I've done the HTTP sniffing and work, and written this blog post in the hopes that it helps you (and I'm bookmarking it for myself, for the future). SQL Server 2016 with SP1 Express Edition (English): SQL Server 2016 with SP2 Express Edition (English): SQL Server 2017 Express Edition (English): SQL Server 2019 Express Edition (English): (this short link goes directly to this post)
It should be a list of links, and you should be able to right click and Save As. I've always thought that a giant Download Now button is the best way, but perhaps that's just me?ĭownloading SQL Server Express is unnecessarily hard, and it's made harder by the new Microsoft Download Center 'download multiple files' interface that doesn't include descriptions or primary file recommendations. It surprisingly how complex some companies make downloading things. There's a funny blog post about how to download SQL Server Express from Long Zheng.
