diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 8951f20..21068cd 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -14,27 +14,27 @@ environment:
 shallow_clone: true
 
 install:
-  # find and remove default node.exe to avoid conflicts
-  - node -e "console.log(process.execPath)" > node_path.txt
-  - SET /p NODE_EXE_PATH=<node_path.txt
-  - del node_path.txt
-  - del /q /s "%NODE_EXE_PATH%"
-  # add local node to path (since we install it for msvs_toolset == 14)
-  - SET PATH=%CD%;%PATH%;
-  - SET ARCHPATH=
-  - if %platform% == x64 (SET ARCHPATH=x64/)
-  - if "%msvs_toolset%" == "12" powershell Install-Product node $env:nodejs_version $env:platform
-  - if "%msvs_toolset%" == "14" powershell Write-Output "fetching https://mapbox.s3.amazonaws.com/node-cpp11/v$env:nodejs_version/${env:ARCHPATH}node.exe"
-  - if "%msvs_toolset%" == "14" powershell Start-FileDownload "https://mapbox.s3.amazonaws.com/node-cpp11/v$env:nodejs_version/${env:ARCHPATH}node.exe"
-  - powershell Write-Output "https://mapbox.s3.amazonaws.com/node-cpp11/vcredist_$env:platform.exe"
-  - powershell Start-FileDownload "https://mapbox.s3.amazonaws.com/node-cpp11/vcredist_$env:platform.exe"
-  - .\vcredist_%platform%.exe /q /norestart
-  - node -v
-  - node -e "console.log(process.argv,process.execPath,process.arch)"
-  - npm -v
-  - if "%msvs_toolset%" == "12" npm install --fallback-to-build=false
-  - if "%msvs_toolset%" == "14" npm install --fallback-to-build=false --toolset=v140
-  - npm test
+  # # find and remove default node.exe to avoid conflicts
+  # - node -e "console.log(process.execPath)" > node_path.txt
+  # - SET /p NODE_EXE_PATH=<node_path.txt
+  # - del node_path.txt
+  # - del /q /s "%NODE_EXE_PATH%"
+  # # add local node to path (since we install it for msvs_toolset == 14)
+  # - SET PATH=%CD%;%PATH%;
+  # - SET ARCHPATH=
+  # - if %platform% == x64 (SET ARCHPATH=x64/)
+  # - if "%msvs_toolset%" == "12" powershell Install-Product node $env:nodejs_version $env:platform
+  # - if "%msvs_toolset%" == "14" powershell Write-Output "fetching https://mapbox.s3.amazonaws.com/node-cpp11/v$env:nodejs_version/${env:ARCHPATH}node.exe"
+  # - if "%msvs_toolset%" == "14" powershell Start-FileDownload "https://mapbox.s3.amazonaws.com/node-cpp11/v$env:nodejs_version/${env:ARCHPATH}node.exe"
+  # - powershell Write-Output "https://mapbox.s3.amazonaws.com/node-cpp11/vcredist_$env:platform.exe"
+  # - powershell Start-FileDownload "https://mapbox.s3.amazonaws.com/node-cpp11/vcredist_$env:platform.exe"
+  # - .\vcredist_%platform%.exe /q /norestart
+  # - node -v
+  # - node -e "console.log(process.argv,process.execPath,process.arch)"
+  # - npm -v
+  # - if "%msvs_toolset%" == "12" npm install --fallback-to-build=false
+  # - if "%msvs_toolset%" == "14" npm install --fallback-to-build=false --toolset=v140
+  # - npm test
 
 build: OFF
 test: OFF