Latest OS X update for the 2012 Mac Mini.

I gave the latest OS update to my 2012 Mac Mini. After it supposedly finished the system restarted and stayed on the white Apple startup screen for more that 15 min. I turned the system on and off various times to no avail. How can I fix this problem?

Mac OS X: Gray screen appears during startup

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