How to Make Utorrent My Default

UTorrent is a popular BitTorrent client program that can open torrent files. When uTorrent is the only program that you have that can open torrent files, it should be the default program for opening them, but if you have other programs that can load torrent files one of them may be set to be the default torrent program. If you want all torrent files to open with uTorrent by default, you will have to reset your file allocations.

Things You'll Need

• UTorrent
• Torrent file

Instructions

Set Allocations in UTorrent

1. Open uTorrent.

2. Click "Options" and then click "Preferences."

3. Click on the "General" tab.

4. Click on the button that says "Associate with .torrent files" under "Windows Integration," check the box that says "Check association on startup" and then click "Apply."

Change Defaults in Windows

1. Right-click on a torrent file that you have on your hard drive and select "Open With."

2. Select uTorrent from the list or click "Browse" and find uTorrent to select it.

3. Make sure the box called "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" is checked and then click "OK."

Tips & Warnings

• If you install a new BitTorrent program, it may change your file allocation settings.

References

• UTorrent: FAQ

Resources

• UTorrent: How To: Prevent LimeWire from downloading torrents