My taskbar is full of pinned icons, and I have set the start menu to only show my apps (deleted all tiles), and made it full-height. The end result is a simple

My taskbar is full of pinned icons, and I have set the start menu to only show my apps (deleted all tiles), and made it full-height. The end result is a simple minimal menu for when I need to scroll through the list, although I launch most things from the pinned taskbar icons anyway. That’s a pretty usable setup and no advertising.