I have node.js installed in my work machine and I want to experiment with express, but seems like internet access is blocked from the console (I'm using windows BTW).
Is there a way to download the express package and use a command for npm to install it from a local folder instead of internet?
As docs says, you can. You need npm install <tarball file>:
Install a package that is sitting on the filesystem. Note: if you just want to link a dev directory into your npm root, you can do this more easily by using
npm link.Example:
npm install ./package.tgz