Windows Insiders have told Microsoft they want the Windows 7 start menu to return and the company is now making an attempt. The upcoming Windows 10 Redstone 2 Update contains settings to change the start menu.
It's possible to activate a "new start menu" by going to Settings > Personalization > Start and turning on "Hide app list in Start menu". This is currently only available to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring, it's expected that regular Windows 10 users receive the feature in Spring 2017 with the public release of the Redstone 2 Update.
While the change might be a step in the right direction, a start menu like that of Windows 7 is still far away. While Microsoft has tried to make the new start menu resemble that of Windows 7 as much as possible, the new start menu continues to have Live Tiles.
