Alright I had happened to come home and turn on my computer to
do some research. For some apparent reason all of my icons are
gone as well as the start menu/taskbar etc. I can still open all of
my application thorough the task manager but what can I do to see
why I have a blank desktop?

I'm pretty sure there are commands to open the start menu options
but im not sure what they are. If someone knows please let me know
if I don't figure it out soon.