Shutting down option

When shutting down lion it will give you an option to keep all the active applications ready to continue on restart. A good feature, but I would like it off by default and choose to turn it on.
Is there a way to do this

No but you can simply hit the space bar to uncheck it.

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After restoring from time machine, I get a screen with an apple, my user icon, and sleep, restart, and shut down options. When I click on my user icon, nothing happens.

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Run through the list of general fixes here, perhaps one or more of them will get things to work again.
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If not you can likely retrieve your files this way, if they are not encrypted,
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then use Step #20 in the above link to reinstall everything and return those files
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Windows 8/8.1 - No Option for "Install Updates and Shut Down"

We’ve got a handful of Windows 8 workstations and I’ve noticed that users don’t get the “Install Updates and Shut Down” option when they shut their systems down. Nor do they get the updates icon in the notification area.
Instead, all they get is the following message at the logon screen:
There is no way I can expect my users to do this.
I need to ensure that the updates are installed when the user shuts down.
There must be a way of configuring Group Policy to allow Windows 8 workstations to prompt to install updates when the user shuts down.
I cannot implement an option whereby updates are installed automatically without the user being aware. If updates start installing automatically then there is the potential for loss of work if a user is away from their desk for a long period of time and
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I don't work for Microsoft - I just use their products.

I am sorry but this is NOT an answer.
You're correct. It's not. Microsoft has some overzealous contractors who seem to think any response is "the answer". I've unmarked the post, because, in fact, it was merely "additional information" which may or may not have addressed the
original issue.
I, like the original poster, have several computers that do NOT offer 'Install Updates' in any of the power menus and definitely do NOT install the updates during either a restart or a shutdown.
Now *THAT* is an entirely *DIFFERENT* situation than what the Original Poster has offered here, so the appropriate thing for you to do is to start a NEW THREAD and fully describe the environment and symptoms of the problem and what you've done (if anything)
to try to identify, isolate, or remediate the undesirable behavior.
The PCs I have are Windows 8.1 installed from a partner copy of Windows 8 and upgraded.
I'm intrigued with this "partner copy of Windows 8" thing. Have you asked "the partner" what they customized in the installation image before you actually installed the product???
Can someone please offer a SOLUTION as opposed to parroting what SHOULD happen.
Not until you provide us with some actionable information. :-)
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Is Sleep mode a better option to Shut Down

I used to recourse to the "Shut Down" option to end my session with my iMac (running OS X). My question is -- is it better to put the machine on "Sleep" mode than frequent shut down. Does it cause any stress on the hard disk and the inter circuitry. Recently I have downloaded a widget named "Deep Sleep" -- I don't know how good is that. My question may appear trivial, but I would like to hear from the experts.

Generally there is little benefit to booting OSx on /off other than saving a very few watts on your electricity bill.
Right now my Mac Pro (an original) has been running for 4 months solid since last mx checks.
My Mac Mini in the home office normally just sleeps however does get booted into Windows 7 a few days a week.-Its turned off in Windows through.
Modern hard drives do prefer to be spinning consistently and stopping/starting can increase risk of damage /reduced life as they increase/slow down- There is real, through small risk of plates oscillating and crashing.
Unlike Windows, OSx is rather better behaved, especially in managing cashes as well as disk space, and over time doesn't tend to slow down quite so much.
That said there are a few very low level Unix maintenance/cron scripts that run on a reboot. These also run in the back ground on OSx if the machine remains booted and awake overnight as default.
You can also run them in terminal and reset the default time.
If you are interested research Unix Cron scripts

Shut down problem on new macbook pro 13"

Hey,
Just a new convert to mac after ditching my glitchy windows desktop replacement.
Been really enjoying the mac (i've had it for 3 days now). I've experienced a shut down problem where everything would close, like the dock and the bar up the top. What's left is just my background and my mouse which i can still move around. If i press the power button, it brings up the shut down options but if i click shut down, it brings me back to the background again.
The first time, it happened was after i tried opening a macmame.dmg file which was not mounting, and that cause problems with shut down in which i had to force shut down. The 2nd time it happened (which was today), was not as a response to installing anything, or so i would think.
Also, is it 'safe' or normal or better to just leave my laptop on sleep instead of shutting it down? I see a few people doing it and just wondering about the benefits of doing that instead.

I've done that repair disk. So far this shut down thing has only occured twice in 4 days. I've shut the computer down 6-10 times so it's not a reoccuring issue, so hopefully that repair would've resolved anything.
I shall continue to let me mac sleep instead of shutting it down then, seems easier. And good thing to know that theres no viruses... hate working with virus scanners and all other nonsense.
Macmame is just a emulator for some games. It was something I had on windows so just wanted to see whether it worked on mac, I ended up getting it mounted and installed but didnt seem to work as well as on windows so i disabled it.

How to properly shut down your Macbook?

Hello, I have been using a Macbook Pro for nearly a year now. I would like to know what is the proper way to shut down your macbook?
I went to iStudy for some app instalment and the sales asisstant gave me a piece of (advice?) that whenever I want to shut down my macbook, i should just snap it close after I have quit all the running applications. I don't have to press the shut down button on the keyboard or choose shut down at the apple upper menu bar cause it may damage my RAM.
Yet, I knew this girl who just paid 2K just to fix her motherboard due to improper way of shutting down her Mac.
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Hi alswaki,
When you close all apps and then physically close it, you are putting the Mac into Sleep mode, not shutting it down. So, it depends on what you actually want to do. When you go to the Apple menu and select Shut Down, it literally shuts off the Mac, and you have to push the on/off button to start it back up. By closing the lid, you are putting it into Sleep mode so when you open the lid again, the Mac doesn't have to be powered back on to start up again.
Both are correct things to do. I pretty much don't shut down my Mac at all. I close my apps, and close the lid, then plug it in to recharge. When I want to use it, I open it and it "wakes up". I only restart it when I need to for an update, I pretty much never shut it down.
But again, either way is fine to do. If you want to completely power down your Mac when you finish using it for the day, then you would select the Shut Down option. Otherwise, just close it to put it into Sleep mode when not in use.
Cheers,
GB

MacBook will not shut down

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For a couple months now my G4 Powerbook running 10.4.6 has not responded to pressing the power button. This also applies to the restart/logoff/shut down options from the Apple menu -- no response.
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Assuming that you mean you did everything that Sherry
and I offered up in our responses, then create
another admin account, log into it, and see if the
problem persists. Cryptic one-line responses aren't
very helpful. If this suggestion doesn't make the
problem disappear, then install the latest COMBO
update (10.4.7 was released today), restart, launch
Disk Utility, repair permissions, restart, and
hopefully that'll fix things.
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MacBook Pro 2013 will not shut down without restarting.

I got a macbook pro a month ago and it will not shut down without pressing down on the power button. Using the normal Shut down options only restarts the computer. I have done all the disk utility repairs, installed new mountain lion, reset the PRAM several times, and ran software repair from doing the shutdown hold D. I also checked to see if the PRAM is good, and it is Ok in systems utilities. It will also restart when i have not touched the computer for 10 or so minutes and will go to locked user log in.
I really don't know what else to do. If you need more details let me know. Any advice?
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Thanks!
I tried this and discovered something new. I noticed that if the computer is charging while shutdown, the computer will still restart. However, if the computer is charging and you shutdown, then unplug the charger, it will remain off. It will also resume normal shut down and sleep if you shut down while unplugged, now. An idea why it will still restard while plugged in though? If not i very much appreciate your help so far!

Dual boot computer restarts by itself shortly after it has been shut down or put into sleep mode

Hello,
I have Toshiba Equium L40-14I (old) and dual boot Vista and Linux.
A few days ago I noticed that while in a Linux operating system and when I put it to sleep (suspend) it would do so, but then immediately come alive again. The same thing happens with the shut down option. In Windows Vista it is the same. It does shut down, but in a few seconds restarts again and shows the normal options of choosing which operating system I want to boot. The computer only stays shut if I pull the power cord (it has no functioning battery) or it I forcefully shut it by pressing the power button for a few seconds.
So far I tried this:
- BIOS: 1. Changed to default factory settings. 2. Disabled wake-up on LAN and disabled wake up on keyboard.
- Device Manager, Network adapters, NIC, Properties, Power management: unticked the option that allows the adapter to wake the computer
- Device Manager: all drivers seem to be ok
- Virus scan: although this is probably not the issue as it happens independently of which operating system I am using. I have not installed any strange programs.
- I started from the Safe mode and then shut down. Same thing happened: it restarted automatically after a few seconds.
- Disabled automatic restart on system failure. It didn't help.
English is not my first language, sorry for the perhaps unclear way of describing this issue. I would appreciate any help. Thank you.

