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Dragon Professional Anywhere 2026.1 Release notes

Nuance Healthcare, 2026

Read on October 16, 2026

What it is: Nuance's release notes for Dragon Professional Anywhere 2026.1, the cloud version of Dragon. They list the system requirements, the support policy and a life cycle table for each release.
How much weight it carries: Vendor documentation for the 2026.1 release, so it is the most authoritative source for that version's requirements and support. The support dates are Nuance's own policy and can change, so check the page before relying on a date.

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Nuance's product life cycle table gives August 31, 2026 as the end-of-life date for Dragon Professional Anywhere 2021.1, a cloud-hosted release. The same date appears for several older Anywhere releases.
“Dragon Professional Anywhere 2021.1 End of support October 01, 2022 April 01, 2023 August 31, 2026” (Product life cycle table)
Nuance lists Windows 10, Windows 11 and Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2025 as operating systems for Dragon Professional Anywhere 2026.1.
“Operating systems: Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Windows 11 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Microsoft Windows Server 2025” (System requirements, Operating systems)
Nuance lists .NET 4.8, .NET 8.x (x86), ASP.NET Core 8.x (x86) and Microsoft WebView2 as the runtimes for Dragon Professional Anywhere 2026.1.
“Runtime: Microsoft .NET 4.8 Microsoft .NET 8.x (x86) Microsoft ASP.NET Core 8.x (x86) Microsoft WebView2” (System requirements, Runtime)
Nuance says a Dragon Professional Anywhere release that is more than 24 months old will no longer function, because of advances in its cloud infrastructure.
“A major release or point release that is more than 24 months old will no longer function due to advances in the Nuance cloud infrastructure.” (Support policy, End of life (EOL))

Official documentation

Nuance Healthcare, 2026

Read on October 16, 2026

What it is: Nuance's release notes for Dragon Professional Anywhere 2026.1, the cloud version of Dragon. They list the system requirements, the support policy and a life cycle table for each release.
How much weight it carries: Vendor documentation for the 2026.1 release, so it is the most authoritative source for that version's requirements and support. The support dates are Nuance's own policy and can change, so check the page before relying on a date.

Nuance's product life cycle table gives August 31, 2026 as the end-of-life date for Dragon Professional Anywhere 2021.1, a cloud-hosted release. The same date appears for several older Anywhere releases.
“Dragon Professional Anywhere 2021.1 End of support October 01, 2022 April 01, 2023 August 31, 2026” (Product life cycle table)
Nuance lists Windows 10, Windows 11 and Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2025 as operating systems for Dragon Professional Anywhere 2026.1.
“Operating systems: Microsoft Windows 10 Microsoft Windows 11 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Microsoft Windows Server 2025” (System requirements, Operating systems)
Nuance lists .NET 4.8, .NET 8.x (x86), ASP.NET Core 8.x (x86) and Microsoft WebView2 as the runtimes for Dragon Professional Anywhere 2026.1.
“Runtime: Microsoft .NET 4.8 Microsoft .NET 8.x (x86) Microsoft ASP.NET Core 8.x (x86) Microsoft WebView2” (System requirements, Runtime)
Nuance says a Dragon Professional Anywhere release that is more than 24 months old will no longer function, because of advances in its cloud infrastructure.
“A major release or point release that is more than 24 months old will no longer function due to advances in the Nuance cloud infrastructure.” (Support policy, End of life (EOL))