: You will be presented with three choices: Basic , Custom , and Download Media . Click Download Media .

: If the download hangs or fails, try a different network environment; some corporate firewalls may interrupt the large ISO transfer. SQL Server 2022 Developer installer - Microsoft Q&A

To download the SQL Server 2022 Developer Edition ISO , you must first download the small bootstrapper installer from the official Microsoft site

Also runs on Linux (via containers or native installation), but the ISO is Windows-native. For Linux, use the mssql-server packages instead.

Yes. Run setup.exe from the 2022 ISO and select "Upgrade from previous version" . Your databases, logins, and jobs will migrate.