Error installing Microsoft Exchange - windows-8.1

Question

I have been trying to install Microsoft exchange for a week now. I am pretty sure I have all the prerequisites, but this error keeps popping up:
Summary: 3 item(s). 2 succeeded, 1 failed.
Elapsed time: 00:01:14
Configuring Prerequisites
Failed
Error:
The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
if($RoleInstallWindowsComponents)
{
# Install any Windows Roles or Features required for the Management Tools role
if ($RoleIsWindows8OrHigher)
{
if($RoleADToolsNeeded)
{
$ADToolsNeeded = 1
}
else
{
$ADToolsNeeded = 0
}
Invoke-Expression " Powershell -Command {& $RoleBinPath\InstallWindowsComponent.ps1 -ShortNameForRole AdminTools -ADToolsNeeded $ADToolsNeeded} "
}
else
{
Install-WindowsComponent -ShortNameForRole "AdminTools" -ADToolsNeeded $RoleADToolsNeeded
}
}
" was run: "[11:56:49] [Error] System.Exception: The target of the specified cmdlet cannot be a Windows client-based operating system.
at System.Management.Automation.MshCommandRuntime.ThrowTerminatingError(ErrorRecord errorRecord)".
[11:56:49] [Error] System.Exception: The target of the specified cmdlet cannot be a Windows client-based operating system.
at System.Management.Automation.MshCommandRuntime.ThrowTerminatingError(ErrorRecord errorRecord)
Click here for help... http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/ms.exch.err.default(EXCHG.141).aspx?v=14.3.123.3&e=ms.exch.err.Ex88D115&l=0&cl=cp
Error:
The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
if($RoleInstallWindowsComponents)
{
# Install any Windows Roles or Features required for the Management Tools role
if ($RoleIsWindows8OrHigher)
{
if($RoleADToolsNeeded)
{
$ADToolsNeeded = 1
}
else
{
$ADToolsNeeded = 0
}
Invoke-Expression " Powershell -Command {& $RoleBinPath\InstallWindowsComponent.ps1 -ShortNameForRole AdminTools -ADToolsNeeded $ADToolsNeeded} "
}
else
{
Install-WindowsComponent -ShortNameForRole "AdminTools" -ADToolsNeeded $RoleADToolsNeeded
}
}
" was run: "The target of the specified cmdlet cannot be a Windows client-based operating system.".
The target of the specified cmdlet cannot be a Windows client-based operating system.
Click here for help... http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/ms.exch.err.default(EXCHG.141).aspx?v=14.3.123.3&e=ms.exch.err.Ex88D115&l=0&cl=cp
Elapsed Time: 00:00:22
Management Tools Prerequisites
Completed
Elapsed Time: 00:00:48
Languages Prerequisites
Completed
Elapsed Time: 00:00:04

Answer 1

The key is this message:
The target of the specified cmdlet cannot be a Windows client-based operating system.
Meaning: You can't install it on Windows 8.1. It has to be installed on Windows Server.