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Ubuntu 'Mate' desktop items are duplicated

Background

I am setting up a AWS server for my company and I have used an Ubuntu 16.04 server AMI.

In order to allow GUI access I have installed XRDP and the Mate (v 1.12.1) desktop (click here to see the instructions I followed)

Problem

After some initial permissions problems with the 'ubuntu/.config' folder I have been able to log in successfully. HOWEVER when I log in I am getting duplicate 'desktop furniture' in that I have two system menus, two workspace controllers, two trash cans and two 'power control' icons (top-right corner - looks like an old toggle switch)

Also when I select the restart the machine (from the top-right drop-down menu) it doesn't always take effect - sometimes I have to do it twice. I suspect I am selecting the wrong menu from the two that are there.

If I log on using another user account the problem has gone - there is only one system menu etc... This shows that it is clearly a user profile setting but i have no idea how to resolve - after all I didn't double install anything.

Can anyone tell me how to resolve this ?

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After some googling and rephrasing I have found a partial answer from [https://antergos.com/wiki/desktops/how-to-reset-an-existing-mate-set-up/] - the below command entered into the terminal whilst logged out seems to do the trick: 
rm /home/*yourname*/.config/dconf/user

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I do however have two remianing issues:
  1. When I select [System --> Log Out Ubuntu] all my windows close but I stay logged in. I need to do it a second time to actually log off. This also happens if I try and Restart the machine
  2. I seem to have two icons in the 'system tray' (top-right) for the volume controls - i.e. two speakers

As before any help asap would be much appreciated. If I could raise the point reward for an answer to 50000 I would.
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