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Optimal uTorrent Settings

This post is part of the Ultimate beginners guide for torrents article, please read the full guide.If you want an alternative faster way to download movies, music, games, software instead of torrents, read my Beginners Guide To File Hosters article.

Are you having troubles getting some decent download speeds from your uTorrent? I was having some myself recently so I decided to sack the default settings and pimp it up a bit to suit my taste.One thing you must know when it comes to torrents is that the more you upload the higher your speeds will be, torrent clients are programmed to reward people who upload very fast with a greater download speed.In this tutorial not only will I tweak your utorrent download settings but I will also help you improve your upload settings.

So lets get to it then,first off I want you to open up your browser and go to SpeedTest.net, run a test and keep the results open cause we will use them further down in this guide.Open up your uTorrent go to Options > Preferences…

GENERAL

User Interface Settings:

    » Check for updates automatically – CHECKED
    » Confirm when deleting torrents – CHECKED
    » Show confirmation dialog on exit – UNCHECKED

System Tray:

    » Close to tray – UNCHECKED
    » Always show tray icon – CHECKED
    » Show balloon notifications in tray – CHECKED
    » Minimize to tray – CHECKED
    » Single click on tray icon to open – CHECKED
    » Always activate when clicked – CHECKED

Display Options:

    » Alternate list background color – CHECKED
    » Show current speed in the title bar – UNCHECKED
    » Show graphical progress bar – CHECKED
    » Show speed limits in the status bar – UNCHECKED

Windows Integration:

    » Associate with .torrent files – PRESSED
    » Check association on startup – CHECKED
    » Start uTorrent on system startup – UNCHECKED

DOWNLOADS

Location of Downloaded Files:

    » All this is optional by you

When Adding Torrent:

    » Don’t start the download automatically – UNCHECKED
    » Show a window that display the files inside the torrent – CHECKED
    » Activate the program window – CHECKED

Other Settings:

    » Append .!ut to incomplete files – UNCHECKED
    » Prevent standby if there are active torrents – CHECKED
    » Pre-allocate all files – UNCHECKED

CONNECTION

Listening Port:

    » Port used for incoming connections: – 45682
    » Randomize port each time uTorrent starts – UNCHECKED
    » Enable UPnP port mapping – UNCHECKED
    » Add uTorrent to Windows Firewall exceptions – CHECKED

Proxy Server:

    » Type: – (none)

Bandwidth Limiting:

Now this is a bit of a tricky part, remember that speedtest I told you to take at the beginning of this guide? we’re going to use the results.Take your upload speed and divide it by 10 (use the windows calculator), I got 20.9. We only want to use about 85% of that so grab the calculator and work out your result x 0.85 = maximum upload rate. Mine was 17.765 but since uTorrent only allows round numbers, I’ll rounded it up to 18.

    » Global maximum upload rate (KB/s): – The result of the division and multiplication above.
    » Alternate upload rate when not downloading (KB/s) – UNCHECKED

BITTORRENT

Number of Connections:

    » Global maximum number of connections: – The upload speed from the speed test.
    » Maximum number of connected peers per torrent – 16

The number of upload slots per torrent is another little tricky part, go back to the Connection tab and look at your Global Maximum upload rate, grab that number and divide it by 4. In my case the result is 4.5, I’ll go on the safe side and round it up to 4 instead of 5.

    » Number of upload slots per torrent: – The result of the division above.
    » Use additional upload slots if upload speed < 90% - CHECKED

Additional BitTorrent Features:

    » Enable DHT Network – CHECKED
    » Enable DHT for new torrents – CHECKED
    » Ask tracker for scrape information – CHECKED
    » Enable Peer Exchange – CHECKED
    » IP/Hostname to report to tracker – BLANK

Protocol Encryption:

    » Outgoing – DISABLED

Enable Outgoing if you are being unfairly throttled by your ISP.

    » Allow incoming legacy connections – CHECKED

QUEUEING

Queueing Settings:

    » Maximum number of active torrents (upload or download) – 10
    » Maximum number of active downloads – 5

Seed While [Default values]:

    » Leave it all like it is.

When Torrent has reached the seeding goal:

    » Limit the upload rate to [use 0 to stop torrent] – UNCHECKED

SCHEDULER

    » Thats up to you, if you want to create schedules for uTorrent to run and download every day.

OTHER

    » Leave it all how it is.

