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Outlook new mail alerts/popup delayed

I have Outlook 2013, installed with Office 2013 Professional (not 365), running Windows 8.1 release. Just installed after upgrading from Windows 8.1 preview a couple weeks ago. When I receive mail, I see the mail icon appear in the taskbar Outlook icon, however, the Desktop Alert (popup) and "Play a sound" don't fire off for anywhere between 5 and 15 minutes after the email is received. In most cases, I've already opened and read the email by the time these notifications occur.

Any ideas?

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