Fixes gitpod-io/gitpod#6186

Author: jeanp413

extensions/gitpod-web/src/extension.ts

@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 			...options,
 			location: parentTerminal ? { parentTerminal } : vscode.TerminalLocation.Panel
 		});
+	}).then(() => {
+		if (vscode.window.terminals.length === 0) {
+			// Always show a terminal if no task terminals are created
+			vscode.window.createTerminal();
+		}
 	});
 	registerWelcomeWalkthroughCommands(gitpodContext);
 	startWelcomeWalkthrough();

src/vs/gitpod/browser/workbench/workbench.ts

@@ -858,11 +858,6 @@ async function doStart(): Promise<IDisposable> {
 				}
 			}
 		},
-		defaultLayout: {
-			views: [{
-				id: 'terminal'
-			}]
-		},
 		settingsSyncOptions: {
 			enabled: true,
 			enablementHandler: enablement => {