Revert windows_arm64 build timeout increase (60 min -> 75 min) once arm64 build agents/builds are faster
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Description
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## Context
windows_arm64 coreclr **build** jobs have been hitting the 60-minute ADO default timeout and getting canceled since ~end of May. Per @hoyosjs, the slowness comes from building the cross-arch tools needed to run crossgen (~22 -> 28 min), pushing total build time past 60 min (coinciding with the wasm build addition).
## Mitigation (#129553)
Added a 75-minute timeout **floor** for `windows_arm64` build jobs in `eng/pipelines/common/global-build-job.yml`. This is intentionally a crutch at the `global-build-job` layer rather than per-callsite (see review discussion on #129553).
## Why this issue
Tracking the revert: once arm64 build-agent throughput improves or the cross-tool build is sped up, restore `timeoutInMinutes: ${{ parameters.timeoutInMinutes }}` in `global-build-job.yml` so windows_arm64 returns to the 60-min default.
## Affected pipelines (empirical, public CI, last 35 days)
pgo, r2r, r2r-extra, crossgen2, crossgen2-outerloop, crossgen2-composite, crossgen2-gcstress, jitstress, jitstressregs, jitstress2-jitstressregs, jit-experimental, jitstress-isas-arm, jitstress-random, pgostress, ilasm, coreclr outerloop (ci.yml), interpreter, gc-standalone, gc-simulator, gcstress0x3-gcstress0xc, gcstress-extra.
The main `runtime` PR pipeline is **not** affected — its windows_arm64 builds already set 120-240 min.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start in eng/pipelines/common/global-build-job.yml and review the windows_arm64 timeout floor introduced by #129553. Confirm that arm64 build-agent throughput or cross-tool build time has improved, then restore timeoutInMinutes: ${{ parameters.timeoutInMinutes }}. Done means windows_arm64 returns to the 60-minute default without affecting pipelines that set longer timeouts.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- yaml
- Domain
- build-system, ci-cd
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100