diff --git a/src/csui/PlayerUiComponent.vue b/src/csui/PlayerUiComponent.vue
index b5d5dbe..a08f990 100644
--- a/src/csui/PlayerUiComponent.vue
+++ b/src/csui/PlayerUiComponent.vue
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 import { mapState } from 'vuex';
 import Icon from '../common/components/Icon';
 import BrowserDetect from '../ext/conf/BrowserDetect';
+import Settings from '../ext/lib/Settings';
 
 export default {
   components: {
@@ -110,6 +111,25 @@ export default {
   methods: {
     getUrl(url) {
       return BrowserDetect.firefox ? browser.runtime.getURL(url) : chrome.runtime.getURL(url);
+    },
+    async hidePopupForever() {
+      const settings = new Settings();
+      await settings.init();
+
+      if (!settings.active.mutedNotifications) {
+        settings.active.mutedNotifications = {};
+      }
+      if (!settings.active.mutedNotifications?.browserSpecific) {
+        settings.active.mutedNotifications.browserSpecific = {
+          edge: {
+            brokenDrm: {
+            }
+          }
+        };
+      }
+      settings.active.mutedNotifications.browserSpecific.edge.brokenDrm[window.location.hostname] = true;
+
+      await settings.saveWithoutReload();
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/ext/conf/ExtConfPatches.js b/src/ext/conf/ExtConfPatches.js
index d6b8df4..f2dcef6 100644
--- a/src/ext/conf/ExtConfPatches.js
+++ b/src/ext/conf/ExtConfPatches.js
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ const ExtensionConfPatch = [
       }
     }
   }, {
-    forVersion: '4.5.0.1',
+    forVersion: '4.5.1',
     updateFn: (userOptions, defaultOptions) => {
       for (const site in userOptions.sites) {
         try {
diff --git a/src/ext/lib/ar-detect/ArDetector.js b/src/ext/lib/ar-detect/ArDetector.js
index 663ec66..c73132b 100644
--- a/src/ext/lib/ar-detect/ArDetector.js
+++ b/src/ext/lib/ar-detect/ArDetector.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import GuardLine from './GuardLine';
 import VideoAlignment from '../../../common/enums/video-alignment.enum';
 import AspectRatio from '../../../common/enums/aspect-ratio.enum';
 import {sleep} from '../../lib/Util';
+import BrowserDetect from '../../conf/BrowserDetect';
 
 class ArDetector {
 
@@ -557,10 +558,18 @@ class ArDetector {
     } catch (e) {
       this.logger.log('error', 'arDetect', `%c[ArDetect::frameCheck] <@${this.arid}>  %c[ArDetect::frameCheck] can't draw image on canvas. ${this.canDoFallbackMode ? 'Trying canvas.drawWindow instead' : 'Doing nothing as browser doesn\'t support fallback mode.'}`, "color:#000; backgroud:#f51;", e);
 
+      console.log('video is protected by DRM', this.drmNotificationShown)
       // nothing to see here, really, if fallback mode isn't supported by browser
       if (!this.drmNotificationShown) {
         this.drmNotificationShown = true;
-        this.conf.player.showNotification('AARD_DRM');
+
+        // if we detect Edge, we'll throw the aggressive popup
+        if (BrowserDetect.isEdgeUA() && !this.settings.active.mutedNotifications?.browserSpecific?.edge?.brokenDrm?.[window.hostname]) {
+          new PlayerUi(this.element, this.settings);
+        } else {
+          this.conf.player.showNotification('AARD_DRM');
+        }
+
         this.conf.resizer.setAr({type: AspectRatio.Reset});
         return;
       } 
diff --git a/src/ext/lib/video-data/PlayerData.js b/src/ext/lib/video-data/PlayerData.js
index f04bc5e..79a9253 100644
--- a/src/ext/lib/video-data/PlayerData.js
+++ b/src/ext/lib/video-data/PlayerData.js
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ class PlayerData {
 
       this.notificationService = new PlayerNotificationUi(this.element, this.settings);
 
-      if (BrowserDetect.isEdgeUA()) {
-        this.ui = new PlayerUi(this.element, this.settings);
-      }
-
       this.dimensions = undefined;
       this.overlayNode = undefined;