Fact · Dictation software
Nuance's Dragon Professional group client guide for version 16 lists a /Deactivate switch for natspeak.exe, which deactivates the license for the current Dragon client.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“/Deactivate Deactivates the license for the current Dragon client.”
Dragon Professional Group Client Installation Guide (version 16), Nuance Communications, Inc., Nuance Communications, 2023, Other natspeak.exe options.
Open the original- What it measures
- The switch sits in a list of natspeak.exe command-line options, next to /FindAppData and /Diagnose.
- What it does not show
- The guide is written for group client installs. It does not give a worked example, the full path to natspeak.exe, or the Windows menu route for a single-user copy.