I have installed Ubuntu MATE 18.04.3 on a Lenovo S145. I changed the interface to the Mutiny option with MATE tweak because I really enjoy how it looks like. However, everytime I close an application, caja for example, it remains in the top panel as you can see in the image below
EDIT: The compositor I use is Marco. I tried Compiz, what solved the bug I am reporting here, but also started many other problems.
This image shows what happens to the top panel after I close caja. The directories shortcuts disappear and it looks like caja still opened. If the window is minimized, the problem does not occur.
You can try 19.10 in a virtual machine... I'm not sure if all the fixes are backported to 18.04. Or wait for 20.04...
I'm running 19.10 with Compiz and works fine for me.
I saw in19.10 that Marco doesn't notify the panels in the same way as Compiz. If you open a maximized window, the window controls do not appear in the panel. That's why I suggested you try Compiz.
I am gonna wait for the 20.04 version, this bug is not something really big, just annoying sometimes.
The problem with compiz is that when I changed the compositor to Compiz, my interface became a mess. Windows panels disappeared, icons started to blink, everything was slower to open....