After updates shutdown takes forever

Recently, I had to use the recovery on my computer. I reinstalled all of my software and updated windows 8.1 thru microsoft and now it takes forever to shutdown. Monitors (2) turn off pretty quick but computer takes 4 to 5 minutes to completely shutdown. When I first recovered, the computer shut down properly.
Something from microsoft seems to be the problem.

Reasons for this can vary greatly due to some processes or scans taking time to complete or some program that is creating conflicts on shut down. Bear in mind that after installing Windows Updates it can take the computer a couple of days to settle down.
Is per chance one of the optional updates you installed recently Kb3000050? If so consider uninstalling it as it has been problematic on some computers.
Perform hard disk diagnostics to verify the health of the hard disk.
Clearing the Page File at shut down may be the problem.
Windows key + R and type Regedit and go to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
Now, have a look at the pane to the right. Find the registry entry named ClearPageFileAtShutdown. If it is set to 1 it is enabled, and may delay the shutdown process. Right-click it, select Modify, and change the value to 0.
Please mark my post as SOLVED if it has resolved your problem. It helps others with similar situations.

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Reasons for this can vary greatly due to some processes or scans taking time to complete or some program that is creating conflicts on shut down. Bear in mind that after installing Windows Updates it can take the computer a couple of days to settle down.
Is per chance one of the optional updates you installed recently Kb3000050? If so consider uninstalling it as it has been problematic on some computers.
Perform hard disk diagnostics to verify the health of the hard disk.
Clearing the Page File at shut down may be the problem.
Windows key + R and type Regedit and go to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
Now, have a look at the pane to the right. Find the registry entry named ClearPageFileAtShutdown. If it is set to 1 it is enabled, and may delay the shutdown process. Right-click it, select Modify, and change the value to 0.
Please mark my post as SOLVED if it has resolved your problem. It helps others with similar situations.

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Hi Rick and Greg,
Thanks for the quick responses. Below are all the details to all your questions. Also - just to emphasize again - my rendering goes super awesomely fast. It is not the rendering. It is the "Locking Existing Frames" process before the rendering that is ruining my life.
FREE MEMORY:
This is brand new Mac Book Pro with hardly anything stored on it.
The 8 GB of RAM is split into 2 memory slots, each with 4GB of RAM
3RD-PARTY CODECS:
I am not aware of any third-party codecs in this system. I imported some fonts (ITC Franklin Gothic) and some video files (see below), but I am not aware of any third-party codec installed on this system.
DISC CACHE:
My Disc Cache is enabled
My maximum disc cache size is 69 GB
I do not have a seperate "fast hard drive" or "SSD" seperate from my main hard drive, where I store my footage.
MPEG SOURCE FILES:
If by source files, you're asking about the video files I imported:
2 MP4s (5 sec. each)
3 QuickTime .mov (3 sec. each)
1 Audio-only FLV. (2 minute background music throughout video; used to be a Premiere working file)
MULTIPROCESSING
Turned off, but still locks up forever before rendering.
ADDITIONAL FUN FACTS:
Here are some additional observations that might help:
It doesn't just take a long time to start rendering; it freezes my entire computer for the duration of the "Locking Existing Frames" process - putting my entire life on hold for 3 minutes, every time I need to preview a minor detail... It's a nightmare.
The video is 1 min. 45 sec. long so far, and has 15 sec. to go.
The video is comprised of 99 percent motion graphics, and 1 percent actual footage (Occupy Wall Street hates my footage)
The complexity in this video is that there are a lot of compositions inside of compositions inside of compositions, but even when I go to the very beginning of the first comp - where the only animation is a line being drawn with the "Stroke" effect - it still takes 3 minutes to "Lock Existing Frames."
Again... The rendering goes super fast after the "Locking Existing Frames" process. The problem is NOT with the rendering. The problem is the "Locking Existing Frames" process BEFORE the rendering starts.
This is my job and I can't do efficiently until I solve this problem, so I will be very responsive until we can identify the issue.
Thanks again for all your helpful responses!

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I am running 10.8.1
anyone experiencing long shutdown? my startups are faster than my shutdown by 3 times
also, are the battery issues resolved in retina macbook pro?

Hello almostinverted,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
You can check the specifications for that computer here:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013) - Technical Specifications
Check under "Graphics and Video Support".
Regards,
Jeff D.

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Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
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