ADVANCE

Only modify this if you plan on patching the TCPIP.sys file which I specify how to do at the bottom of this page.Click on net.max_halfopen change the value from 8 to 40, and click Set.

Now click the Apply button, and click OK. Your changes have been saved! :)

NOTE:To increase speed even more I suggest you do the following, patch the TCPIP.sys file.Why? Windows XP SP2 and Vista limits the number of half-connections to 10. This limitation can impact your bittorrent experience.How? see below:

Windows XP Users:

    1. Go to lvllord.de
    2. Click on Downloads.
    3. Right-click the link (english or german) and click “Save Target As”.
    4. Save it in your Desktop.
    5. Open the file and run the program located inside the archive, agreeing to the security warning.
    6. Some text should scroll by in a MS-DOS window, after it ends, type C.
    7. Enter 50 for the number of concurrent half-open connections and press Enter.
    8. Type Y and the file should be patched. Cancel any Windows XP warnings that should appear, it is part of Microsoft’s way of ensuring its files are not tampered with (the utility tempers them to break the limit on purpose).

Windows Vista Users:

    1. Go to yaronmaor.net
    2. Look for the item named – EventID4226Fix for Windows Vista (Line 2)
    3. Right-click the link and click “Save Target As”.
    4. Save it in your Desktop.
    5. Extract all contents of the file to a folder.
    6. If you are running 64-bit Vista, double click on InstallPatch64.bat. If you are running 32-Bit Vista, double click on InstallPatch32.bat. Unsure? Run InstallPatch32.bat.
    7. Some text should scroll by in a MS-DOS window, after it ends, type Y and press Enter.
    8. After the restart notice appears, press any key and restart your PC.

TIP: If you use Comodo Personal Firewall, you might want to check out our guide on how to unblock uTorrent from Comodo’s blocked list.

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Discussion

120 comments for “Optimal uTorrent Settings”

  1. I tried changing the settings and my speed is still really slow. My download speed varies from about 12 to a max of about 20kB/s. Upload is about the same. What can I do to make this faster?

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    Posted by Jenn | October 12, 2007, 1:03 pm
  2. what kind of connection do you have? have you got any firewall that might be blocking you or router? you should also do a spyware/virus scan just in case.

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    Posted by Matthew M | October 15, 2007, 5:34 am
  3. Hey, I installed the TCPIP.sys patch and now i want it gone. Can somebody tell me how to do that. its not in the programs and features as I am using windows vista….Thanks

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    Posted by Rabee3 | October 29, 2007, 9:11 pm
  4. Unless you find a default copy of the TCPIP.sys file for vista you can insert the Vista install disk and use Command Prompt to copy and paste the file from the disk to your TCPIP.sys file location.

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    Posted by Matthew M | October 31, 2007, 5:09 am
  5. Works perfect for me download speed went from 34kps to 340 kbps…
    Awesome guide now i understand utorrent alot better

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    Posted by Idle Jet | November 27, 2007, 11:12 pm
  6. Cool guide, i’m new to torrents since i’ve been using limewire.
    I tripped out when you mentioned the tcp/ip tweak and have used to patch in the past. I check the site from time 2 time for tweak info or wares reviews. Keep up the good work!!

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    Posted by Cynical2k | December 23, 2007, 4:12 pm
  7. torrents depend on seeds and leechers

    if it has 20 seeds and 30 leechers then the download speed will be slower

    look for torrents with higher seed amount and when download complete let your file upload so it helps others get it as well

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    Posted by Mark Howard | December 28, 2007, 9:08 am
  8. How do i get more seeds for the download
    7(89) with 89 being the amount detected but 7 is the amount i access

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    Posted by tony rogers | December 30, 2007, 3:02 am
  9. :eek:

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    Posted by tony rogers | December 30, 2007, 10:28 am
  10. thanx worked alot
    nice guide

    :grin:

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    Posted by William Xec | December 31, 2007, 9:11 am
  11. heeeeeeelpme
    didn’t work

    :cry:

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    Posted by neorang | January 4, 2008, 9:23 pm
  12. nothing happened

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    Posted by alok | January 20, 2008, 6:46 pm
  13. it kinda worked for me

    i just wish there were more seeders and peers
    =(

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    Posted by Guitarist55 | February 2, 2008, 1:11 am
  14. Hi Everyone,

