How to start MingW Console (GitBash) from Command Line on Windows?

Question

I'm trying to automate my work environment set up using a batch file. I'm stuck at a point where I am not able to start the MingW64 Console from command line.

start "" "%ProgramFiles%\\Git\\bin\\sh.exe" --login works fine but it seems to open a different shell window than that I am looking for. I'll explain this with pictures.

What it opens is a default cmd style window with bash integrated. This window isn't even resizeable

What I want is

I was trying to use the command start "" "%ProgramFiles%\\Git\\git-bash.exe" --login -i -c /bin/bash but it seems to quickly close the shell after opening it. If I execute the same file from explorer, the shell doesn't close automatically.

Here is my full batch file for reference

@echo on

REM start PHP and MYSQL
start "" mysql_server\UniServerZ\UniController.exe start_both

REM Open PhpMyAdmin
start "" http://localhost/us_opt1/

REM Open Folders
start "" %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe "E:\work\"

REM Open Git Bash Instance
:: in order to open the shell in that path
cd E:\work\
:: start "" "%ProgramFiles%\Git\bin\sh.exe" --login
start "" "%ProgramFiles%\Git\git-bash.exe" --login -i -c /bin/bash

REM start sublime text
start "" "E:\Sublime Text Build 3083 x64\sublime_text.exe"

Answer 1

git-bash.exe -i -c "/bin/bash" seems to work better.
This issue illustrates various other ways to call git-bash.exe , but concludes:

Preferred way to run git-for-windows is using git-cmd.exe :

c:\git\git-cmd.exe --command=usr/bin/bash.exe -l -i

That however only opens a session in the current cmd, while git-bash.exe opens a new windows.

Combined with this question (to open a new console) and this one (to avoid two CMD windows), I would use:

start /b cmd /c git-bash.exe -i -l -c "/bin/bash"

The OP Atif Mohammed Ameenuddin reports in the comments this as working fine:

start "" "%ProgramFiles%\Git\git-bash.exe"