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Hi
I just made the asked the messenger update, and now all external links opens up in EDGE instead of my default browser. And I see no option to set it back.
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This isn't so much of a Microsoft issue but more of a Meta decision. They knowingly went this route. How absurd.
I'm pretty sure that it was Microsoft who offered them big money to put their new version of messenger on Edge browser. We know what a dirty player is Microsoft when it comes to such things. We know all their tricks. I don't even have a doubt that this was all Microsoft's idea to do this.
I have just searched Messenger on Google using Chrome. Messenger is the first link to appear and clicking this leads to Messenger login without facebook.
It should be noted that what you download in Chrome is not just Messenger but the full Facebook app. So when you open it, it goes to the main Facebook page, not to Messenger.
I did that this week and it's a much better solution.
So in other words... the workaround is to not use the Messenger desktop app at all and to instead just use the Chrome popout version of Facebook Messenger's web-app.
Makes sense. Guess I was long overdue to uninstall this garbage app that CONSTANTLY pesters you with tri-weekly updates and annoying problems. RIP messenger for windows.
