I use the Windows Update MiniTool 20.12.2016 it's a great little program and much faster than the built in updater.

This is how the start menu looks after tile changed to same color as background

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I have changed the tile color to the same color as the background. That way you only see the icon and not the tile. This is the freeware I used---> Windows Tile Color Changer 1.0