When you say the games don't work, how do you mean?
This is what I get: The process starts up but does not generate a window and just hangs. Note the massive CPU usage but negligible RAM usage.
I've discovered that this is due to Microsoft - the copy protection driver that RA2 / YR uses, present in 98 all the way to 8.1, was removed in Windows 10.
Of the three versions of RA2/YR (original / TFD / ultimate), only the original game is stuck with this issue. The community TFD patch installs a NoCD bypassing the protection, and the ultimate edition has a new launcher through Origin. People trying to use mods based on syringe / ARES and the original exes (eg C&C Reloaded) also seem to have this issue (me!).
Looking for a fix