The setup.exe program and the ProductConfig.exe program check for and install prerequistes as needed.
They are copied to the install folder under C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v{version}\prereq
It may be that 2022R2 is not installing the prerequisites, whereas 2022R1 is.
A few possible reasons:
– Pending reboot
– Pending Windows Updates
– Newer version of Prerequisite is already installed.