diff --git a/src/addnewtorrentdialog.cpp b/src/addnewtorrentdialog.cpp
index 6500c27a6..52668ac10 100644
--- a/src/addnewtorrentdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/addnewtorrentdialog.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ AddNewTorrentDialog::AddNewTorrentDialog(QWidget *parent) :
 {
   ui->setupUi(this);
 
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   Preferences pref;
   ui->start_torrent_cb->setChecked(!pref.addTorrentsInPause());
   ui->save_path_combo->addItem(fsutils::toDisplayPath(pref.getSavePath()), pref.getSavePath());
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ AddNewTorrentDialog::~AddNewTorrentDialog()
 
 void AddNewTorrentDialog::loadState()
 {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   settings.beginGroup(QString::fromUtf8("AddNewTorrentDialog"));
   QByteArray state = settings.value("treeHeaderState").toByteArray();
   if (!state.isEmpty())
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ void AddNewTorrentDialog::loadState()
 
 void AddNewTorrentDialog::saveState()
 {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   settings.beginGroup(QString::fromUtf8("AddNewTorrentDialog"));
   if (m_contentModel)
     settings.setValue("treeHeaderState", ui->content_tree->header()->saveState());
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ bool AddNewTorrentDialog::loadTorrent(const QString& torrent_path, const QString
     }
   }
 
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   showAdvancedSettings(settings.value("AddNewTorrentDialog/expanded").toBool());
   // Set dialog position
   setdialogPosition();
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ bool AddNewTorrentDialog::loadMagnet(const QString &magnet_uri)
   QString torrent_name = misc::magnetUriToName(m_url);
   setWindowTitle(torrent_name.isEmpty() ? tr("Magnet link") : torrent_name);
 
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   showAdvancedSettings(settings.value("AddNewTorrentDialog/expanded").toBool());
   // Set dialog position
   setdialogPosition();
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ bool AddNewTorrentDialog::loadMagnet(const QString &magnet_uri)
 void AddNewTorrentDialog::saveSavePathHistory() const
 {
   QDir selected_save_path(ui->save_path_combo->itemData(ui->save_path_combo->currentIndex()).toString());
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   // Get current history
   QStringList history = settings.value("TorrentAdditionDlg/save_path_history").toStringList();
   QList<QDir> history_dirs;
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ void AddNewTorrentDialog::setdialogPosition()
   qApp->processEvents();
   QPoint center(misc::screenCenter(this));
   // Adjust y
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   int y = settings.value("AddNewTorrentDialog/y", -1).toInt();
   if (y >= 0) {
     center.setY(y);
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ void AddNewTorrentDialog::setdialogPosition()
 
 void AddNewTorrentDialog::loadSavePathHistory()
 {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   QDir default_save_path(Preferences().getSavePath());
   // Load save path history
   QStringList raw_path_history = settings.value("TorrentAdditionDlg/save_path_history").toStringList();
diff --git a/src/dnsupdater.cpp b/src/dnsupdater.cpp
index 35f0da777..896b004c5 100644
--- a/src/dnsupdater.cpp
+++ b/src/dnsupdater.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ DNSUpdater::DNSUpdater(QObject *parent) :
   updateCredentials();
 
   // Load saved settings from previous session
-  QIniSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
+  QIniSettings settings;
   m_lastIPCheckTime = settings.value("DNSUpdater/lastUpdateTime").toDateTime();
   m_lastIP = QHostAddress(settings.value("DNSUpdater/lastIP").toString());
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ DNSUpdater::DNSUpdater(QObject *parent) :
 
