogeek.com/697152/where-did-the-system-control-panel-go-on-windows-10/ https://www.howtogeek.com/697152/where-did-the-system-contro...

rbanffy 2y ago

It’s kind of natural that basic admin functions are kept out of the way of most users. Most people are only rarely be interested in configuring the depths of their computers.

jeroenhd 2y ago

Websites for teenagers called this thing "god mode" in the days of early Windows Vista. People were excited to have found an undocumented CLSID and gave it a silly nickname. This thing popping back up gave me some minor nostalgia. Pretty silly that it's still being presented as news, but I guess a whole generation of new sysadmins weren't even around the first time this popped up.