how to change default in the Shut Down dialog?

In the meantime, until we get a way to disable it, just tap the space bar before hitting the log out or shut down button. This will unselect the option.

The problem I'm having with auto resume is that my iTunes library is on a NAS server, and every time that Lion does a kernel panic (yeah, it's done it a few times now) and then resumes the NAS mounts take up to a minute to happen and by that time iTunes has already decided to move my library onto the internal hard drive and I have to manually change it back to the NAS drive.

I don't want to clutter up this thread too much, but you don't have to manually reset the iTunes library everytime. Just quit iTunes, wait for the NAS to mount, then relaunch iTunes. The library location will be correct in the prefs.

Also, see if you've got iTunes set to launch at login. Open SysPrefs > Users & Groups > Login Items. If it is in this list removing it will prevent it from launching when you login.

K-M:

One possible reason for iTunes starting up is because of a Login Item. You can check and see if this is happening in System Pref. My brothers iMac had the same iTunes behavior and it annoyed the heck out of me. Just uncheck it or delete it.

System Pref - Users & Groups - Login Items

Thanks for the hint- unfortunately iTunes is not in the login items.

Ooohh I'm so glad I found this quickly. I could have faffed around for hours trying to work out what to do!

I just can't believe the common sense of the people who developed this function. I mean, how hard would it be to offer an option on what the default is? Especially when it's the last thing you see when shutting down - to leave so many people feeling irritated is such bad psychology.

But thanks to Michael for his great tip on the space bar.

Count me as one those thouroughly displeased with this thoughtless decision of Apple's. Shutting down and restarting used to be a simple two-step process for me- power button, then either "Return" or "R", depending on what I wanted to do. Now "Restore" gets in the way. Frankly, the only reason I'm having to restart so much is due to the other issues Lion has brought me- Apps quit, don't start, etc. In any case, we need someway to disable this feature.

Hi Everyone

How come I have a smaller dialog box. Cheers Tomi

It would help to read other posts before stating the obvious.

The app resume IS annoying, but I can see the advantages to a mobile user. I have a desktop (Mac Pro) and find it quite annoying that I have to remember to close all open programs in order not to get them all relaunched at restart or start up. It seems like it would be simple to allow a global preference to disable this "feature". Until that happens, I guess I'll just uncheck the box.

In the interest of piling on, count me as another voice in the "don't like the feature" camp. I posted a question about this before I found the thread. Keep forgetting to check the "resume windows" button on shutdown, then all the files and wesites I had open reopen, usually in a different hotel room.

Apple, please give us a way to globally disable this feature

davidfromchittenango wrote:

Apple, please give us a way to globally disable this feature

Send in your feedback <http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html>.

Does not work here, but glad it helps some!