Different Ways to Shut Down a PC

What are the different ways to turn off a PC?

1. The standard approach - click the Start Button with your mouse, then select the Turn Off menu and finally click the Turn Off icon on the Turn Off computer dialog.
2. Get the Shutdown utility from Download.com - it will add the shut down shortcut for you. Else create it yourself using approach 3.
3. Create a shutdown shortcut on your desktop. 
4. Press the Win key + R key to open the run window. Type shutdown -s -t 00. [s means shutdown while t means the duration after which you want to initiate the shutdown process].
5. If some open processes or application won't let you turn off, append a "-f" switch to force a shut down by closing all active processes.
6. Win+M to minimize all windows and then Alt+F4 to bring the Turn Off computer dialog.
7. Open Windows Task manager (by right clicking the Windows Task bar or Alt+Ctrl+Del) and choose Shut down from the menu. Useful when the Windows are not responding.
8. Open task manager--->click on shutdown--->hold the Ctrl key and click on Turn off, PC will be turned off in 3 secs. The fastest method other than the hard shutdown.