Why does System Preferences open on boot?

I have a 27-inch iMac, Late 2012, and I am running OS X 10.9.1.
Ever since I upgraded to Mavericks I noticed that System Preferences opens when I boot the computer. This did not happen before I upgraded. Is there a way to turn this off?

Quit the Sys Prefs app before shutting down. Also, check that you don't have it set to open in login items under Users & Groups.

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