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That is how it is supposed to be when you do not show All Apps. Only tiles show on the right. If you want the standard Windows 7 type Start area, you can use either Classic Shell or Start10. Windows 10 was developed more towards the Surface, not towards the desktop.
You do know that is the Insider Edition of Windows 10 and not the release version? That is probably how the Anniversary Edition is going to be. If you want a different look Classic Shell is an option, but you loose the left click on the start button.
Go to Settings/Personalization/Start move the switch Use Start Full Screen to ON
@blueflash, welcome to tenforums.com! :)
Unfortunately there is no work around for what you wish in the latest Builds.
You could, however, set "MouseHoverTime" in the Registry to show a hover tip (1) in a fraction of a second, or
you could create shortcuts to those locations and add them to your Start Menu, (2)
(Also, eventually you begin memorizing which icon is which, in that list)