The Act-Labs Force RS is still a great wheel but Act-Labs no longer sells it and only supports it by selling a few spare parts. The last official driver made was for Windows XP and does not work in Windows Vista, 7, 8, or 10. Apparently the cost of updating these drivers is too great for them to release a new official version. Fortunately there is a solution to running it on these operating systems. The Act-Labs Force RS driver was either made by or based on a communication interface by Immersion Corporation. The Saitek R440, a racing wheel made by Saitek, uses the same or nearly the same interface and has 32-bit and 64-bit drivers that work in Window Vista/7/8/10. Thanks to some work by a few people who still use the wheel, the Saitek driver has been adapted to work with the Force RS in all of the latest Windows operating systems.
JeffInTheUSA figured all this out and created the files needed to make this work along with easy instructions to follow. The latest version is 1.5 and incorporates a fix by Blueshift that solves an issue recognizing some versions of the wheel, including mine. I tested it and it works with full force feedback in iRacing and GPL under Windows 7 64-bit and Windows 10 64-bit for me. I'm also able to run the Performance Pedals as a separate USB device and the shifter connected to the wheel. I recommend following the instructions before trying this though as results vary.
GitHub - Click the Clone or download button and choose Download ZIP on the GitHub page to download all files required. Post any questions or problems there or by e-mailing Jeff using the address provided in the instructions.
KnightRacer1K also created a set of drivers based on an earlier version of Jeff's drivers. These drivers did not work for my version of the wheel but they are provided here as an alternate to try if you have trouble with Jeff's drivers.
32-bit Version | 64-bit Version
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