Open Microsoft edge links with your default browser, prevent "get help with file explorer in windows 10" links from opening.

edge2browser.py

#!python3
r"""
Open Microsoft edge links with your default browser
Prevent "get help with file explorer in windows 10" links from opening.

Instructions:

1.
Download SetUserFTA.exe from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/windowsinternals/windows-10-how-to-configure-file-associations-for-it-pros

2.
Create a new file, name it "test.microsoftedge-file"
Double click the file, choose "Look for another app on this PC", select this file "edge2browser.py" as the app
Right click on the file, choose "Open with..." and make sure that the check is set at "Always use this app to open..."

3.
Open regedit.exe and go to "Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\edge2browser.py\shell\open\command" and set the (Default) to:
C:\Windows\pyw.exe "C:\YOUR_PATH_TO_FILE\edge2browser.py" "%1"

4.
To find the ProgId (should be "Applications\edge2browser.py") use this command in the console:
>> reg.exe query HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.microsoftedge-file\UserChoice /v ProgId

5.
To set the new file handler for the microsoft edge protocols, use these commands int he console:
>> SetUserFTA.exe microsoft-edge Applications\edge2browser.py
>> SetUserFTA.exe microsoft-edge-holographic Applications\edge2browser.py
>> SetUserFTA.exe read Applications\edge2browser.py

"""

import sys
import os
import webbrowser
import urllib.parse

if os.path.isfile(sys.argv[1]):
    exit(0)

url = sys.argv[1].split(':', 1)[1]

if url.startswith('?launchContext'):
    url = urllib.parse.unquote_plus(url.split('&url=', 1)[1])


if url.startswith('https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=528884'):
    # Do not open "get help with file explorer in windows 10"
    exit(0)

if not url.startswith('http'):
    import tkinter
    import tkinter.messagebox
    root = tkinter.Tk()
    root.withdraw()
    tkinter.messagebox.showerror(
        "edge2browser.py: Unkown url",
        f"""edge2browser.py encountered an unkown URI:
{url}

Original argument:
{sys.argv[1]}""")
else:
    webbrowser.open(url, new=2)