You can set the default layout to use in the Preferences window. The available layouts are the default layouts, as well as any layouts that you have saved, as shown in the
Windows > Saved Layouts menu, or the
Panels > Saved Layouts menu in the view panel.
To set the default layout
Choose
Windows > Settings/Preferences > Preferences to open the
Preferences window.
Select
UI Elements from the Categories list on the left.
Under
Panel Configurations, select
Starting new scenes: > Use layout specified below.