Mac Pro takes few minutes to shutdown

since a long time,my mac pro takes a few minutes to shutdown after using the shutdown-menu.
is there anyone, who has the same problem and knows a solution?
bst rgds from germany!

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FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
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AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.12 Support
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