How to change git shell's start directory in windows 7

Question

I downloaded and installed the programs offered by GitHub including Git Shell.

The problem is that I want to set up the home directory of the Git Shell program to a cust

Answer 1

When I use @ssmith's answer it opens up in the right directory but does not have any of the features of posh-git. When I open it up normally it say s posh-git in the title, when I add this configuration it just says powershell...

I figured it out, use/create the file

C:\Users\yourUserName\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1

(the default profile) and then add the line mentioned above

Set-Location C:\Your\Start\Directory