The following will guide you through the procedure of running a fast sync via geth --fast on Windows OS 10 for Mist for those running their Ethereum Wallet client for the first time.
Note:--fast can only be run if you are syncing your blockchain from scratch and only the first time you download the blockchain for security reasons, always ensure you are using the latest release; github.com/ethereum/mist/releases/.
Step 1: Open command prompt (Administrative privileges not required):
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You can allow it to run till it has download downloaded the lastest block in the blockchain, point at which you would see ethereum Ethereum Mist start-up splash page below 's progress bar bar below become completely filled up.
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