After months of researching and trying all sorts of methods the following has worked:
Step 1: Download the build_tools.exe of your choice
Step 2: Make sure you are on a machine with the exact same environment you are going to install the c++ dependencies on. i.e. If server is windows server 2016 64bit run a vm to emulate that exact environment.
Step 3: Goto this site to get a list of all possible components you can download in the next step - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/install/workload-component-id-vs-community?view=vs-2019
Step 4: Follow the following instructions to get a local cache download of your choice - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/install/create-an-offline-installation-of-visual-studio?view=vs-2019
Step 5: copy everything to the server and continue following the instructions from step 4
Step 6: restart the machine to apply paths properly
Step 7: copy rc.exe and rcdll.dll from C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\bin\x86 to C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\VC\bin
Step 8: Download the latest setuptools from pypi.org
Step 9: run the following command with admin rights python -m pip install path/to/setuptools.tar --upgrade
Step 10: Restart machine again to apply paths.
Once all steps are followed c++ 14.0 (or of your choice) will be installed properly and linked with no issues.