 DNSUpdater::~DNSUpdater() {
   // Save lastupdate time and last ip
-  QIniSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
+  QIniSettings settings;
   settings.setValue("DNSUpdater/lastUpdateTime", m_lastIPCheckTime);
   settings.setValue("DNSUpdater/lastIP", m_lastIP.toString());
 }
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index bcc4c198a..d381cc3ac 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class LegalNotice: public QObject {
 
 public:
   static bool userAgreesWithNotice() {
-    QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+    QIniSettings settings;
     if (settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("LegalNotice/Accepted"), false).toBool()) // Already accepted once
       return true;
 #ifdef DISABLE_GUI
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index b2cc23819..707aa8b83 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ void MainWindow::tab_changed(int new_tab) {
 }
 
 void MainWindow::writeSettings() {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   settings.beginGroup(QString::fromUtf8("MainWindow"));
   settings.setValue("geometry", saveGeometry());
   // Splitter size
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ void MainWindow::writeSettings() {
 }
 
 void MainWindow::readSettings() {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   settings.beginGroup(QString::fromUtf8("MainWindow"));
   if (settings.contains("geometry")) {
     if (restoreGeometry(settings.value("geometry").toByteArray()))
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ void MainWindow::dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent *event) {
 // torrents to download list
 void MainWindow::on_actionOpen_triggered() {
   Preferences pref;
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   // Open File Open Dialog
   // Note: it is possible to select more than one file
   const QStringList pathsList = QFileDialog::getOpenFileNames(0,
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ void MainWindow::showNotificationBaloon(QString title, QString msg) const {
  *****************************************************/
 
 void MainWindow::downloadFromURLList(const QStringList& url_list) {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   const bool useTorrentAdditionDialog = settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/Downloads/AdditionDialog"), true).toBool();
   foreach (QString url, url_list) {
     if (url.startsWith("bc://bt/", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
diff --git a/src/preferences/options_imp.cpp b/src/preferences/options_imp.cpp
index 4395ff03f..d926638b4 100755
--- a/src/preferences/options_imp.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/options_imp.cpp
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ void options_imp::changePage(QListWidgetItem *current, QListWidgetItem *previous
 }
 
 void options_imp::loadWindowState() {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   resize(settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/State/size"), sizeFittingScreen()).toSize());
   QPoint p = settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/State/pos"), QPoint()).toPoint();
   if (!p.isNull())
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ void options_imp::loadWindowState() {
 }
 
 void options_imp::saveWindowState() const {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   settings.setValue(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/State/size"), size());
   settings.setValue(QString::fromUtf8("Preferences/State/pos"), pos());
   // Splitter size
diff --git a/src/properties/peerlistwidget.cpp b/src/properties/peerlistwidget.cpp
index 6becc9774..cf9986971 100644
--- a/src/properties/peerlistwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/properties/peerlistwidget.cpp
@@ -295,12 +295,12 @@ void PeerListWidget::clear() {
 }
 
 void PeerListWidget::loadSettings() {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   header()->restoreState(settings.value("TorrentProperties/Peers/PeerListState").toByteArray());
 }
 
 void PeerListWidget::saveSettings() const {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   settings.setValue("TorrentProperties/Peers/PeerListState", header()->saveState());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/properties/propertieswidget.cpp b/src/properties/propertieswidget.cpp
index 30e6b3df7..391d85fbf 100644
--- a/src/properties/propertieswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/properties/propertieswidget.cpp
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ void PropertiesWidget::loadTorrentInfos(const QTorrentHandle& _h)
 }
 
 void PropertiesWidget::readSettings() {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   // Restore splitter sizes
   QStringList sizes_str = settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("TorrentProperties/SplitterSizes"), QString()).toString().split(",");
   if (sizes_str.size() == 2) {
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ void PropertiesWidget::readSettings() {
 }
 
 void PropertiesWidget::saveSettings() {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   settings.setValue("TorrentProperties/Visible", state==VISIBLE);
   // Splitter sizes
   QSplitter *hSplitter = static_cast<QSplitter*>(parentWidget());
diff --git a/src/properties/trackerlist.cpp b/src/properties/trackerlist.cpp
index 8464e314e..c1532b005 100644
--- a/src/properties/trackerlist.cpp
+++ b/src/properties/trackerlist.cpp
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ void TrackerList::showTrackerListMenu(QPoint) {
 }
 
 void TrackerList::loadSettings() {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   if (!header()->restoreState(settings.value("TorrentProperties/Trackers/TrackerListState").toByteArray())) {
     setColumnWidth(0, 30);
     setColumnWidth(1, 300);
@@ -448,6 +448,6 @@ void TrackerList::loadSettings() {
 }
 
