When I shut down in Lion, I have to manually uncheck the box to reopen my applications at startup. Is there a way to change the default, so that the box is unchecked? The option to restore applications is nice, but most of the time, I don’t want to use it.
The CleanShutDown application can be placed in your Dock for easy access.
Unfortunately, Apple has checked that box by default, and there isn’t a native way to change it. But, there are a few workarounds that can ease the shutdown process for you. The first option is a keyboard shortcut. Pressing Contol-Option-Command-Eject will shut down your Mac, bypassing the dialog. If you don’t want to remember that key combo, there’s a much more elegant solution. Download the CleanShutDown, CleanReboot, and CleanLogout scripts from gizmoblurb.com. These scripts work just like an application. When you click on them, they automatically bring up the Shutdown, Reboot, or Logout dialog and uncheck the box labeled “Reopen Windows When Logging Back In” for you. To use the scripts, you need to enable Access to Assistive Devices in System Preferences > Universal Access.
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Rick Mattie
December 12, 2011 at 9:56am
After clicking on the apple, hold the Option key down and click Shut Down or Restart.
mjones1970
December 11, 2011 at 10:28am
is there a shortcut like this for the 2011 MacBook Air? I know about pressing the power button to bring up the shutdown options window.
Thanks.
diedrichg
December 08, 2011 at 8:35am
Never trust a software review from someone with 1381 unread emails.
MorningZ
December 08, 2011 at 7:56am
I don't have any issues at all with CleanShutDown here on my MB Pro with Lion installed... it's worked perfect for the 2 months I've had it installed
hutchieboy
December 08, 2011 at 8:06am
been working for hours to stop/ remove the script on MB PRO with Lion. If I could get the script to sit still for a minute or two I could boot into safe mode and clean it out but it is not permitting me to do so. Control Option Command eject is proving to be a safer way to doing things, glad to hear its ok on your platform
hutchieboy
December 08, 2011 at 7:39am
downloaded the clean shutdown script, installed it and now my mac is stuck in a endless shutdown and reboot mode, unable to force quit the script as it it running and only shuts down, restarts and the script, nice job guys, how about a little more testing before giving something accolades
corybohon
December 08, 2011 at 10:36am
That sounds as though there is an issue with the Resume feature in Lion. You should be able to start your computer normally by holding down the Shift key while rebooting (this will keep any programs from automatically starting when your Mac starts).
Once you are in Mac OS X Lion, head to System Preferences > General, and uncheck the box labeled "Restore windows when quitting and re-opening apps." It should work after doing that.
We never experienced any issues when testing the application; otherwise, we wouldn't have recommended it.
