Visual Studio 2015 hangs on multiple build deletion

Question

Visual Studio 2015 hangs on attempt to delete a lot of builds at once through Build Explorer untill Team Foundation Server closes a connection.

Is there any working and fast way to delete more than 300 builds?

Some possibly significant info about installation:

• Windows 10 Enterprise
• Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2015 Version 14.0.25123.00 Update 2
• Microsoft .NET Framework Version 4.6.01055
• JetBrains ReSharper Ultimate 10.0.2 Build 104.0.20151218.120627
• Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2015 Power Tools 14.0

Answer 1

Including deleting builds in VS, you can also:

• delete builds in TFS Web Access.
• Use Delete Command to delete buils.

Syntax：

TFSBuild delete /collection:teamProjectCollectionUrl /builddefinition:definitionSpec buildnumber[buildNumber...] [/deleteOptions:deleteOptions] [/noprompt] [/silent] [/preview]

If you don't need completed builds longer than a certain number of days, you can consider set retention policies. Your retention policies automatically delete old completed builds to minimize clutter. Check https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vs/alm/build/define/retention