Ace edge controller

This is an older controller, will it work?

Hi, I have the Ace Edge (Ace Combat 6) Hori Flight stick and have been using it for DCS for several weeks. However, after installing Flight Simulator yesterday it has done something with the the Ace Edge that is affecting my computer. Whenever I plug the Ace Edge in the computer starts to freeze and will not run properly. I had to revert back to a previous restore point in order to get the Ace Edge to work again for DCS. It seems that Flight Simulator is installing something that affects the computer when I plug the Ace Edge in. Any help would be appreciated