Do not update desktop version!! – WhatsApp Messenger Review

The “WhatsApp Web” desktop version offered an update in Feb. 2022 and I foolishly accepted it. **Do not do this.** I am now completely unable to use the desktop version. It just hangs in “Organizing Messages” and then times out. No way to opt out of the “Linked Devices” feature which appears to be still in beta mode with LOTS of bugs. Without the desktop component, WhatsApp is kind of useless to me.
Review by JasonC. Nickname on WhatsApp Messenger.