    I’ve tried all this, but nothing really happened. It doesn’t matter anyway. I’ve question… What will be the difference using port45682, 45683, 45684 other than something else? I’ve been trying the famous port8080… Does the port impacts on the download speed considerably??? :\

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    Posted by j_h_o_h | February 4, 2008, 4:14 am
  15. Hey J,

    I don’t think the port does much of a difference when it comes to download speeds, I’ve tried several “famous” ports and get the same speed with any other one…

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    Posted by Matthew M | February 4, 2008, 4:44 am
  16. Hi,
    The TCPIP tweak, does it work for general internet browsing, watching movies online, normal downloads, etc or for torrent downloads only?

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    Posted by Paul | February 14, 2008, 4:13 am
  17. good guide but for vista users

    remember when opening the patch RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR else the file does not copy and it will not work :)

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    Posted by sarcastichippo | February 18, 2008, 3:44 am
  18. Thankies!!
    Finally something that actually works and isn’t as if the people are picking random numbers!
    Cheers Much

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    Posted by Verdi | February 25, 2008, 4:40 am
  19. Nothing happened. Oh well.

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    Posted by Amy | March 22, 2008, 2:10 pm
  20. GOD BLESS YOU MATE!!!

    My download rate went from 14kbs to 150!!! Oh my lord….THANK YOU!!!

    :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

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    Posted by Charlie | March 26, 2008, 9:04 pm
  21. Hi,

    When I go to open the TCPIP.sys file windows asks me what progam to use to open the file.

    Any one help?

    Cheers,

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    Posted by Ian | March 30, 2008, 10:08 am
  22. Sorry Guys,

    My dumb ass worked it out!!

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    Posted by Ian | March 30, 2008, 10:14 am
  23. Thanks for this discussion, I too think it feels more reliable than many other such I’ve looked at.

    I’ve got an adsl connection 512 down, 128 up and the speedtest shows I’m getting only 482 down and 100 up.

    So this should be about 48kBs down.

    I’m actually getting a maximum of about 7kBs.

    I have set everything as per this blog. Except you didn’t mention the download setting so I put that at 90% of the download speedtest as suggested in some other forum. i.e. at 45kBs on my system.

    I’m currently connected to two torrents and one has (when I last looked) seeds 6(39) peers 8(223) and the other has seeds 11(30) and peers 1(634).

    They both run with a max download of 7, frequently falling to about 2 and often even below 1.

    I have had better results from this same machine, same utorrent installation previously. My original settings were not so different from yours.

    I’ve switched off all such things as Scotty and various other spam and adware watchers and such.

    It seems that the biggest probably cause still hanging out is the actual Torrent one is connected to, which is why I quoted the seeds and peers of them.

    Do you think that’s my problem? Does anyone have any other advice. I’m running the latest utorrent version.

    Is there a torrent somewhere we can download as a test sample, somehow that shows how well your configuration will operate if it is not constrained by any problems with seeds or peers or whatever ?

    regards,

    ab :)

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    Posted by arthur brogard | March 30, 2008, 3:51 pm
  24. basic configuration works great .. my speed improved from average 20kb/s to average 60kb/s

    thanks lots

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    Posted by pp | March 31, 2008, 3:11 pm
  25. hi i did the final step, the dos screen 50 half open thingies…and then this window has popped up ‘windows file protection’

    ”Files that are required for Windows to run properly have been
    replaced by unrecognized versions. To maintain system stability,
    Windows must restore the original versions of these files.
    Insert your Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 CD now”

    then

    ”You chose not to restore the original versions of the files. This may affect Windows stability.
    Are you sure you want to keep these unrecognized file versions?”

    im scared..what do i do?

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    Posted by milkyjoe | April 14, 2008, 4:00 am
  26. This helped me alot, my download speed was stuck at 2-300, now it’s between 4 and 900kbps. :D

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    Posted by Jay | April 17, 2008, 12:35 pm
  27. Great guide. Thanks dude! :cool:

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    Posted by TIMMY | June 15, 2008, 4:13 pm
  28. dude i had better speed when i didn’t took the test,,wtf? what’s the problem?thnx :cry:

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    Posted by sandy | June 21, 2008, 1:38 am
  29. :mrgreen: Yeah my download speed was before this guide 7kb/s and after this guide it was 43kb/s so thankx

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    Posted by torrent | June 27, 2008, 11:23 pm
  30. so at first this didnt seem to make any impact, my down rate was 0.16 which made for horrible download times [pretty much always just showed the infinity symbol!] i closed uTorrent and then reopened it, and it immediately took affect. my rate went to around 30kb/s. BUT then it dropped to 14kb/s. also, i am curious as to why it only shows seeds 0(59) and peers 6(181) twhen it had previously been seeds 2(2) and peers 1(248). i am new to this and dont really understand what this all means though. any help or advice is greatly appreciated!

