There was this thing the came up on my desktop saying I needed to restart my computer, so I did and now my desktop is black and there's a shortcut to get to windows 7 recovery. What is this and what is going on?

Windows 7 Recovery is a virus. The easiest way to fix the problem is to use system restore. Here is how to run system restore - http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-v…

However, Windows 7 Recovery may delete the restore points. You can also manually remove Windows 7 Recovery. Here is a good guide on how to remove Windows 7 Recovery - http://www.virusremovalguru.com/?p=7281

Another method to remove Windows 7 Recovery is to use Malwarebytes. Make sure to update the program before running.