They added a shade notification in 11 that you simply cannot clear. It covers other notifications. From their tech support, "After checking deeper with our team on this matter, we have found out that currently, the option to remove the ExpressVPN notification once activated is yet to become available in the future." EVPN is a much better concept than execution. Their sales team promises things their development team can't deliver. If you need a VPN to protect your safety, this isn't it.