new messenger opens links in EDGE instead of default browser.

This does not work. I dont use Edge, EVER.

hi there I am dealing with this problem quite some time and today i found the sollution.

You can download messnger as a chrome extension see link https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/messenger-in-extension/eahejehpceoealhbjpjpgdgiapepglgk?hl=en the only downside is, this is different version which means what you wrote and send on the microsoft edge messenger will be not included on this one. Instead of this u will see your last messages u sent with this version before u used the microsoft edge one

cheers!!

Save https://www.facebook.com/messages as a bookmark and use that in Chrome instead of an app in windows. Messenger is now a webapp, just launch it from Chrome instead of a button on your toolbar.

it does still work, the icon is on the right side and looks like a monitor icon with a downwards arrow. (mine was next to where i can choose to bookmark page on chrome) then it makes a facebook app in windows which you can use to fullscreen messenger.

But i did see in another post they downloaded the older versdion on messenger app and it was working, i downloaded the messenger app from https://facebook-messenger-for-windows-7.en.uptodown.com/windows/download and once it was installed it asked me to update. once i updated it i am now still able to use the app like normal without being told i need to download microsoft store one :).
not sure if it will work after turning off and on again, but so far it working :).

hope this helps

Update : Can confirm that the work around for the app upon booting again asks to updrade to microsoft store messenger

im not seeing that option. does it still work?