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wolfpuppies3 · wolfpuppies3 #1 (**permalink**)

08-11-2011, 07:45 PM

I upgraded from problem free Snow Leopard to Lion and now my MB pro will not shut down. Just hangs on grey screen with spinning dirvish forever until I force it off with the power button.

No such problem with MB Air I just bought with factory Lion installed.

Anyone else seen this problem?

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

08-11-2011, 08:10 PM

Make sure you've closed all open windows and applications that you may be using. Also, go into System Preferences, General, and remove the check from the box that states: "Restore windows when quitting..." See if that helps.

Also, the first couple of times when shutting Lion down (especially if have open applications or windows) will take longer.

wolfpuppies3 · wolfpuppies3 #3 (**permalink**)

08-12-2011, 10:15 AM

Chscag. That did it for me. Installed Lion on day one of availability and this issue has been with me daily until I just did as you suggested. I'll have to check the new MB Air settings but that was a factory install and I have had no issues with it thus far.

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wolfpuppies3 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 07, 2010 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 225 Mac Specs: 15" MB Pro, 2.66 i7 ; 11” MBA 1.8g i7; iPad2 64g, 2 iPhone 4s, 3 iPods, Apple TV, Airport Extreme	MBPro won't shut down after Lion upgrade 08-11-2011, 07:45 PM I upgraded from problem free Snow Leopard to Lion and now my MB pro will not shut down. Just hangs on grey screen with spinning dirvish forever until I force it off with the power button. No such problem with MB Air I just bought with factory Lion installed. Anyone else seen this problem?

chscag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 24,724 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, MacBook 2.4 GHz, 4 Gb, Lion & SL, 3 iPods	08-11-2011, 08:10 PM Make sure you've closed all open windows and applications that you may be using. Also, go into System Preferences, General, and remove the check from the box that states: "Restore windows when quitting..." See if that helps. Also, the first couple of times when shutting Lion down (especially if have open applications or windows) will take longer. Community Guidelines

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