diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/code-checks.yml
index 8a74ae14404b3..679246673330c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-checks.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   pre_commit:
+    if: false
     name: pre-commit
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     concurrency:
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: pre-commit/action@v2.0.3
 
   typing_and_docstring_validation:
+    if: false
     name: Docstring and typing validation
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ jobs:
       if: ${{ steps.build.outcome == 'success' }}
 
   asv-benchmarks:
+    if: false
     name: ASV Benchmarks
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/datamanger.yml b/.github/workflows/datamanger.yml
index 3fc515883a225..fa66e516723f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/datamanger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/datamanger.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   data_manager:
+    if: false
     name: Test experimental data manager
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     services:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docbuild-and-upload.yml b/.github/workflows/docbuild-and-upload.yml
index e8ed6d4545194..5b167c290a9fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docbuild-and-upload.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docbuild-and-upload.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   web_and_docs:
+    if: false
     name: Doc Build and Upload
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/posix.yml b/.github/workflows/posix.yml
index 135ca0703de8b..01e255f1f7293 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/posix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/posix.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   pytest:
+    if: false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     defaults:
       run:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdist.yml b/.github/workflows/sdist.yml
index dd030f1aacc44..ca2e329436ae4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdist.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    if: false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 60
     defaults:
diff --git a/ci/azure/windows.yml b/ci/azure/windows.yml
index 7061a266f28c7..f22c33eae88d6 100644
--- a/ci/azure/windows.yml
+++ b/ci/azure/windows.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ parameters:
 
 jobs:
 - job: ${{ parameters.name }}
+  timeoutInMinutes: 90
   pool:
     vmImage: ${{ parameters.vmImage }}
   strategy:
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         ENV_FILE: ci/deps/azure-windows-38.yaml
         CONDA_PY: "38"
         PATTERN: "not slow"
-        PYTEST_WORKERS: 2  # GH-42236
+        PYTEST_WORKERS: 1  # GH-42236
         PYTEST_TARGET: "pandas/tests/[i-z]*"
 
       py39_1:
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         ENV_FILE: ci/deps/azure-windows-39.yaml
         CONDA_PY: "39"
         PATTERN: "not slow and not high_memory"
-        PYTEST_WORKERS: 2  # GH-42236
+        PYTEST_WORKERS: 1  # GH-42236
         PYTEST_TARGET: "pandas/tests/[i-z]*"
 
       py310_1:
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
         ENV_FILE: ci/deps/azure-windows-310.yaml
         CONDA_PY: "310"
         PATTERN: "not slow and not high_memory"
-        PYTEST_WORKERS: 2  # GH-42236
+        PYTEST_WORKERS: 1  # GH-42236
         PYTEST_TARGET: "pandas/tests/[i-z]*"
 
   steps:
diff --git a/ci/run_tests.sh b/ci/run_tests.sh
index 203f8fe293a06..35c07c981886d 100755
--- a/ci/run_tests.sh
+++ b/ci/run_tests.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ if [[ $(uname) == "Linux" && -z $DISPLAY ]]; then
     XVFB="xvfb-run "
 fi
 
-PYTEST_CMD="${XVFB}pytest -m \"$PATTERN\" -n $PYTEST_WORKERS --dist=loadfile $TEST_ARGS $COVERAGE $PYTEST_TARGET"
+PYTEST_CMD="${XVFB}pytest -v -m \"$PATTERN\" --setup-show $TEST_ARGS $COVERAGE $PYTEST_TARGET"
 
 if [[ $(uname) != "Linux"  && $(uname) != "Darwin" ]]; then
     PYTEST_CMD="$PYTEST_CMD --ignore=pandas/tests/plotting/"