Windows 10: Do I have to use "Classic Shell" to get the "Classic View"?

First time 10 user here and want to switch to the classic start menu view.
I was under the impression that 10 added this option back and one could switch over to it?

Or do I have to download a 3rd party app that will allow me to make these changes?

Thanks in advance!

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Don't know where that came from - Classic Shell is not a Microsoft product - it's an open source solution.

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How to see Recent Documents in Windows 10 Start Menu

You are correct. Classic shell is great and solved the recent items issue BUT I just became the first member of my team to get Windows 10 in a large corporation. I have admin rights and I am waiting for someone to tell me it is ok. I have Classic shell
on all my personal machines...!

 

Hello, The Win 10 start menu is (my opinion) a disaster as far as representing a traditional categorised start menu with subfolders. It removes the subfolders, and doesn't even show all the items in my start menu.

The left side can only be configured with difficulty- indirectly by accessing the underlying folders.

This is one thing MS has dismally failed with.

I use Classic Shell (free) - and I'm very happy with that.
I can also launch the win 10 menu with a hot key combination, and even launch universal apps from a folder in Classic Shell.
And Classic Shell can expand columns across the screen if you wish, or behave like a Win 7 start menu.
It also has a search box, whose search range is, of course, configurable (start menu, internet, universal apps, settings.....)

There are other options of course.

I've also taken the opportunity to add the Win 7 orb.