Click on Start/Windows Logo and type `cmd` once there type `%AppData%\BitcoinPrivate`. It will open the explorer in that directory.Create a new text file and name it as `btcprivate.conf` (be sure you remove the txt extension) in the directory. An empty file is sufficient
Once you run the daemon, it will first sync the chain. After it is synced it will begin mining blocks. If you don't wish to mine remov the -gen option from the command line.