Possible to open docx files in Word Online when double-clicking them in a synced desktop library?

Is there any update on how to do this? I have the exact same issue. We have a mix of users with either 365 Basic and 365 Standard licenses. I'm happy for the 365 Standard users to only use Office on the Web instead of the desktop apps but it's very confusing for some of these users, particularly those who are not that tech-savvy who are used to double clicking on files in their Documents folder or from the Desktop. It's even more complicated when we have 365 Standard and Basic users sharing the same workstation so the Office Desktop Apps are installed on the PC for the Standard user but if the Basic user is logged in and tries to open a Word file by double clicking on it, it opens in Word Desktop but says it can't be edited as the user doesn't have a valid license.

If I double click on a Google Docs file from my local Google Drive folder (such as a .gsheet file) it automatically opens in a tab on my default browser. If Google Drive can do it, why can Microsoft??