How to save tool window buttons position and layout in IntelliJ IDEs

Background

Set up tool window icons on the stripes (also named side bars, side panes) in a preferred way and have the same tool window placement in all projects.

Question

How to apply the same setup to all of your projects?

Answer

Go to the main menu Window | Layouts | Save Current Layout as New... to save the preferred layout Go to the main menu Window | Layouts | [Your layout name] | Restore to apply the saved layout to a project

Additional information

The saved layouts data is stored under options subfolder of your IntelliJ config folder. File name is window.layouts.xml