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    Posted by eli | July 2, 2008, 3:08 am
  31. ok so i tried everything here but its still like 4.2KB/s
    is there anything i can do to make it faster?
    mines version 1.7.7 is that why?
    the game i tried was castlevania: symphony of the night please help? :cry: thanks

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    Posted by Mike | July 10, 2008, 4:16 am
  32. :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: i tried these speed up things and didnt really get anything good, it slowed below 10 kb\s so i just reinstalled it then loaded the torrents again from the site i go them from, if it messed up ur downloads just do that, best of luck to u all, hope u get the opposite of what i go :arrow: :arrow: :arrow: :!:

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    Posted by Rob | July 10, 2008, 8:33 pm
  33. hey everybody
    do i open it with microsoft picture it
    thanks

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    Posted by gaunta | July 14, 2008, 8:01 am
  34. sorry, do i open the download with picture it.

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    Posted by gaunta | July 14, 2008, 8:03 am
  35. NEED help ppl…
    i got the numbers but i can’t use them i mean put them in the right places because of the . . . . 0(.)27625
    tell me what to do :cry: :sad: :sad: :sad:

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    Posted by Mayhem | July 24, 2008, 7:26 pm
  36. Hi, I need some help, cause it didn`t work.

    1.-does it make any difference that i`m not in US (i`m in Buenos AIres, Agentina… forgive my spelling!)

    2 -My speed test resultes in 4 values:
    First 128K took 483 ms = 271371 Bytes/sec = Speed aprox: 2171 Kbps
    second 128K took 546 ms = 240059 Bytes/sec = speed aprox 1920 Kbps
    Third 128K took 540 ms = 242726 Bytes/sec = speed aprox aproximada: 1942 Kbps
    Fourth 128K took 588 ms = 222912 Bytes/sec =speed aprox: 1783 Kbps

    Which should be my bandwith limit: 18 or 180

    well, hope i can get an answer cause im quite lost and my download speed suks! around 5 kb/s, 20 top, before i started messing around with the settings

    thanks!

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    Posted by Martín | July 25, 2008, 2:09 am
  37. that patch …my anti virus setect a trojan! dont u hav an alternate file ? :(

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    Posted by saib | August 2, 2008, 1:45 am
  38. My downloading speed is 20-25kbps.
    after apply all above instrution I remain same.
    I use broadband connection.
    I see other have 200kbps what shoud I do .

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    Posted by MANISH | August 5, 2008, 8:00 pm
  39. It works great for me :razz: This tutorial is great, some of the things here i already knew, others i didn’t… Anyway, before messing with the settings, whenever i opened utorrent, my internet connection was completely blocked by the program, now it works just fine. Anyway, remember to check from time to time the number of concurrent half-open connections with the EventID patcher by http://www.lvllord.de/ as Windows might change it through updates or repairs (this happened on 2-3 ocasions).
    I’m sooooooooooo happy :grin:

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    Posted by Claudiu | August 30, 2008, 7:25 am
  40. Hey man, i use utorrent 1.8, i did exactly as the guide says but my download speed got worse, its stuk below 5kbs now.
    I have a wireless router and use my computer thru wi fi. can that be the reason?

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    Posted by GGM | October 4, 2008, 1:07 pm
  41. Hi i have tried u settings but now the speed is lower than usuall plz advice

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    Posted by Vikram Swamy | October 9, 2008, 6:04 am
  42. i tried it and it doesn’t make any difference in the speed. Is there no customized faster utorrents to use. The entire process is hell.

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    Matthew Michaels Reply:

    sorry man this is the only way I know how, nobody can make a default tweaked up uTorrent because everyones system/speed/isp/firewalls are different…maybe play around with the settings? or try azureus or bitcomet.