 void TrackerList::saveSettings() const {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   settings.setValue("TorrentProperties/Trackers/TrackerListState", header()->saveState());
 }
diff --git a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
index 3872c0245..260670e2b 100755
--- a/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
+++ b/src/qtlibtorrent/qbtsession.cpp
@@ -2790,7 +2790,7 @@ void QBtSession::startUpTorrents() {
         addTorrent(torrentBackup.path()+QDir::separator()+hash+".torrent", false, QString(), true);
     }
   }
-  QIniSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
+  QIniSettings settings;
   settings.setValue("ported_to_new_savepath_system", true);
   qDebug("Unfinished torrents resumed");
 }
diff --git a/src/rss/automatedrssdownloader.cpp b/src/rss/automatedrssdownloader.cpp
index 94bb30107..838e0d438 100644
--- a/src/rss/automatedrssdownloader.cpp
+++ b/src/rss/automatedrssdownloader.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ AutomatedRssDownloader::~AutomatedRssDownloader()
 void AutomatedRssDownloader::loadSettings()
 {
   // load dialog geometry
-  QIniSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
+  QIniSettings settings;
   restoreGeometry(settings.value("RssFeedDownloader/geometry").toByteArray());
   ui->checkEnableDownloader->setChecked(RssSettings().isRssDownloadingEnabled());
   ui->hsplitter->restoreState(settings.value("RssFeedDownloader/hsplitterSizes").toByteArray());
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void AutomatedRssDownloader::saveSettings()
 {
   RssSettings().setRssDownloadingEnabled(ui->checkEnableDownloader->isChecked());
   // Save dialog geometry
-  QIniSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
+  QIniSettings settings;
   settings.setValue("RssFeedDownloader/geometry", saveGeometry());
   settings.setValue("RssFeedDownloader/hsplitterSizes", ui->hsplitter->saveState());
 }
diff --git a/src/rss/rss_imp.cpp b/src/rss/rss_imp.cpp
index 48c5f10cb..0a431f14d 100644
--- a/src/rss/rss_imp.cpp
+++ b/src/rss/rss_imp.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void RSSImp::deleteSelectedItems()
 
 void RSSImp::loadFoldersOpenState()
 {
-  QIniSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
+  QIniSettings settings;
   settings.beginGroup("Rss");
   QStringList open_folders = settings.value("open_folders", QStringList()).toStringList();
   settings.endGroup();
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ void RSSImp::saveFoldersOpenState()
     qDebug("saving open folder: %s", qPrintable(path));
     open_folders << path;
   }
-  QIniSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
+  QIniSettings settings;
   settings.beginGroup("Rss");
   settings.setValue("open_folders", open_folders);
   settings.endGroup();
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ void RSSImp::refreshTextBrowser()
 void RSSImp::saveSlidersPosition()
 {
   // Remember sliders positions
-  QIniSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
+  QIniSettings settings;
   settings.setValue("rss/splitter_h", splitter_h->saveState());
   settings.setValue("rss/splitter_v", splitter_v->saveState());
   qDebug("Splitters position saved");
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ void RSSImp::saveSlidersPosition()
 
 void RSSImp::restoreSlidersPosition()
 {
-  QIniSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
+  QIniSettings settings;
   QByteArray pos_h = settings.value("rss/splitter_h", QByteArray()).toByteArray();
   if (!pos_h.isNull()) {
     splitter_h->restoreState(pos_h);
diff --git a/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp b/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp
index ea144080c..7a2228b33 100644
--- a/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp
+++ b/src/searchengine/searchengine.cpp
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void SearchEngine::propagateSectionResized(int index, int , int newsize) {
 void SearchEngine::saveResultsColumnsWidth() {
   if (all_tab.size() > 0) {
     QTreeView* treeview = all_tab.first()->getCurrentTreeView();
-    QIniSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
+    QIniSettings settings;
     QStringList width_list;
     QStringList new_width_list;
     short nbColumns = all_tab.first()->getCurrentSearchListModel()->columnCount();
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ void SearchEngine::searchFinished(int exitcode,QProcess::ExitStatus) {
   if (searchTimeout->isActive()) {
     searchTimeout->stop();
   }
-  QIniSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
+  QIniSettings settings;
   bool useNotificationBalloons = settings.value("Preferences/General/NotificationBaloons", true).toBool();
   if (useNotificationBalloons && mp_mainWindow->getCurrentTabWidget() != this) {
     mp_mainWindow->showNotificationBaloon(tr("Search Engine"), tr("Search has finished"));
diff --git a/src/searchengine/searchtab.cpp b/src/searchengine/searchtab.cpp
index 097b0831a..cc6a96d97 100644
--- a/src/searchengine/searchtab.cpp
+++ b/src/searchengine/searchtab.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ QHeaderView* SearchTab::header() const {
 }
 
