title: How to install Visual Studio Remote Tools on Server Core?
body: <p>I'd like to install the Visual Studio 2013 Update 4 Remote Tools on a Windows 2012R2 Server running IIS 8.5.  This is a pretty simple process outlined here: <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bt727f1t.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bt727f1t.aspx</a></p>
  
  <p>The problem I have is that the server I'm trying to installing this on is a Server Core, meaning, there is no GUI.  The Remote Tools application is an exe that only installs via GUI.  </p>
  
  <p>I've tried to install it with PowerShell and it just hangs.  I'm also not able to find the Remote Tools in Web Platform Installer to install it that way.  Extensive Googling has turned up nothing.</p>
  
  <p>Does anyone know how to install the Visual Studio Remote Tools on a Server Core so that I can debug on my DEV server?  Any advice is appreciated.</p>