!!! FOUND IT !!!
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Western Digital\Sentinel\ModelNumber
set to WDBLGT
restart the service, close and reopen the dashboard if it is open
I blacked out some numbers cause the mods here are real weird about that
I put the pic cause I may have changed something else while piddling
And thanks for your help. Now mine works again :smileyvery-happy: