Apps are staying on the doc

all answers to this are old, and don't solve the issue.


every time I close an app, the icon stays on the dock and I have to right click>remove to make it go away. How do I prevent these apps from staying in the doc?


this just started happening when I got a new macbook air, running monterey. It did not happen on my old macbook.


I can choose "keep in dock" for the important ones but what's they point if they all just stay there anyways after opening???

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.2

Posted on May 13, 2022 11:43 AM

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Posted on May 13, 2022 12:41 PM

System Preferences > Dock and Menu Bar > Deselect "Show recent applications in Dock".

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Apps are staying on the doc

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