diff --git a/.github/workflows/call_precommit_windows.yml b/.github/workflows/call_precommit_windows.yml
index 96965de6022..83180d61898 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/call_precommit_windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/call_precommit_windows.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: call-precommit
+name: call-precommit-windows
 permissions: read-all
 
 on:
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ on:
         type: string
         required: false
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+
 jobs:
   common:
     timeout-minutes: 40
     runs-on: windows-2025
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Override constraints
         if: ${{ inputs.override_requirements != '' }}
         run: python .github/scripts/override_constraints.py "${{ inputs.override_requirements }}"
-        shell: bash
       - name: Install NNCF and test requirements
         run: pip install . -r tests/common/requirements.txt
       - name: Print installed modules
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ jobs:
   onnx:
     timeout-minutes: 40
     runs-on: windows-2025-8-core
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
@@ -57,7 +54,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Override constraints
         if: ${{ inputs.override_requirements != '' }}
         run: python .github/scripts/override_constraints.py "${{ inputs.override_requirements }}"
-        shell: bash
       - name: Install NNCF and test requirements
         run: pip install . -r tests/onnx/requirements.txt
       - name: Print installed modules
@@ -70,9 +66,6 @@ jobs:
   openvino:
     timeout-minutes: 40
     runs-on: windows-2025-8-core
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
@@ -83,7 +76,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Override constraints
         if: ${{ inputs.override_requirements != '' }}
         run: python .github/scripts/override_constraints.py "${{ inputs.override_requirements }}"
-        shell: bash
       - name: Install NNCF and test requirements
         run: pip install . -r tests/openvino/requirements.txt
       - name: Print installed modules
@@ -96,9 +88,8 @@ jobs:
   pytorch-cpu:
     timeout-minutes: 40
     runs-on: windows-2025-8-core
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
+    env:
+      NNCF_EXTENSION_LOAD_TIMEOUT: 180
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
@@ -110,7 +101,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Override constraints
         if: ${{ inputs.override_requirements != '' }}
         run: python .github/scripts/override_constraints.py "${{ inputs.override_requirements }}"
-        shell: bash
       - name: Install NNCF and test requirements
         run: |
           pip install . -r tests/torch/requirements.txt