Microsoft Combat Fs not recognizing joystick

Question

I have just re-installed CFS WWII Europe series on my new  PC operating with Windows 7 .  When I open the game, it lists the joystick status as being OK in the settings, and I can even calibrate it, but when I try to fly a plane in the game, the joystick does not work.  Joystick is a LOGITECH,  FORCE 3D PRO.

Answer 1

Per another thread.

According to the similar issues occurs on windows vista, the following fix worth a try:

If you have access to an XP computer where the joystick worked, copy the CFS file “COMBATFS.CFG” to a flash drive. In XP find the file using Start>Search>All files and folders… and type in COMBATFS.CFG.

On the VISTA computer with CFS find the needed file using Start>in the Search box type “COMBATFS.CFG”. Once found RIGHT click the file> properties>select Open File Location> rename CombatFS.cfg by placing an “x” in front to temporarily disable it [the file location is likely “C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Games\Combat Flight Simulator\CombatFS.CFG”]. Copy the XP “COMBATFS.CFG” file from the flash drive to where it’s CFS location is on the VISTA computer.

Now try running the CFS game, you should find the joystick working. Even if it works ok I think you should copy your Vista COMBATFS.CFG” file “Device=” line and use it to replace the XP file’s “Device=” line (see 4^th step in "For those who don’t have access to an XP computer’s COMBATFS.CFG"), then you can delete the renamed (disabled) Vista “xCOMBATFS.CFG” file.

If this did not work then, as Greytop noted, try copying two other CFS files, devices.cfg and devices2.cfg from the XP to the Vista computer. These two files are also located where the COMBATFS.CFG was. Use the same disable/copy/paste method as done with COMBATFS.CFG

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Answer 2

I have just re-installed CFS WWII Europe series on my new  PC operating with Windows 7 .  When I open the game, it lists the joystick status as being OK in the settings, and I can even calibrate it, but when I try to fly a plane in the game, the joystick does not work.  Joystick is a LOGITECH,  FORCE 3D PRO.

I have enjoyed Combat Flight Sim on my older computers.  I now have Windows 10 and my controller does not work, even though it shows and can be calibrated.  Is there a fix??