and stop debugging, close Visual Studio, then reopen VS and some project, start debugging, i see the following window layout: https://imgur.com/a/ln9Lni7
This is by design. VisualGDB automatically enables its windows depending on the type of the debug session that is started, however they are shown in the background.
As a workaround, please configure you session to have the Live Variables window in the foreground and the other windows in the background. Next time you start a debug session, Visual Studio will preserve that layout. All extra debug windows will open in the background.