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When I started using Windows 7, I felt missing a few features which I used to enjoy in the previous versions of MS Windows. One among them was that I couldn’t make the system tray clock display the 12 hour format and it continued until I found the following trick.

How to do it

1. Open Region and Language settings in Windows 7 (You can invoke it by the command intl.cpl typed in the Run or Start Menu Search box).
2. Click the button Additional Settings.
3. Go to the Time tab.
4. Change the Long Time format to HH:mm:ss tt (That is, append a tt).
5. Now the AM/PM will be added to the time in system tray, on pressing Apply. However, the time will be still in 24 hour format.
6. To change it to 12 hour format, change the HH to hh (That is, hh:mm:ss tt).

The hidden “God Mode” in Windows 7 allows the users to collect the entire controls panels in a single folder. A variety of utilities ranging from modifying mouse pointer to partitioning hard drives and setting up network can be found in a single folder.

How to do it

1. Make a new folder in Windows 7
2. Rename it to GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

The folder will have a name GodMode with the icon of control panel. It is the place you will find all the above utilities.