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    Posted by Tony | October 25, 2008, 3:46 am
  43. ok im downloading a 3.4g file and ive got 4(55) seeds? and its going at 3.4kb/sex and i did what the guide said? nothing happened? its still going at the same speed? someone help me please?

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    Posted by josiah | November 1, 2008, 8:47 am
  44. i have applied all the above settings …still the downloading speed is around 30kbps (max)…dude pls help..

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    Posted by roger | November 1, 2008, 1:28 pm
  45. these utorrent settings work on most major isp’s and should be working with yours, have you guys tried disabling your firewall? and patching the TCPIP.sys file?

    I started having similar problems after a while using torrent and discovered downloading through rapidshare type sites was much more faster and safer, I’ll write a tutorial on that soon.

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    roger Reply:

    thanx sir…i tried disabling firewall…it dint have any drastic effect…but now the downloading speed is around 40 to 50 kbps…
    thanx …

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    Posted by Matthew Michaels | November 2, 2008, 7:31 am
  46. Hi, I’m using Level one fbr-1161 router modem but my i do not have a fixed ip (using DHCP). i turned the firewall off but using Online Armour which I set the TCP In & UDP In port to allow my utorrent port 45682 but I still don’t get a green light for the connection from utorrent. However, i do see activity in terms of the nodes & also the down speed & up speed. any idea what went wrong?

    According to the port forward web site configuration of the level one fbr-1161 modem router, i need to have static ip. how do i go about it?

    thanks.

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    Matthew Michaels Reply:

    I believe one of your firewalls or routers is slowing your speed down…to get a static IP you must contact your ISP and request for one :).

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    Posted by kevio | November 11, 2008, 12:40 am
  47. EVERYTHING WORKED FINE UNTIL I INSTALLED THE FUCKING PATCH!!!! NOW MY SHIT IS SO SLOW I COULD #$@% SOMEONE…

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    Posted by FXI | December 4, 2008, 2:14 pm
  48. Ok, I found out the solution.

    1. The patch allows you to browse websites or do other internet stuff faster.

    2. The patch is not really necessary to increase speed: You can increase number of half open connections in the Utorrent itself in the preferences/Advanced area.

    3. Go to Utorrent forum for a better explanation….

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    Matthew Michaels Reply:

    thank you for sharing that…I never had the need to use the patch so I wasn’t aware of some of those problems but glad you shared with other readers. :)

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    Posted by FXI | December 4, 2008, 2:53 pm
  49. Thank you very much. it is good setting . I can enjoy utorrent now.
    Thanks

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    Posted by Yassine | December 5, 2008, 9:45 am
  50. thanks man made it run a little faster…it was at around 1.2 both Upload and Download now its at 12.5 for both but its better huh?

    Thanks anyways

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    Posted by Jay | December 16, 2008, 6:45 am
  51. dude thnx a lot for the explntion…..

    my brain is twisting for 2 days.. watching dumb setting of utorrent in youtube,….,,…

    but in you it works thnx alot…..]

    yuo save me from being drowend……

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    Posted by aimeli square pants | December 17, 2008, 8:08 am
  52. maxed out cable connection..1.13mbs
    I ave about 700kbs on most torrents.

    utorrent stuff: I pforwarded a range of about 10 ports ie >55000-55010 on linksys router. In utorrent set ‘net.outgoing port’= any in the range(because i would get stray connects outide my pf range).(I set ‘net.outgoing.max.port’ to the higest in the pforward range ***10. Prefrences/global max # conn to 800. Peers per torrent 200. Upload slots 20. ‘Evid4226′ or sumtin patch @ at I think 50concurrent.conn. Choose seed/peer carefuly..got 1.13mbs on a 290/270 peer/seed ,the same file at 5000/7000 @300kbs 45min or a few Hrs.
    xp.3ghzquadcore.4gig.onboard netcard

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    Posted by jrinva | December 22, 2008, 3:13 am
  53. PLZ PLZ help its dropped my down speen from over 200 kbps to about 20 kbps this is crap how do i get the default settings back plz plz help

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    Matthew Michaels Reply:

    dude just use the Reset Default Settings button….

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    Posted by Darkside | January 4, 2009, 12:52 pm
  54. thanks this actually worked my downloads started increasing in speed to roughly 550kbps i was like wow i wasnt unhappy now i’m like thats quick

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    Posted by asocietyred | January 7, 2009, 12:38 am
  55. i get varied speeds sum at 50kb sum at 300kb ive had 600kb but proberly not much higher..seems 2 b different at different times of the day..is it worth changing the settings or is dat bout the standard speed?

