Harddisk named "Untitled" and Network-settings lock is missing

I had some issues on my almost new 15'' Retina MBP early 2014, maximum configuration.
Safari glitches (minor or major square parts where covered by glitches)
Mouse disappeared whenever I played a movie in itunes
Audio de-synced from Video signal, in Safari and Eye TV
Crashing Apps (Reminder, Notes, Mail, Maps, etc)
I called Support to fix it: the 2nd Level Support told me to re-install, using a boot stick, created with DiskMakerX.
I followed his advices precisely, agreed to all setup details during the Mac setup, including file Vault, recovered all my Mac App Store Apps and copied my files manually from my most recent Time Machine backup.
BUT now the issues are following:
The name of my Harddisk is "Untitled", Type is called "Logical Volumegroup" (this is not about the partition name - which I could easily rename on my desktop)
--> The hard disk utility shows this name on the very top of the left side list, below its called Macintosh HD.
The network settings miss the lock, there is no way to secure / lock my network settings with my Mac Admin password, as I usually did before re-installing using the boot stick
maybe more, I did not discover yet....
Unacceptable is the insecure network settings situation.
I don't know about the impact of the unusual Harddisk name "Untitled"
I am responsible for my companies Account Management, I need to fix this a.s.a.p. !

Another big issue I have since then is:
My desktop does not show any files anymore, it is completely empty !!!

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