VS2013: timeout settings for TC10 tests

Hi everyone,

by default, Visual Studio 2013 throws a timeout if a test runs for more than 30 minutes, which some of my data driven tests do.

The only possible way I found was a .testSettings file, but "this runs more slowly and does not allow you to run tests from third-party test frameworks." (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee256991.aspx) - which I guess should apply to running "TestComplete 10 test" items from VS. And even if  not - the fact remains that changing timeout settings in a .testSettings file, and linking the file with the TC test in question, does not seem to change anything about the timeout after 30 minutes.

Somehow I get the feeling that I should not use "Test Complete test" items at all in VS, but create tests in VS, accessing TestComplete objects via connected applications (as I've been advised in another thread). Or am I just one step away from the right solution?

Thanks in advance,

Florian