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    Matthew Michaels Reply:

    it has to do with your seeds location, most of my seeders use to be American so I’d wait for the American timing at night since most leave files overnight to download.

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    rekka Reply:

    yeh it is at nite its best..fort it cud be da american seeders..fanx mate

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    Posted by rekka | January 14, 2009, 10:12 pm
  56. I really wish I HAD saved my original settings now this thing is slows as molasses what can i do now????????????

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    Matthew Michaels Reply:

    reset it to the originals? their should be a default settings buttton or just clear the utorrent installations setting cache file.

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    Posted by bobbi | January 19, 2009, 10:43 pm
  57. This is for old version of utorrent
    No need i think i am loooking at stubet boys & sexy girls

    Bad boy

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    Posted by AN fucker | January 19, 2009, 11:03 pm
  58. Its horrible..! There’s no improvement in any speed upload nor download… (followed the instructions completely).

    Also, it fucked up my internet surfing (firefox), had to change it back to the originals to surf again while downloading.

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    Matthew Michaels Reply:

    sorry to hear that man…I guess it doesnt work for everyone but it might have to do with your ISP’s restrictions regarding TCPIP system files.

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    Posted by :( | February 4, 2009, 12:51 pm
  59. Note that if you’re using a router to connect to the internet, you probably won’t get decent download speeds unless you forward the port you’re using for uTorrent to the router. This means that the router will manually open the port to allow incoming and outgoing connections only through that port.

    Go to http://www.portforward.com, it has a pretty comprehensive set of guides.

    Also, it says there that if you request a static IP from your ISP, they’ll try to sell you something different. You can set up a static IP yourself easily – the guide for that is also at http://www.portforward.com.

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    Posted by Ben | February 26, 2009, 12:27 am
  60. these guidelines are good and do show some substantial inprovement…i have 2 questions though:
    1st of all why are you aksing the incoming port to be 45682…i mean isnt 6881-6889 the range of ports for which torrent files give the best results?
    2nd, why are you asking the no. of connected peers per torrent to be 16 and 16 only?wouldnt it make more sense if you increased this no. as much as possible(maybe even unlimited) to get better results?
    i would be grateful if you could answer these queries.thanks

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    Matthew Michaels Reply:

    Hey,

    1.I know the incoming port is usually done in the 6800 range but I personally found that 45682 port to work better, not sure why, but idk if it makes much difference anyway the port you use as some have the same effect with any…but with mine, the 45682 got premium speed more than others.

    2. When you have a high connection limit to the amount of files you should be able to download, I found it reduces the speed significantly…although you may think the more the better, sometimes it doesnt work like that as many isps limit your connections anyway and having to many at the same times causes the first connections to lose their strong connection.

    All these settings are suggestions though based on what worked for me, if you like you can play around with them and report back with your positive and negative results to help the community =)

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    Posted by Pratyush | March 10, 2009, 5:32 pm
  61. My uTorrent download at speeds of 1.0 a .1.2 MB/s, and Upload set to 45 KB/s.

    Using Port: 45682

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    Posted by Jody | March 11, 2009, 11:50 pm
  62. Thank you.
    Its WORK!!!!

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    Posted by MI4O | March 26, 2009, 3:22 am
  63. Anybody help me. when i download from torrent,browsing to be very poor.thanks

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    Matthew Michaels Reply:

    Sorry, your going to have to be a bit more specific than that.

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    Posted by shafat | April 17, 2009, 3:34 pm
  64. its really good! thanks a lot man. it helps my downloading faster at higher speed. TWO THUMBS UP!!

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    Matthew Michaels Reply:

    Happy to hear it still works for some =)

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    Posted by melbourne | April 18, 2009, 7:55 pm
  65. WTF IT helped me not so much it jst increased 3kbs speed..
    and this file [lvllord.de ]contains virus do not download it ..!..

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    mani Reply:

    everything is fine regarding the settings.but i wonder why didn’t we touch the download speed…?my download speed in the speedtest was 810 kbps.in the default settings in utorrent, it was 250.should i replace it with actual download speed ???

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    Posted by Rizwan | May 2, 2009, 4:58 pm
  66. everything is fine regarding the settings.but i wonder why didn’t we touch the download speed…?my download speed in the speedtest was 840 kbps.in the default settings in utorrent, it was 250.should i replace it with actual download speed ???

