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Found the answer after a lot of searching as follows.
"Method 2 Delete Filter Drivers
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1. Click Start, type regedit and press ENTER.
2. Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
3. Right click the {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} entry, choose "Export", select Desktop in the Save in box and type backup in File Name. Click Save.
Please Note: The backup file is on the Desktop and named backup.reg. We can simply restore the registry by double-clicking the backup.reg file.
4. Highlight this key ({4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}), on the right pane,
and then check if Upperfilters and Lowerfilters value are present. If so, please right click on the values and select "Delete" to remove them.
5. Restart the computer"
With some trepidation I decided to give it a try, I have an aversion to editing the registry, one false move and its 'fubar' lol.
Works fine now!!
posted this just in case it helps anyone else
(do not forget to backup your registry first)