Common computer tricks that you should know

What are some good computer tricks that are not commonly known?

Want to know the password you have entered for your gmail (usually prefilled by autocomplete tools?)
Steps:
1. Go to https://mail.google.com
2. Enter the below statement in the address bar
javascript:alert(document.getElementById("Passwd").value)
3. Press enter
You will get a popup with the password

Note:
When you copy -paste the above statement, browsers strip the javascript: from it, make sure that is included

Find the screenshot for reference

How to enable GodMode on Windows. 

This is a very simple trick.
a. In any drive of your computer create a New Folder and rename it as GodMode.

b. Now append the string (without quotes) “.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}” after the name of the folder so that the resultant string looks like “GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}”

c. Once you renamed the folder, the icon of the folder will change automatically and the name will be changed to GodMode.

PS: Note that any changes that you make on the God Mode will be made directly to the system so don’t make any major changes unless you are very sure about it.
You may rename it i.e. instead of GodMode any other name can be used.

GodMode contains list of all computer settings.

Below are the two screenshot of the settings. Apart from that there are many more settings you will find in GodMode (all categorized and accessible from one folder- GodMode)

Make a GIF of any Youtube video by adding 'gif' right before 'youtube' in the URL

• Press the Windows key+'PrtScn' key  on your keyboard to take a screenshot of the screen: (Find the snapshot in my picture folder)

• Press CTRL+F to find a word quickly in a text body
• Add "NSFW" in the URL before"Youtube" to bypass the age restriction.
• Search to see if your website is given as a link on some other website by typing- link:[insert website’s name]

• Make an invisible folder: Right click on a folder and click 'Rename'. Delete the original name (by backspace or delete button) and hold in that position. Make sure your numlock is on. Now press and hold ALT button and type 0160 or 255 from num pad . When you complete typing the code, release ALT and press enter . The folder will now have no name. Then select the folder, right click and go to 'Properties' ,click 'Customize', and then click 'Change icon'. You will find many icons available. Slowly search for a icon that doesn't show (it must be totally blank), select and then apply .
• Test the strength of your anti virus:  Open notepad and copy-paste the code below.

X50!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*

Save the file as 'eicar.com'. If your anti-virus is really protecting your PC, it will warn you about this “virus tester” when you try to open Notepad.

• Make your computer talk: Open Notepad. Copy and paste the exact code given below.

  Dim Message, Speak
  Message=InputBox("Enter text","Speak")
  Set Speak=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
  Speak.Speak Message

Click on File Menu, Save As, select All Types in Save as Type option, and save the file as Speak.vbs or "*.vbs".

Double click on the saved file and a window will open. Enter some text in enter text column and click OK.
Your computer will speak out the words you have typed.

• Make your computer welcome you:

Click on Start. Navigate to All Programs, Accessories and Notepad.

Copy and paste the exact code given below.

Dimspeaks, speech
speaks="Welcome to your PC, Username"
Set speech=CreateObject("sapi.spvoice")
speech.Speak speaks

Replace Username with your own name. Click on File Menu, Save As, select All Types in Save as Type option, and save the file as Welcome.vbs or "*.vbs".
Copy the saved file. 
 Navigate to C:\Documentsand Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows XP) and to C:\Users\{User-Name}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows 8, Windows 7 and WindowsVista) if C: is your System drive. AppData is a hidden folder. So, you will need to select showing hidden folders in Folder options to locate it.
Paste the file.

• Create a password for a folder (Windows):1.  Create a new folder and name it whatever you would like.

2.  Open the folder, right-click on a blank area in it, then select New -> Text Document from the pop-up menu.

3.  Open the text file you just created by double-clicking it and copy/paste in the following text:

cls
@ECHO OFF
title Folder Private
if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK
if NOT EXIST Private goto MDLOCKER
:CONFIRM
echo Are you sure you want to lock the folder(Y/N)
set/p "cho=>"
if %cho%==Y goto LOCK
if %cho%==y goto LOCK
if %cho%==n goto END
if %cho%==N goto END
echo Invalid choice.
goto CONFIRM
:LOCK
ren Private "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
echo Folder locked
goto End
:UNLOCK
echo Enter password to unlock folder
set/p "pass=>"
if NOT %pass%== PASSWORD_GOES_HERE goto FAIL
attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"
ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Private
echo Folder Unlocked successfully
goto End
:FAIL
echo Invalid password
goto end
:MDLOCKER
md Private
echo Private created successfully
goto End
:End

4.  In the above code, replace the key PASSWORD_GOES_HERE with the password you want to use to unlock the folder. For example if you want the password to be 123456, the line should look like:

if NOT%pass%== 123456 goto FAIL

5.  Save your new file in the .bat format with the complete file name being locker.bat. To do this, make sure to change the Save as type: to All Files (*.                               

6.  In the folder you created back in Step #1, double click the locker.bat file and there will now be a new folder named Private where you can put anything you want.

7.  Upon exiting, double click the locker.bat file again. It will prompt you to answer whether you want to lock your folder or not. Press Y and the private folder will disappear.

8.  In order to retrieve the Private folder, all you have to do is double click the locker.bat file and enter the password which yourself in Step #4 and the folder will appear again for you to access.