How can i change the command-timeout?

You need to set that in desired capability
newCommandTimeout:120

Go to Developer Settings on appium.exe, check Custom Server Flags checkbox and give server argument --command-timeout <'Value'>

@yangchengtest

Navigate to the following directory in your appium installation
AppiumForWindows-1.2.4.1\Appium\node_modules\appium\lib\

Open up the appium.js file and edit the following parameters.

  this.defCommandTimeoutMs = this.args.defaultCommandTimeout;
  this.commandTimeoutMs = this.defCommandTimeoutMs;

as follows

  this.defCommandTimeoutMs = this.args.defaultCommandTimeout * 5000;
  this.commandTimeoutMs = this.defCommandTimeoutMs * 5;

this will be enough to run the tests.

Cheers

I have the same issue timeout is 60 second, when I tried to change the time in appium.js, appium.js is not allowing to save the updated file, pops a error message as permission denied. However I have administrator privilege still same error so tried with admin login also in vain got same error.

please can anyone help me to address this issue?

For the newer versions of appium the command timeout need to be sent via capability. For example in java:
DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
capabilities.setCapability("newCommandTimeout", "45000");

Thanks a lot @JoseCanavire I have also the same issue Now it works fine with the above solution.

Now appium has the ability to disable command timeout. Setting up 0 for newCommandTimeout will done the job. Either we can setup a long time or disable it.

DesiredCapabilities capabilities = new DesiredCapabilities();
capabilities.setCapability("newCommandTimeout", 0);

Refer PR: