# During a Voice conversation in the Windows desktop app, the floating voice widget stays above other apps and web pages but cannot be moved. It can block content while working

**URL:** <https://community.openai.com/t/during-a-voice-conversation-in-the-windows-desktop-app-the-floating-voice-widget-stays-above-other-apps-and-web-pages-but-cannot-be-moved-it-can-block-content-while-working/1393371>\
**Category:** Use cases and examples\
**Tags:** bug, windows-app\
**Created:** [August 29, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/during-a-voice-conversation-in-the-windows-desktop-app-the-floating-voice-widget-stays-above-other-apps-and-web-pages-but-cannot-be-moved-it-can-block-content-while-working/1393371 "2026-08-29T03:17:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![keuns.0222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5daacb/32.png) [@keuns.0222](https://community.openai.com/u/keuns.0222)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/during-a-voice-conversation-in-the-windows-desktop-app-the-floating-voice-widget-stays-above-other-apps-and-web-pages-but-cannot-be-moved-it-can-block-content-while-working/1393371/1 "2026-08-29T03:17:03Z")

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Please allow users to drag the widget to another position, or add a setting to choose its placement.

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**Author:** ![OpenAI\_Support](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/openai1/user_avatar/community.openai.com/openai_support/32/561845_2.png) [@OpenAI\_Support](https://community.openai.com/u/OpenAI_Support)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/during-a-voice-conversation-in-the-windows-desktop-app-the-floating-voice-widget-stays-above-other-apps-and-web-pages-but-cannot-be-moved-it-can-block-content-while-working/1393371/2 "2026-09-07T20:57:20Z")

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Thanks for flagging this—having the Voice widget cover your work sounds frustrating. We’ll share the request to move it or choose its position with the product team. We don’t have a timeline to share. If it’s still happening, please send your Windows and app versions to Support: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/6614161.

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**Author:** ![Prashant\_Pardesi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Prashant\_Pardesi](https://community.openai.com/u/Prashant_Pardesi)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.openai.com/t/during-a-voice-conversation-in-the-windows-desktop-app-the-floating-voice-widget-stays-above-other-apps-and-web-pages-but-cannot-be-moved-it-can-block-content-while-working/1393371/3 "2026-09-07T21:03:42Z")

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