diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 470d88924..a14141372 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,13 +2,19 @@ src/gui/geoip/GeoIP.dat
 src/gui/geoip/GeoIP.dat.gz
 src/qbittorrent
 src/qbittorrent-nox
+src/release
+src/debug
 qbittorrent.pro.user*
 conf.pri
-Makefile
+Makefile*
 *.pyc
 *.log
+
 # Compiled object files
 *.o
+*.pdb
+*.exe
+
 # Generated MOC, resource and UI files
 moc_*.cpp
 qrc_*.cpp
@@ -19,6 +25,7 @@ src/lang/qbittorrent_*.qm
 .qmake.stash
 src/qbittorrent.app
 *.dmg
+
 #Autotools junk
 aclocal.m4
 autom4te.cache/*
diff --git a/winconf-mingw.pri b/winconf-mingw.pri
index 91309cfb7..450700049 100644
--- a/winconf-mingw.pri
+++ b/winconf-mingw.pri
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-strace_win:{
-  contains(QMAKE_HOST.arch, x86):{
+strace_win{
+  contains(QMAKE_HOST.arch, x86) {
     # i686 arch requires frame pointer preservation
     QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE += -fno-omit-frame-pointer
     QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_DEBUG += -fno-omit-frame-pointer
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
 
 RC_FILE = qbittorrent_mingw.rc
 
-#You need to link with libtorrent > 0.15.5 (or svn) and you must
-#configure libtorrent to use iconv in the building process. This is
-#needed for correct Unicode support.
-
-#Adapt the lib names/versions accordingly
+# Adapt the lib names/versions accordingly
 CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
   LIBS += libtorrent \
           libboost_system-mgw45-mt-d-1_47 \
diff --git a/winconf-msvc.pri b/winconf-msvc.pri
index 7db98159a..7dec4f6d9 100644
--- a/winconf-msvc.pri
+++ b/winconf-msvc.pri
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-strace_win:{
-  contains(QMAKE_HOST.arch, x86):{
+strace_win {
+  contains(QMAKE_HOST.arch, x86) {
     # i686 arch requires frame pointer preservation
     QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE += -Oy-
     QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_DEBUG += -Oy-
   }
-  release:{
+  release {
     QMAKE_CXXFLAGS_RELEASE += -Zi
     QMAKE_LFLAGS += "/DEBUG"
   }
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RC_FILE = qbittorrent.rc
 # Enable Wide characters
 DEFINES += TORRENT_USE_WPATH
 
-#Adapt the lib names/versions accordingly
+# Adapt the lib names/versions accordingly
 CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
   LIBS += libtorrentd.lib \
           libboost_system-vc90-mt-sgd-1_51.lib
diff --git a/winconf.pri b/winconf.pri
index 88023a284..73e79213b 100644
--- a/winconf.pri
+++ b/winconf.pri
@@ -1,18 +1,22 @@
 # Adapt these paths on Windows
 
-#Point this to the boost include folder
+# Point this to the boost include folder
 INCLUDEPATH += $$quote(C:/qBittorrent/boost_1_51_0)
-#Point this to the libtorrent include folder
+# Point this to the libtorrent include folder
 INCLUDEPATH += $$quote(C:/qBittorrent/RC_0_16/include)
-#Point this to the zlib include folder
+# Point this to the zlib include folder
 INCLUDEPATH += $$quote(C:/qBittorrent/Zlib/include)
+# Point this to the openssl include folder
+INCLUDEPATH += $$quote(C:/qBittorrent/openssl/include)
 
-#Point this to the boost lib folder
+# Point this to the boost lib folder
 LIBS += $$quote(-LC:/qBittorrent/boost_1_51_0/stage/lib)
-#Point this to the libtorrent lib folder
+# Point this to the libtorrent lib folder
 LIBS += $$quote(-LC:/qBittorrent/RC_0_16/bin/<path-according-to-the-build-options-chosen>)
-#Point this to the zlib lib folder
+# Point this to the zlib lib folder
 LIBS += $$quote(-LC:/qBittorrent/Zlib/lib)
+# Point this to the openssl lib folder
+LIBS += $$quote(-LC:/qBittorrent/openssl/lib)
 
 # LIBTORRENT DEFINES
 DEFINES += BOOST_ALL_NO_LIB
@@ -39,7 +43,7 @@ CONFIG(debug, debug|release) {
   DEFINES += NDEBUG
 }
 
-#Enable backtrace support
+# Enable backtrace support
 CONFIG += strace_win
 
 win32-g++ {