 bool SearchTab::loadColWidthResultsList() {
-  QIniSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
+  QIniSettings settings;
   QString line = settings.value("SearchResultsColsWidth", QString()).toString();
   if (line.isEmpty())
     return false;
diff --git a/src/searchengine/supportedengines.h b/src/searchengine/supportedengines.h
index b3131b4d7..5d012df58 100644
--- a/src/searchengine/supportedengines.h
+++ b/src/searchengine/supportedengines.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public:
     full_name = engine_elem.elementsByTagName("name").at(0).toElement().text();
     url = engine_elem.elementsByTagName("url").at(0).toElement().text();
     supported_categories = engine_elem.elementsByTagName("categories").at(0).toElement().text().split(" ");
-    QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+    QIniSettings settings;
     QStringList disabled_engines = settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("SearchEngines/disabledEngines"), QStringList()).toStringList();
     enabled = !disabled_engines.contains(name);
   }
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public:
   void setEnabled(bool _enabled) {
     enabled = _enabled;
     // Save to Hard disk
-    QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+    QIniSettings settings;
     QStringList disabled_engines = settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("SearchEngines/disabledEngines"), QStringList()).toStringList();
     if (enabled) {
       disabled_engines.removeAll(name);
diff --git a/src/torrentcreator/torrentcreatordlg.cpp b/src/torrentcreator/torrentcreatordlg.cpp
index 02cd856cb..68f84f2ad 100644
--- a/src/torrentcreator/torrentcreatordlg.cpp
+++ b/src/torrentcreator/torrentcreatordlg.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ TorrentCreatorDlg::~TorrentCreatorDlg() {
 }
 
 void TorrentCreatorDlg::on_addFolder_button_clicked() {
-  QIniSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
+  QIniSettings settings;
   QString last_path = settings.value("CreateTorrent/last_add_path", QDir::homePath()).toString();
   QString dir = QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(this, tr("Select a folder to add to the torrent"), last_path, QFileDialog::ShowDirsOnly);
   if (!dir.isEmpty()) {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void TorrentCreatorDlg::on_addFolder_button_clicked() {
 }
 
 void TorrentCreatorDlg::on_addFile_button_clicked() {
-  QIniSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
+  QIniSettings settings;
   QString last_path = settings.value("CreateTorrent/last_add_path", QDir::homePath()).toString();
   QString file = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Select a file to add to the torrent"), last_path);
   if (!file.isEmpty()) {
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void TorrentCreatorDlg::on_createButton_clicked() {
   if (!trackers_list->toPlainText().trimmed().isEmpty())
     saveTrackerList();
 
-  QIniSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
+  QIniSettings settings;
   QString last_path = settings.value("CreateTorrent/last_save_path", QDir::homePath()).toString();
 
