Can't remove icons from dock

I purchased a brand new macbook pro today, and I have been trying to remove certain icons from the dock for the last half hour. I am completely unable to click and drag the icons, not even to reposition them on the dock. Also, when I hold the control button and click on an icon on the dock, the "remove from dock" option is completely absent. Does anyone know how to fix this problem? Thanks!

Open the Terminal in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and run:
defaults write com.apple.dock contents-immutable -bool false;killall Dock
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