Magnet links don't open

Since recently magnet links (from both Chrome and IE) don't launch in uTorrent as expected.
It used to work, and I have no clue what broke it.

When I click a magnet link in the browser, nothing just happens.

I uninstalled uTorrent (and removed all leftovers from Program Files and registry) then reinstalled new version (also tried beta version) and it didn't solve the problem.

I also checked the settings and uTorrent is set to default association for torrent files:
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Here's the post I submitted on their forum should you feel to share some info.

Shimmy

Posted 2013-01-31T00:58:22.503

Reputation: 2 435

Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling uTorrent? doesn't sound like a browser issue if the problem spans multiple browsers. – MDMoore313 – 2013-01-31T01:27:10.493

Nops. That didn't work. I even erased all the settings. – Shimmy – 2013-01-31T03:11:38.710

Facing same issue here, its a bugger – kindrudekid – 2013-01-31T17:16:54.870

@kindrudekid Do you think it might be a bug in the latest uTorrent version? – Shimmy – 2013-01-31T21:08:42.607

Check the uTorrent forum for recent bug reports about the same thing. Also try running uTorrent as admin and restoring the magnet link association via Preferences. – Karan – 2013-02-01T04:22:38.967

@Shimmy Yes i think so its annoying as hell! – kindrudekid – 2013-02-05T16:40:05.580

I have the same problem, but it isn't uTorrent's fault. If I copy a magnet: link and paste it into Start->Run, it opens up uTorrent just fine. It's only Chrome that seems to have no idea what to do with magnet: links. – aalaap – 2014-03-13T18:25:46.373

Answers

The Latest Alpha Seems to fix the issue

Get the Alpha from here

kindrudekid

Posted 2013-01-31T00:58:22.503

Reputation: 307

Didn't solve the problem. – Shimmy – 2013-02-06T01:54:20.370

it did for me! exit utorrent and den start the installation, – kindrudekid – 2013-02-08T16:14:17.907

I even uninstalled it, deleted all its leftovers in Program Files and in registry, and re-installed the new version and magnet links still do nothing! – Shimmy – 2013-03-02T22:37:21.570

The reason can be that you have the browsers blocking pop ups from the site or pop ups on a whole. When installing a browser at the end of the installation process, it ask if you would like to import information from your default browser. If you have clicked yes then the settings that apply to IE will apply to Chrome. So check your settings. If you are not sure what to look for simple uninstall one and install it again. Do not import any settings from previous browsers.

For best results I would use YOUR-Uninstaller in supermode. This will remove all unwanted files from the browser that may still linger on your computer and may contain the settings information.

Bryan

Posted 2013-01-31T00:58:22.503

Reputation: 19

So why did it work up to this moment? 2) It's not the popups. My browser always shows an icon when a popup is blocked and it's not there. 3) As MDMoore313 said above, I'm pretty sure it isn't a browser issue at all.

– Shimmy – 2013-01-31T14:29:35.207

Perhaps it's your ISP/company blocking magnet links? Try webproxy which supports ssl and magnet links. There are not many webproxies with that combination but I found https://thorify.com when my company started blocking nearly everything ;) Couldn't even download legal linux distros anymore with torrent.

I asked my IT-person and she said company router firewall rules torpedoes magnet links & shady URLs automagically, when I asked her about using webproxy to download distros & other legal torrents she said If firewall doesn't care I don't either :D

James Hillburn

Posted 2013-01-31T00:58:22.503

Reputation: 1