Worked on this a bit more. Deleted the file winhttp.dll that was suggested above, and that solved the graphics problem I was having but also removed the frame gen option again. I rolled back to 566.36 based on community recommendations (just for the heck of it), recopied the frame gen files and registry edit, but that alone did not restore the frame gen option for me (with pc and sim restarts). However I also didn't uninstall the nvidia app.
After reviewing some of the forum discussions at github and nexusmods, I followed someone's suggestion of putting the version.dll file (from the mod) into the sim folder, and so far that's done the trick. I haven't tested things fully yet.
But for now I have the frame gen option back, proper sim graphics and also the nvidia app with its color filters (which I didn't want to lose).
Your mileage may vary, or course.