Necessary recovery partition? (Find my Mac)

Hello when I try to turn on find my mac I see this...

No idea why this is happening and how I can fix this problem? I use the most recent vs El Capitan on a late 2011 Macbook Pro. All help save me a trip to the store is much appreciated.

Jay,

If find my Mac is grayed out and see you "updating necessary recovery system" - Apple supports , explains your options.

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