Back in the day it was necessary to use the correct batch file to start visual studio either in debug or in release mode to set the paths accordingly. This has been resolved in T19719: Automatically configure visual studio project to contain correct debug/release path.

It however seems as if people have not adapted their workflows of closing visual studio and opening another one using the other batch file. We need to remove the files altogether (or at least only create one) to break that habit.