I have Windows 10 on my computer and the original mtw without any expansions. I followed the steps under the cool new solution, which didn't work. So I reinstalled the game after the safe disk was installed, and the game launched after a few times of a blank screen popping up and closing repeatedly. On launching the intro video played, but after that when the menu was about to launch, there was the standard 'schwing' sound the menu makes when it appears and then the game completely shutdown. I was really hoping I could play this game without getting the steam version. Oh well, I guess one upside is that I have never played the viking expansion and I might as well try it when I get the steam version.