diff --git a/Kernel.cs b/Kernel.cs
index 8790e52..3dcb951 100644
--- a/Kernel.cs
+++ b/Kernel.cs
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ public class Kernel : Sys.Kernel
         Console.WriteLine("Cosmos booted successfully!");
         Console.WriteLine("Type a command to get it executed.");
 
-        WindowManager.AddRenderSource(new CanvasRenderSource());
-
         CommandManager.RegisterCommands(new ICommand[]
         {
             new HelpCommand(),
@@ -34,7 +32,8 @@ public class Kernel : Sys.Kernel
             new HaltCommand(),
             new SpawnTestProcessCommand(),
             new ListProcessesCommand(),
-            new StopProcessCommand()
+            new StopProcessCommand(),
+            new StartGuiCommand()
         });
 
         Sys.Mouse.MouseManager.Initialize();
@@ -45,15 +44,34 @@ public class Kernel : Sys.Kernel
             ProcessManager.SpawnProcess<TestProcess>();
         }
 
-
         Console.WriteLine(CosmosFeatures.MouseEnabled);
         Console.WriteLine(CosmosFeatures.KeyboardEnabled);
-        Console.WriteLine($"Canvas size: {FullScreenCanvas.GetFullScreenCanvas().Mode.Width}x{FullScreenCanvas.GetFullScreenCanvas().Mode.Height}");
     }
 
     protected override void Run()
     {
-        WindowManager.Update();
+        if (Processes.DesktopProcess.IsRunning)
+        {
+            // Suspend the CLI while the GUI is active to prevent blocking and console corruption.
+            Thread.Sleep(100);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Console.Write("> ");
+
+        string? input = Console.ReadLine();
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(input))
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (CommandManager.TryExecute(input))
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Console.WriteLine($"\"{input}\" is not a command");
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Processes/DesktopProcess.cs b/Processes/DesktopProcess.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1de0696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Processes/DesktopProcess.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+using Cosmos.Kernel.System.Graphics;
+using RemSox.Processing;
+using RemSox.UI.GUI.Rendering;
+using RemSox.UI.GUI.Windows;
+
+namespace RemSox.Processes;
+
+public class DesktopProcess : Process
+{
+    private static bool isGraphicsInitialized = false;
+
+    public static bool IsRunning { get; private set; } = false;
+
+    public DesktopProcess() : base("Desktop Manager")
+    {
+    }
+
+    internal override void Run()
+    {
+        IsRunning = true;
+
+        if (!isGraphicsInitialized)
+        {
+            WindowManager.AddRenderSource(new CanvasRenderSource());
+            isGraphicsInitialized = true;
+        }
+
+        // Trigger Canvas initialization
+        FullScreenCanvas.GetFullScreenCanvas();
+        
+        // Force existing windows to redraw onto the new canvas renderer
+        WindowManager.InvalidateAll();
+
+        while (!StopRequested)
+        {
+            WindowManager.Update();
+            
+            // Sleep slightly to yield CPU to the main CLI thread (approx 60 FPS)
+            Thread.Sleep(16);
+        }
+        
+        IsRunning = false;
+        
+        // Cosmos doesn't robustly support switching back to text mode yet.
+        // We will stop updating, but the screen will remain in graphics mode.
+    }
+}
diff --git a/UI/GUI/CLI/Commands/StartGuiCommand.cs b/UI/GUI/CLI/Commands/StartGuiCommand.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d74725f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/UI/GUI/CLI/Commands/StartGuiCommand.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+using System;
+using RemSox.Processing;
+using RemSox.Processes;
+using RemSox.UI.GUI.CLI;
+
+namespace RemSox.UI.GUI.CLI.Commands;
+
+public class StartGuiCommand : ICommand
+{
+    public string Name => "start-gui";
+    public string Description => "Starts the Graphical User Interface (Desktop Process)";
+
+    public void Execute(string? args)
+    {
+        Console.WriteLine("Starting Desktop Process...");
+        ProcessManager.SpawnProcess<DesktopProcess>();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/UI/GUI/Windows/Window.cs b/UI/GUI/Windows/Window.cs
index da1a300..11c257c 100644
--- a/UI/GUI/Windows/Window.cs
+++ b/UI/GUI/Windows/Window.cs
@@ -85,6 +85,12 @@ public sealed class Window(string title, int processId, int id, IRenderSource re
         return uiElement;
     }
 
+    public void Invalidate()
+    {
+        isFirstRender = true;
+        Flush();
+    }
+
     public void Flush()
     {
         if (!IsVisible)
diff --git a/UI/GUI/Windows/WindowManager.cs b/UI/GUI/Windows/WindowManager.cs
index c1eec6c..451adf0 100644
--- a/UI/GUI/Windows/WindowManager.cs
+++ b/UI/GUI/Windows/WindowManager.cs
@@ -140,6 +140,17 @@ public static class WindowManager
         return null;
     }
 
+    public static void InvalidateAll()
+    {
+        foreach (var processWindows in windows.Values)
+        {
+            foreach (var window in processWindows)
+            {
+                window.Invalidate();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private static int GetNextWindowId()
     {
         return nextWindowId++;