Can I enable the Windows 7 Start menu in Windows 10?

With the inbox tools of Windows it is not possible. But because Windows 8 missed the start menu at all (it only included a Startscreen), a lot of 3rd party developers created start menus.

2 Important tools are StartIsBack++ and ClassicShell.

StartIsBack++ is the Windows 10 compatible version of StartIsBack+ which works in Windows 8.1 and comes as a 30 day free trial which you have to unlock for a few bucks. It restore the Windows 7 Start menu best and provides a lot of configuration options. It can be downloaded on http://startisback.com/.

ClassicShell 4.2.4 is also supporting Windows 10 and can also bring back the classic Windows XP/2000 start menu if needed. It is free to use.

The latest version can be found on their website.

After setup, run the config program and select the older XP style

or the newer Windows 7 style:

Now you have your loved start menu back and not the slower XAML based start from Windows 10.