3 Ways to Download Windows Server 2022 ISO [Easiest Way included]

Overview of Windows Server 2022

Windows Server 2022, is the successor to the successful Windows Server 2019, containing many useful new features and functions with respect to security improvements, performance enhancements, bugs, and stability fixes. It brings huge convenience and a decent number of options. However, if you want to try this new OS on your own, you must ensure your computer's hardware meets the minimum requirements. Here, you can refer to the chart as follows.

How to download Windows Server 2022 ISO - 3 ways

To install Windows Server 2022 on your computer, you should download the ISO file first. But where can you download Windows Server 2022 ISO? Actually, there are 3 places. They’ve been listed as follows and you can follow the step-by-step guides to finish the ISO download.

Option 1. Download from Microsoft Evaluation Center

The first place where you can download Server 2022 ISO is Microsoft Evaluation Center. However, you must keep in mind that Evaluation versions of Windows Server have to be activated over the internet in the first 10 days in case of automatic shutdown.

When you enter the page of Microsoft Evaluation Center, you’ll see 4 options:

1) Sign up for a free Azure account

2) Create a Windows Server VM in Azure

3) Download the ISO

4) Download the VHD

Here, we choose “Download the ISO”. Then, you’ll be asked to fill up the information box and select your own language before the ISO download starts.

Option 2: Download Windows Server 2022 64-Bit ISO via MSDN Subscription Portal

The latest Server OS – Windows Server 2022 LTSC RTM is available on the MSDN subscription portal. You can download Windows Server x64 ISO there.

After clicking on the download button, the download process will begin. You should still wait several seconds before it’s completed.

Option 3: Download Windows Server 2022 Preview ISO

To avoid entering your details manually, choose the convenient option of clicking here to download Windows Server 2022 Preview ISO. Once you select the link, the ISO download will start automatically. Patience is key as the process can take quite some time.

How to install Server 2022 from the downloaded ISO file?

After successfully downloading the Server 2022 ISO file, what to do next is of course install the OS. Follow the tutorial below carefully to get it done.

1. Unzip the downloaded ISO setup file first.

2. Double-click on the setup file to run it.

3.  Hit “Next” in the Windows Server Setup window to proceed.

4. Select the Windows Server 2022 image you want to install. Here, we select the Standard Evaluation edition.

5. Hit the “Accept” button when the applicable notices and license terms appear.

6. Choose what to keep – keeping files, settings, and apps or keeping nothing.

7. Then, it may take a few minutes for the Windows Server Setup program to check for updates.

8. If you confirm the info in the prompted window, hit “OK” to proceed.

9. In the “Ready to install” window, you can preview the chosen edition of Windows Server 2022. Hit “Install” to start the installation.

An easier way to install Windows Server 2022 instead of downloading ISO

You’ve learned the traditional way for Microsoft Windows Server 2022 ISO download and installation above. With the step-by-step guide, you’re able to finish it on your own. However, don’t you think it’s too complex and time-consuming to follow the traditional way? Don’t worry because this time, an alternative way will be provided in which you don’t need to download the ISO file.

AOMEI Partition Assistant Server is a powerful and full-featured disk manager program and it contains a feature called “Migrate OS to SSD”  with which you can migrate an operating system from one HDD/SSD to another. Thus, if you want to install Server 2022 on your computer, you just need to find another computer where Server 2022 has already been installed and then, connect your computer’s hard drive with the target computer to finish the OS migration.

Other than “Migrate OS to SSD”, the AOMEI product also supports other features including SSD secure erase and SSD 4K alignment.

Without a Microsoft Windows Server 2022 ISO download, you can still finish the Server 2022 installation by using this impressive product.

Step 1. Take the hard drive out of your own computer and connect it with the computer where Server 2022 has already been installed. Then, install AOMEI Partition Assistant Server and launch it from the computer.

Step 2. Click “Clone” in the top toolbar, and choose “Migrate OS”. Then, hit “Next” to proceed.

Step 3. Choose a piece of unallocated space on your own hard drive. If there’s no unallocated space, tick the option “I want to delete all partitions on the disk to migrate system to the disk”. After that, click on “Next”.

Note: Remember to back up the hard drive if you decide to delete all partitions from it.

Step 4. Now, you can resize partitions and after that, hit “Next”.

Step 5. Read the note to learn to boot OS from a hard drive and hit “Finish”.

Step 6. After returning to the home interface, click on “Apply” on the upper left to start the OS migration.

Step 7. Choose a restart mode and hit “OK”.

Note: If you want to migrate OS from MBR to GPT or GPT to MBR, please first make sure your motherboard supports UEFI or Legacy boot mode.

Conclusion

How to download Windows Server 2022 ISO and install it? There are 3 different options where you can download an ISO file for Windows Server 2022 installation but they share the same installation method. Both a traditional way and an alternative way for the Server 2022 installation are given. By comparison, the latter one – using AOMEI Partition Assistant Server - is much easier for novices, and meanwhile, this software also contains many other useful features and functions like deleting recovery partition, formatting disks, extending C drive, etc.

If you want to provide billable technical services to your clients, you’re supposed to try the Technician edition of the AOMEI product.

FAQs on Windows Server 2022 download 64-bit

How to create a bootable USB for Windows Server 2022?

To create a bootable USB for Windows Server 2022, you can use the official Microsoft tool called "Windows USB/DVD Download Tool" or another tool like AOMEI Partition Assistant.

Can I install Windows server on a USB?

Yes, you can install Windows Server onto a USB drive, but it's important to note a few considerations. It can be useful for testing, troubleshooting, or creating a portable Windows Server environment for specific scenarios.

Is Windows Server 2022 UEFI or BIOS?

For Windows Server 2022 systems, the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) firmware must be enabled and configured to run in UEFI mode (instead of legacy BIOS).