Why do I need to open an app/program on my iMac to get it to shut off?

If i use my mac for a decent amount of time and try to shut it off, all my desktop icons go away and the top bar disappears as well, but the bottom bar stays and it will not shut down. The only way I can get it to shut down is if i open something (Like Chrome) and then shut it down. Its very frustrating and i would just love for my computer to shut down properly. Any ideas?

The process you describe is the beginning of Shut Down. For some reason it is not going through to completion. The easiest thing to try is resetting the NVRAM.
Shut down your Mac.
Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command (⌘), Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
Turn on the computer.
Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys before the gray screen appears.
Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the third time.
Release the keys.
If that does not work, please post back. You could try trashing prefeences file.

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