To reproduce: change to 150% DPI scaling and try to show a RadDesktopAlert. Workaround: bool isFirstTime = true; private void radButton1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { this.radDesktopAlert1.CaptionText = "New E-mail Notification"; this.radDesktopAlert1.ContentText = "Hello Jack, I am writing to inform you " + "that the planning meeting scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed and" + "it will eventually be rescheduled, possibly for the next Tuesday"; if (isFirstTime) { this.radDesktopAlert1.PopupAnimation = false; this.radDesktopAlert1.Show(); this.radDesktopAlert1.Hide(); this.radDesktopAlert1.Show(); isFirstTime = false; } else { this.radDesktopAlert1.Show(); } }