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    Posted by mani | May 3, 2009, 8:10 pm
  67. Well,I’ve done all you said but the speed is still around 6-7kb/s. I’ve a 256 kbps broadband. I use the built in firewall as i have vista ultimate sp1 64bit. I do have avast antivirus and super-antispyware. I’m gonna scan for spywares.
    When I had xp my download speed used to be around 27kb/s. what else should I do?
    That patch file is safe??

    Pls help,i’d be grateful.

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    Posted by vivek | May 5, 2009, 2:12 am
  68. i find using the basic files utorrent came with is just fine, my spped is slow during the evening with everyone on the net in my area sharing the same cable, but at night my speed jumps to almost max even with less than 10 connections. i get about 700kb speed after 12midnight

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    Posted by mark | May 19, 2009, 6:36 am
  69. Matthew, I want to remove the patch from my computer, and don’t really understand how to do so. Could you please walk me through it, as specificaly as possible?
    Thanks in advance :)

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    Posted by Neta | June 5, 2009, 11:10 am
  70. Hi i was getting a max speed of download before this guide was 1.4mbps now im only getting 250kbps max, why did it get a lot slower… my speed test shows 6789kbps download and 2382kbps upload, i did everything and now its soooo slow!! please help

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    Posted by Jeremiah | June 30, 2009, 3:38 pm
  71. I have a 128kbps connection and i do not get more than 13kbps of download speed …..Tried changing the settings and still getting the same speed ……Please Help

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    Posted by Nafri | August 2, 2009, 10:36 pm
  72. hi, the speedtest shows random results so wt do to, it some times work extremely gud but doesnt works on all torrents, so can anyone help me?

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    Posted by Azmat | August 14, 2009, 9:03 pm
  73. cool

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    Posted by emil | August 22, 2009, 3:24 am
  74. Thxs sooo much my speed is 242kb/s

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    Posted by krate | August 22, 2009, 1:53 pm
  75. i do all of things but my utorrent speed is still at 18 kb/s what i do can anyone help me plzzz

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    LvlLord Reply:

    Recent false virus-notifications:

    Some AntiVir Software vendors added the patcher into their virus-definitions. The patcher is often detected as ‘Tool/EvID’. But as a first info:
    The patcher is NO VIRUS.
    Some virus and trojanwriter uses the same technique to increase the limit. After that its easier for them to spread to other computers in the internet. This runs without knowledge of the user. So he is not informed about what’s going on.

    With the patcher here, every user can decide on his own if he wants to change the file and if yes how high the limit should be. Also the user will be warned if he chooses to high limits, as already infected machines will spread existent viruses and trojans easier to the net. So everybody can choose on its own and is not forced to. The patcher itself does not contain malware.

    The virus-notification therefore should be seen as an information that this program contains the functionality to increase the limit. If that program is not known or has not been installed you can delete it.

    I hope I have answered some questions.

    LvlLord

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    Posted by crasherrr | August 24, 2009, 2:34 am
  76. Hi,

    Seen a lot of ’speed up your torrents’ guides so i thought i’d give yours a go aswell.

    My download speed increased by 350%

    :0)

    Many Thanks

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    Posted by D4 | November 28, 2009, 5:39 am
  77. Hi..I tried doing all wat was said above but my download speed dint seem to change much..infact my upload speed is higher than my download speed..can u pls mail me n guide as to how to proceed? Thanks..

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    Posted by Farhana | November 29, 2009, 12:28 am
  78. Im so happy that most of the people who followed the above given procedure are doing great with their increased download speed.. pls help me too…

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    Posted by Farhana | November 29, 2009, 12:31 am
  79. i don’t need that i have 9MB all time

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    Posted by shwayze | November 29, 2009, 11:03 pm
  80. justmy2cents cause my settings help me max out my 1.2mb cable line. Figure our port forwarding..pick a high port range(range 50000-50004),I have 3 or 4 in a row. Pforward that port range on each line on the router PF page for each computer at your house..I have 2 computers 192.168.0.100 192.168,0,200 my router assigns only 3 possible..so I also have to also put a line for 192.168.0.300 (Max DHCP Clients is 3)Easy. With 100 seeds I prob connect to 50 -70..MANY seeds Faster speed. Do the tcpip concurrent patch to 120 or 50. None of these settings are what I have seen I guess..in utorrent 800 global max and 200 per torrent. Not the norm but the headache of that fn red button is no more. No speed,lag or surfin probs Anaad..never understood cappin seed speeds, I guesss most have atleast a 1mbit line..seeding never over 200kbsec..u wont notice it..even dloading at 1.2 mbs. I could just have good wire-n..
    .oh and on your protocol tab on each line try ‘udp and tcp’ or I would have had to type in for 3 lines for *.*.*100 and 200 300 for ‘udp’ protocol and 3 line for the tcp protocol. 6 lines total.

