Despite what the popular media would have you believe, torrenting isn’t just about piracy. People have shared large files using the Bit Torrent protocol for years, long before software piracy became the big thing it is today. I used to share Linux distros using Bit Torrent for many years and still do. Also see our article So the first thing to realize is that Bit Torrent and uTorrent are not illegal. Using them will not get you thrown in jail, banned by your ISP or copyright trolled. However, if you use the protocol to share copyrighted media, those things might happen. With that out of the way, let’s get to the good stuff. How to make uTorrent faster. Speeding up torrent downloads with uTorrent uTorrent isn’t the only torrent tracker out there but it is one of the best. How to Increase Download Speed. The speed of your Internet connection is the most significant variable to your download speed. If you have dial-up Internet. It has been around for years and has been faithfully helping downloads for millions of people across the world. It doesn’t come streamlined out of the box and there are a few things you can to do make it faster. Let it through your firewall The first thing you should do when installing uTorrent is hit yes when it asks you if you want to ‘Add an exception for uTorrent in Windows Firewall. If you hit no or don’t use Windows Firewall, you still need to let uTorrent through. If using Windows Firewall: • Open uTorrent and select Preferences. • Navigate to Connections and check the box next to ‘Add Windows Firewall exception’. • Open your firewall software and allow uTorrent traffic to pass freely through. Do not be tempted to turn off your firewall when torrenting as it opens your computer up to malware and all sorts of threats. If you use a router with firewall, you will need to configure this too. Add more or faster seeders and peers Adding more seeders or peers will have an obvious effect on the download speed.
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