Windows 10: Why Facebook Messenger ALWAYS opens up the Microsoft Store?

So, I used Facebook Messenger for Windows 10 using Microsoft Store Similar to Google Play Store for a while. And all of the sudden the app doesn't work anymore. It just opens Microsoft Store to the Messenger app and that's it. It does show as installed and when I clicked on Open it just repeats the same thing, opens Microsoft Store again to the Messenger app. I am confused and have no idea why this happens! I tried to delete Facebook Messenger from my PC and delete all related files. I reinstalled F. Messenger, I still get the same order of operation: Store is opened to the F. Messenger pag

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Microsoft store keeps failing to download Facebook Messenger

Three of your four suggestions have been tried in vain - only the 'firewall not blocking store' has not been tried for lack of instructions.
I have researched this extensively. Somewhere, I got the idea that there should be a \windows\winstore\ folder. I have been unable to 'put that back'.
When I enter Facebook Messenger into Store's SEARCH box, I get 46 results. When I click on the one called MESSENGER
it starts downloading, then produces an error message : I have attached a shot of what I got just now, but 'often' it would start, then end in an error, quoting a code that I can not NOW produce.

 

Microsoft store keeps failing to download Facebook Messenger

Facebook and Messenger were retired from MS Store so not surprising that you can't download. Don't know when but last time I opened it, I think it was going to be within a month so I uninstalled. Good Luck.

 

I want to remove Facebook Messenger

You're quite right about the version. I'm out to kill the Facebook Messenger. Thought that possibly removing the Windows app might help, but it doesn't. Will look into the URL you suggested above. Thanks!