You have done just about everything I can think of. You didn't mention doing a System Restore. If you haven't done one or even if you have, do a System Restore back to at least sometime before this started happening. If the first one doesn't work, try a different restore point and do it again. If that doesn't work, you need to consider a full HDD recovery to out-of-box condition which procedure is fully covered in your User's Guide. I'm sorry I don't have a link for it but yours is not a U.S. machine and this site is for U.S. machines. It appears to be a U.K. model with support covered by THIS site.
BTW, I wish the native Americans who post on here did as well as you have so you have to make no excuses for your English.
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Satellite Pro P300-05X restarts after shut down

Hi All,
I've owned my notebook (Satellite P300/05X, Processor P8600 (2.4GHz), 17" Display) now for 1 week and I have been very frustrated with this problem I'm about to explain.
After selecting "Shut Down" option (not "sleep", not "hibernate" etc, but definitely "shut down"), the notebook goes through the steps of shutting down, and then all the lights on the touch finger pads turn off, and then the light from the main switch turns off. And then for no apparent reason, the notebook starts up again like as if I've pressed the switch back on! This morning was the worst, I went through the steps of shutting down 3 times! before it actually switched off...very frustrating especially if you're in a hurry.
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Now this problem is very random and does not happen all the time. On average it will automatically restart on, say 1 out of 7 times (except this morning!!!).
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But I have turned off all power options in the Control Panel (that is, "never" turn off hard disk etc etc).
Any ideas??
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Have you connected external devices to the notebook like printer, external HDD and so far?
Disconnect them because this could maybe cause the issue.
Make sure that you have wake up on LAN in BIOS and Windows disabled and you should also disconnect the LAN cable and other cables.
Check this and try also to update the BIOS.

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How do you prevent the computer from shutting down when in sleep mode and plugged in?

Thanks tjk.
Those are great suggestions and got me looking in places I had not considered before. Unfortunately, the problem remains. The System Preferences did not have the shut down option activated and there are no parental controls active on the computer.
Any other suggestions are welcome.
Brian

QOSMIO x870 shutting down when in sleep mode

I'm not sure if this is working as intended or not.
I was working with the ECO setting to put my computer to sleep after certain amount of time. Once it was asleep for a certain amount of time, it would go into a shutdown/hibernation mode. It turns back on in the state that it was in when it went to sleep.
Also, if I have a program running and lock the computer, it will act like this as well when there is sleep time set.
I thought that I would be able to lock my computer and run a download over-night, but when I went to my computer in the morning, my computer was shutdown/hibernating. It came back up to where it was, but it appears that it hadn't continued the download for much over an hour before shutting down.
I don't think that this is intended, but I may be wrong.
I'm still digging around trying to find settings in regards to this. But I have hibernate turned completely off.
Is there some way to set the computer so that it won't shutdown/hibernate when in sleep mode and/or a locked screen?
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Thanks tjk.
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Any other suggestions are welcome.
Brian

Solved my "Mavericks won't shut down" problem

After installing Mavericks on my MBP-Retina the 'shut down' function no longer powered-off the machine. It would hang, with a light grey screen, indefinately. To power-off the MBP I had to press and hold down the power button.
I have had a Lacie 500 MB aux drive plugged into a USB port on the computer. Have had for a couple of years.
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I have the problem too, but when I select Shut Down from the Apple Menu, it kills all the processes and leaves me at the desktop, still able to run process anew.
If I try to relaunch the finder, it will not relaunch. But many apps will relaunch, such as Chrome, or terminal.
If I open a terminal and do shutdown -h now it will shut down.
I have a variety of peripherals but really, none of them should have the power to prevent a shutdown, especially without any notification of an issue.
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I have USB hubs and flash drives on them, and mouse/kybd etc but no other drives. I have two monitors.
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Shutting down option

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