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If you're using the default Windows notification, then Windows does not allow this to be changed for individual apps, but you can change the global setting. In Windows 10:
- Open the "Ease of access" setting (type "ease of access" into the start menu and open whatever appears first)
- Select "Display" on the left
- Scroll down a little and you should see a section labeled "Simplify and personalize windows"
- Under which has the setting for "Show notifications for..."
-> FYI: I've changed this to 5 minutes myself, and something tells me that you may have to change this in another place, too, but I can't seem to find it. So if it doesn't work, let me know and I'll try to find it again.
-> Also: there seems to be a bug in Win10 where if you click on the notification after about 30s, it doesn't tell the app that you clicked on it; the balloon just disappears and it won't open POP Peeper like it would otherwise.
Alternatively, you can also use the
POP Peeper Skin Notifier (free download). This displays more information and is a lot more flexible. You can set the exact amount of time before it removes itself, or you can set it to display until it's dismissed.
There's also the "Desktop Alert" (main menu: Tools / Options / Notification; change the "when I receive email" option). This will stay on the screen until dismissed. It's not as flexible or as pretty as the skin notifier, but it's functional and built-in.