Microsoft does not provide a direct, single-click link to an ISO or full standard standalone executable for SQL Server 2022 Express. Instead, you use the official media bootstrapper to download the media locally.
Click to grant your Windows account admin privileges. Click Next , review the summary, and click Install . Phase 2: Install SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) sql server 2022 express download offline installer
Choose a directory for extraction (the default is usually a folder named SQLServer2022ExecutionMedia in the same directory). Microsoft does not provide a direct, single-click link