Windows 7 itself is a security risk if connected to the internet. Consider upgrading to Windows 10/11 or Linux (where the joystick works out-of-the-box without drivers via the hid-generic kernel module).
Instead of giving up, Alex treated the problem like an old mystery. A search turned up forum posts with half-remembered instructions, an archived product page with broken images, and one patient user who swore a generic USB gamepad driver had once brought the joystick back to life. Alex downloaded the driver onto a clean USB stick, scanning it twice and reading every comment beneath the thread like a map of traps and shortcuts. Ucom Uc Js704s2 Usb Joystick Driver Win 7 Download