You can restore the original firmware from the manufactor, so the device will be in a safe state. Than you can install back OpenWrt, with a factory image.
I also have two of these devices, one i can't update - because it's in use with v19.x and i can't shut down / disconnect it. Because of that, it (currently) still runs with v19.x...
The other one i upgrade from 21.x to 21.02.x ca. 2 weeks ago. Then i was broken. After that, i used the recovery console - press reset button, then power on while hold reset button for a half minute... after that, it boots into a recovery console with ip 192.168.1.1 - but not DHCP so i need to give my PC a static IP e.g. 192.168.1.111. Then i recovered it with the firmware from Western Digital (which is available in an .iso file on Western Digital N750 download section. [Firmware Version is 16.04 or something like that when i remember right] After that, it was working correctly [at least on the first view] - and with the factory firmware, i was able to flash it again with that "problematic" OpenWRT 21.02.x release - with the full (not "systeupgrade") OpenWRT firmware file... but a few days ago, it seems it has destroyed itself. I don't know why. I think there are some "traces" due to my actions i've done with...?
And: So i saw, currently are more of these N750 devices available e.g. on eBay and other auction portable - maybe because many other people bricked it as same as i've done and then sell it in that (broken) condition. (yes, i've bougth a defect one from eBay england [no DHCP, no Web GUI, seems to reboot which i see on network adapter disconnects on OS] which is also able to boot into the recovery console, but that one does NOT accept the factory firmware file anymore...)
Yes, so it seems it's possible to brick them in an irreversible way - at least i.m.o.
Version 22 will install and works on a WD N750. Unfortunately it is only a matter of time (a day to a few weeks) until the SquashFS corruption issue will appear and the router will ultimately become unstable and crash. This does not occur on 19.07.
I have been flashing images that I create from the firmware selector, especially if I need to add extra packages.
If I change a config, I edit the backup and re-upload it in whole.
This is the only means I don't have corruptions, loose WiFi, etc.
I've only been able to use a WD N750 with version 21 and above with minimal configs and no added packages. Version 19 was version that didn't present these kinds of issues.
Thank you very much - but i was thinking the 19.x version was always running WITHOUT any problems? Or has the 19.07.10 version (non-custom) OpenWRT also problems on the WD N750? Because of that a special version of OpenWRT 19.07.10 for the N750...?
I don't think so. Or does WD say the My Net 750 has got WPA3-compliant hardware? Without the proper hardware, you won't get WPA3-support even if the driver offers it.
ar9344/ ar9380 (both ath9k) has no problems with WPA3/ SAE, it just works with modern OpenWrt (including hardware accelerated IEEE 802.11w) - your zoo of non-linux clients however might be more difficult.