Yep it’s a new year.  I’ve had the last few weeks off so let’s start of with a fun re-post (thanks Steve Clayton) of a neat, but hidden, feature of Windows 7.  By adding a folder to your desktop called Expert Mode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} and double click you’ll see a list of all Control Panel options on one page.  This uses the “Category View” text not the “Icon” text.  Here’s a screenshot showing this mode next to the normal control panel in “Category View”.

Note, the text in front of the class id (that cryptic code inside the brackets) can be what ever you want the icon name  to be.  So you could also call it Omnipotent Mode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} .  You can also create this “folder” anywhere in your system, not just the desktop.  I’ve created it on the desktop then copied it to my quick launch bar or just “pin” it to the task bar.

Very Cool.  Thanks again for all those that posted this.

Enjoy!