That's a known bug if you've got your taskbar docked to the left or right of the screen. With the taskbar at the bottom of the screen, the popups stay docked.
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That's a known bug if you've got your taskbar docked to the left or right of the screen. With the taskbar at the bottom of the screen, the popups stay docked.