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1) LadaNemesida, please check if you have deleted all the folders from both the old and Steam versions. In general, you need to delete everything and then install only one. Restart.
2) The MSI Afterburner service is preventing the game from launching – disable it.
Fine-tuning Windows 10 for Heroes:
a) How to launch Heroes 2 on Windows 10 (using a similar system, you can launch Heroes 5_EWA)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY6bRvcjz90
b) + a very detailed and comprehensive tutorial on the topic: launching old games on Windows 10, main methods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sloRlLeBjP0
+ (alternative option)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljddwMwcKtE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9fcgemZ374
2) The MSI Afterburner service is preventing the game from launching – disable it.
Fine-tuning Windows 10 for Heroes:
a) How to launch Heroes 2 on Windows 10 (using a similar system, you can launch Heroes 5_EWA)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY6bRvcjz90
b) + a very detailed and comprehensive tutorial on the topic: launching old games on Windows 10, main methods
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sloRlLeBjP0
+ (alternative option)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljddwMwcKtE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9fcgemZ374