UPDATE: One problem solved. Turns out, it doesn't like it when you're plugged into HDMI 1 on the Raspberry Pi. Switching to HDMI 0 seems to have fixed it not displaying on the screen.

Problem with icons not displaying was due to the screen resolution in the browser window. I didn't notice the scroll bars and wasn't full screen. In any case, I still can't seem to get my wi-fi functional to connect to my home network. I'm currently in process of updating over ethernet. Not sure if that will fix the issue or not.

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