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    Posted by jrVA | January 11, 2010, 4:00 pm
  81. the part about the upload speed divide by 10 is it in Kb or Mb

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    Posted by J | January 18, 2010, 5:19 am
  82. man, my numbers are so messed up. yours.
    max upload rate im gettin 55
    global max number of connection i have 645. It’s definitely not helping

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    Posted by J | January 18, 2010, 5:38 am
  83. Hi. I am having internet connection by switch from a netgear router. I can’t port forward my utorrent.What shall i do?

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    Posted by Ajax | January 21, 2010, 11:27 pm
  84. I run the tweak tool in safe mode n got the best speeds ever.300kbps on the downlink.It truely works.thx

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    Posted by Nicholas Mboss | February 2, 2010, 3:37 pm
  85. Hi guys. Done Speedtest. My Download came in at 9.89Mb/s and Upload at 0.95Mb/s. I think thats fairly decent broadband service !! At the minute after applying these above settings my torrents are coming in on average at 100 – 150 Kb/s. Is that good for my speed broadband !! I`ve seen it rise anything up to 500Kb/s but only on occasion !! Why is this and can any help me out of give me some advice please ??? Much appreciated :)

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    Posted by Andy O | February 10, 2010, 10:46 am
  86. i run windows 7 with u.torrent 2 any good tips to increase speed?

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    Posted by stathis | February 18, 2010, 7:22 am
  87. You guide really worked dude. You are a genius man.
    :)

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    Posted by sudarsan | February 22, 2010, 9:43 pm
  88. Just like stathis said. I’m also a windows 7 user and I wanna try the patch file but it’s designed for Vista. What now?

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    Posted by Acetabulum | February 23, 2010, 5:21 pm
  89. Hello
    Please info setting speedup Utorrent 2.0 (build 18296)
    Thanks

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    Posted by Waldy | February 27, 2010, 5:11 pm
  90. Seeding-Can someone tell me exactly what to put in the seeding settings? I don’t understand how to read them to know when I can remove them? The rest, i mostly get and have no problems.
    THANKS a million if someone can answer this …not much info on the seeding-mostly about speeds

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    Posted by auntielola | March 1, 2010, 11:56 pm
  91. DOWNLOAD UTORRENT TURBO BOOSTER AND THERE YOU GO. I HAVE SPEEDS LIKE 1.6MB ENZ HAVE FUN

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    Posted by SIKBABBA | March 2, 2010, 4:58 am
  92. I just wanted to say I love you for posting this, you’ve stopped my sleepless nights through agony with poor torrent speeds, now thanks to you I’ve gone from 24.5 to 469.88 wooohooo yeeeehhaaaa… god bless you dude

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    Posted by Sam | March 13, 2010, 4:53 am
  93. Thanks for this, I use Windows 7 and had amazing results, was happy with download speeds of 300-500 kbps but now hit speeds of 2mbps so very much appreciated

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    Posted by Rob Mead | March 19, 2010, 2:53 am
  94. Mr. Matthew Michaels,
    YOU ROCK. I was having some trouble with my download speed (25KB/s) but this really helped me. I now have 32KB/s which is the most I can get.

    THANKS A LOT!! :D

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    Posted by Fluffyfireboy | March 19, 2010, 4:52 pm
  95. Let`s see if it works……

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    Posted by deer hunting dvd | May 21, 2010, 2:33 am
  97. This is great! my torrent download accelerated!!!fuckin’ samrt bro!it slowen my coonection!

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    Posted by Khene Rae Paranga | May 24, 2010, 4:50 pm
  98. I’m a newbie in torrents, and honestly i’m not a tech savvy guy so i appreciate the effort you gave to help out people especially guys like me.

    Thanks!

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