Shut down takes a looooonnnnnngggg time

Ever since I installed the last 10.5.7 update my new Macbook and old (but Intel) iMac take a long time to shut down. Much longer than it used to. In fact, my Macbook seemed to be stuck in shut down last night and after a few minutes I finally just powered down.
Is something going on here?
Roger

Boot verbosely - hold down ⌘v keys on boot.
This will also cause a verbose shutdown which should show you exactly what is happening during shutdown.
You can also inspect your console.app logs which will also indicate why the computer is not shutting down normally.

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Since your MacBookPro is still under warranty, visit an Authorized Apple Service Provider or Apple Store to have it checked, just to be sure.
I had to reset the SMC after the update to 10.9.5, the temperature has been higher than before the update and the shutdown also took longer.
Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
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Shut down takes a looooonnnnnngggg time

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