Note: For Visual Studio 2017 installation instructions click here

To install Microsoft Visual Studio 2013, mount the .iso image.

In Windows 8.1, this is done by simply double clicking on the iso file:

Now run the "vs_community.exe" installer from the mounted drive:

Installation itself is very straightforward.

The only option you need to select is "Microsoft Foundation Classes for C++".

All of the other items can be left off, if you don't have some other need for them:

After it has finished installing, quit out of the installer. There's no need to launch it just yet.

Eject the mounted ISO too, as it's no longer needed.