VS2012 return to a normal TFS checkin window?

Question

VS2012 seems to remove the popup window for TFS check-ins that was in VS2010. It now seems to take over the team explorer tab in my sidebar, and buries the important things

Answer 1

I think the easiest solution is just docking the Team Explorer tab as tabbed document (using the right-click menu). That way it will be equivalent to the popup dialog.