Remove Sponsored Ads from uTorrent

uTorrent has introduced sponsored ads from version 3 of its torrent applications. What many people don't realize is that these ads are optional and can be disabled in the preferences, so just follow these few steps and you will be able to enjoy the latest version of uTorrent, without those ads! This method will also work for BitTorrent users.

1. Open the uTorrent application.
2. Click "Options" and then select "Preferences" from the menu bar at the top of the page.
3. Select the "Advanced" option from the list on the left hand side of the preferences window.
4. You will see a box with a long list of advanced options in the center of the window, from this list, scroll down and click to highlight "gui.show_plus_upsell" - or use the filter function to find it.
5. Below the box, there is an option to change the value to either "True" or "False". Select the "False" value. (This option disables the square ad in the bottom left corner of the application.)
6. Scroll down the list even further, and click to highlight "offers.sponsored_torrent_offer_enabled" and again, select the "False" value below the box. (This option disables the banner ad which appears at the top of your torrent list.)
7. Similarly set to false the following options (or check that they are set to false): "offers.left_rail_offer_enabled", "offers.sponsored_torrent_offer_enabled", "gui.show_notorrents_node", "offers.content_offer_autoexec" and "bt.enable_pulse".
8. Click "OK" and then exit the uTorrent application from the File menu, or right-click the uTorrent logo in the tray and select "Exit", to close it fully.
9. Open the uTorrent application and enjoy using uTorrent without those annoying ads!

These flags may be named slightly differently depending on which version of the app you're using. Be careful when editing things if you're not entirely sure what they do.