Finder Issue and App Issue

What can I do to not have the Finder window appear after starting up or restart? I only want the desktop to appear not Finder windows.
I have an application that sometimes will not quit even though it will disappear from the screen. Noticing in the dock it is still open. It will not force quit after these incidents as well. I always have to restart the computer to close it.
Thanks

The Finder is always open and as Barbara suggest if you close all Finder windows prior to shutting down or restarting then you should only see your desktop after startup.
In addition to > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3737 that is in the Mac-101 link that I posted above, also see > http://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/dock-and-finder.html#overlaybasics

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