How do I get offline SQL Server Express LocalDB EXC installer for x64 and x86 ?

Question

How do I get offline SQL Server Express LocalDB EXC installer for x64 and x86 ?

Shivani Pawar 0

We have a requirement of offline SQL Server Express LocalDB exc installer. I can see only one download link on Microsoft website for both architectures. So how can we get the offline SQL Server Express LocalDB exc installer for x64 and x86?

0 comments

Answer recommended by moderator

Erland Sommarskog 136.7K MVP Volunteer Moderator

Use the download link and run the installer. Select the option Download media. Here you have your offline installer.

Beware that the current installer for LocalDB is missing a couple of DLLs for new features in SQL 2025. Hopefully, Microsoft will address this early next year.

I should add that there is only an x64 installer. The last SQL Server version to come in a 32-bit version was SQL 2012 or SQL 2014.

Lakshmi Narayana Garikapati 1,335 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-01-07T06:59:14.67+00:00

Hi Shivani Pawar,

I'm following up to check whether your issue has been resolved. If you still have any questions or need further assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out we're happy to continue supporting you.

We truly appreciate your participation and thank you for being an active member of the community.

Best regards,

Lakshmi.
Lakshmi Narayana Garikapati 1,335 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-01-14T06:42:16.8333333+00:00

Hi Shivani Pawar,

I'm following up to check whether your issue has been resolved. If you still have any questions or need further assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out we're happy to continue supporting you.

We truly appreciate your participation and thank you for being an active member of the community.

Best regards,

Lakshmi.

1 additional answer

Your answer

Lakshmi Narayana Garikapati 1,335 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-01-07T06:59:14.67+00:00

Hi Shivani Pawar,

I'm following up to check whether your issue has been resolved. If you still have any questions or need further assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out we're happy to continue supporting you.

We truly appreciate your participation and thank you for being an active member of the community.

Best regards,

Lakshmi.
Lakshmi Narayana Garikapati 1,335 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-01-14T06:42:16.8333333+00:00

Hi Shivani Pawar,

I'm following up to check whether your issue has been resolved. If you still have any questions or need further assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out we're happy to continue supporting you.

We truly appreciate your participation and thank you for being an active member of the community.

Best regards,

Lakshmi.

Answer 1

To obtain the offline installer for SQL Server Express LocalDB, you can follow these steps:

Download the SQL Server Express installation media: LocalDB is included as a feature in the SQL Server Express installation. You need to choose the Express Advanced or the LocalDB package during the installation process.
- For SQL Server 2022, 2019, 2017, and 2016, you can find the respective installation media on the Microsoft website.
Locate the LocalDB installer: The LocalDB installer, SqlLocalDB.msi, is found in the installation media under the path: <installation_media_root>\<LCID>_ENU_LP\x64\Setup\x64. Here, LCID is a locale identifier. For example, for the en-US locale, the LCID value is 1033.
Install via Visual Studio Installer: Alternatively, you can install LocalDB through the Visual Studio Installer as part of the Data Storage and Processing workload, the ASP.NET and web development workload, or as an individual component.

Currently, there is no separate download link for x64 and x86 versions of the LocalDB installer; it is typically included in the SQL Server Express installation package. You may need to ensure that you are selecting the appropriate architecture during the installation process.

If you need both architectures, you would typically install the x64 version on a 64-bit machine, which can also run 32-bit applications, while the x86 version is for 32-bit machines.

References:

SQL Server Express LocalDB