The batch file can be a viable alternative if we don't want to delete the /dist/ folder while also avoiding to slowing down our build process.

From Solution Explorer, create a new file within the project's root folder, name it as update-webpack.bat, and fill it with the following contents:

cd %~dp0
node node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js --config webpack.config.vendor.js

The first line tells the file to change the execution folder to the directory hosting the batch file itself; that will allow the batch file to be executed from anywhere, including the Windows GUI with a double-click. The second and last line executes Webpack, passing the webpack.config.vendor.js configuration file as a parameter.

Once done, navigate through the project's root folder and type the following to execute the file:

> update-webpack

You should be able to tell that everything went okay by looking at the white, green, and yellow output lines:

That's it, the only downside is that we'll have to rerun the batch file everytime we change something in the webpack.config.vendor.js file; luckily enough, that won't happen much.