With Windows Vista, the WinSxS folder was able to be cleaned up via a third party tool (WinSxS Lite here - Vista only!). With the initial release of Windows 7, we lost that capability - but it has since returned with Service Pack 1.
The WinSxS folder is used to store install and uninstall files, windows packages (current and previous versions of a component) and out-of-band releases. (You should not completely delete this folder). Post Windows 7 SP1, there is now a way to remove the unnecessary files from this folder using the command line (elevated/admin mode -> Click Start -> Type "cmd" in Search. Right click on "cmd" and choose "Run as Administrator"). This is great for reducing the Windows folder size for SSDs and netbooks.
c:\dism /online /cleanup-image /spsuperseded
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Enable the Windows 7 God Mode control panel:
1. Create the folder.
First, create a new folder. For this example, I am simply doing this on my desktop via the right-click context menu.
2. Rename the folder with the specific string.
Rename the folder to specifically be: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} . Failure to include this in the folder name will result in this Easter egg not working as expected.
Copy & Paste:
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}
3. Verify functionality.
The folder having been renamed, Windows has recognized the specific key we've included in the name, and has changed it's appearance, and functionality. Hovering over the folder with the cursor interestingly will still display to us that the item still behaves as a folder within the operating system. Yet while opening it, will display a new and previously hidden control panel.
{There are 266 system administration related tasks, items, and locations you can now access easily and readily all from this singular control panel. They are sorted into collapse sections of a list view, and allow you to quickly set only the preferred system tasks, tools, and utilities to be seen within your view.}
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