   QString destination = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, tr("Select destination torrent file"), last_path, tr("Torrent Files")+QString::fromUtf8(" (*.torrent)"));
@@ -246,25 +246,25 @@ void TorrentCreatorDlg::updateOptimalPieceSize()
 
 void TorrentCreatorDlg::saveTrackerList()
 {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   settings.setValue("CreateTorrent/TrackerList", trackers_list->toPlainText());
 }
 
 void TorrentCreatorDlg::loadTrackerList()
 {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   trackers_list->setPlainText(settings.value("CreateTorrent/TrackerList", "").toString());
 }
 
 void TorrentCreatorDlg::saveSettings()
 {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   settings.setValue("CreateTorrent/dimensions", saveGeometry());
 }
 
 void TorrentCreatorDlg::loadSettings()
 {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   restoreGeometry(settings.value("CreateTorrent/dimensions").toByteArray());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/torrentimportdlg.cpp b/src/torrentimportdlg.cpp
index 087eba593..f7069c019 100644
--- a/src/torrentimportdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/torrentimportdlg.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ TorrentImportDlg::~TorrentImportDlg()
 
 void TorrentImportDlg::on_browseTorrentBtn_clicked()
 {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   const QString default_dir = settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("MainWindowLastDir"), QDir::homePath()).toString();
   // Ask for a torrent file
   m_torrentPath = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Torrent file to import"), default_dir, tr("Torrent files (*.torrent)"));
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ void TorrentImportDlg::on_browseTorrentBtn_clicked()
 
 void TorrentImportDlg::on_browseContentBtn_clicked()
 {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   const QString default_dir = settings.value(QString::fromUtf8("TorrentImport/LastContentDir"), QDir::homePath()).toString();
   if (t->num_files() == 1) {
     // Single file torrent
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void TorrentImportDlg::importTorrent()
     qDebug("Adding the torrent to the session...");
     QBtSession::instance()->addTorrent(torrent_path);
     // Remember the last opened folder
-    QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+    QIniSettings settings;
     settings.setValue(QString::fromUtf8("MainWindowLastDir"), torrent_path);
     settings.setValue("TorrentImport/LastContentDir", content_path);
     return;
@@ -278,13 +278,13 @@ bool TorrentImportDlg::skipFileChecking() const
 
 void TorrentImportDlg::loadSettings()
 {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   restoreGeometry(settings.value("TorrentImportDlg/dimensions").toByteArray());
 }
 
 void TorrentImportDlg::saveSettings()
 {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   settings.setValue("TorrentImportDlg/dimensions", saveGeometry());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/transferlistfilterswidget.h b/src/transferlistfilterswidget.h
index 39465ebca..8a66462a7 100644
--- a/src/transferlistfilterswidget.h
+++ b/src/transferlistfilterswidget.h
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   void saveSettings() const {
-    QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+    QIniSettings settings;
     settings.beginGroup(QString::fromUtf8("TransferListFilters"));
     settings.setValue("selectedFilterIndex", QVariant(statusFilters->currentRow()));
     //settings.setValue("selectedLabelIndex", QVariant(labelFilters->currentRow()));
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ public:
   }
 
   void loadSettings() {
-    QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+    QIniSettings settings;
     statusFilters->setCurrentRow(settings.value("TransferListFilters/selectedFilterIndex", 0).toInt());
     const QStringList label_list = Preferences().getTorrentLabels();
     foreach (const QString &label, label_list) {
diff --git a/src/transferlistwidget.cpp b/src/transferlistwidget.cpp
index f534e94b3..661277076 100644
--- a/src/transferlistwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/transferlistwidget.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ inline QModelIndex TransferListWidget::mapFromSource(const QModelIndex &index) c
 
 
 QStringList TransferListWidget::getCustomLabels() const {
-  QIniSettings settings(QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"), QString::fromUtf8("qBittorrent"));
+  QIniSettings settings;
   return settings.value("TransferListFilters/customLabels", QStringList()).toStringList();
 }
 
@@ -900,13 +900,13 @@ void TransferListWidget::applyStatusFilter(int f) {
 
 void TransferListWidget::saveSettings()
 {
-  QIniSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
+  QIniSettings settings;
   settings.setValue("TransferList/HeaderState", header()->saveState());
 }
 
 bool TransferListWidget::loadSettings()
 {
-  QIniSettings settings("qBittorrent", "qBittorrent");
+  QIniSettings settings;
   bool ok = header()->restoreState(settings.value("TransferList/HeaderState").toByteArray());
   if (!ok) {
     header()->resizeSection(0, 200); // Default