The file gidle.dll is a process that belongs to gAlwaysIdle, which is free software that can be integrated with instant messaging service Google Talk. The gAlwaysIdle software changes the Google Talk context menu by adding a set of status options that includes Normal Idle, Always Idle, and Never Idle. The user can highlight the Always Idle status when logged in Google Talk so as not to be bothered by contacts when busy with work or other activities, but would like to remain online. Google Talk (Gtalk) remains open in the system tray when the user is online, and does not provide options for the user to hide from contacts by providing status options. It will show that the user is idle only if there is no computing activity for at least ten minutes. If the Google Talk user does not want friends to know his online status, the application gAlwaysIdle provides a solution that enables the user to set online status as Always Idle. This application adds the Normal Idle and Always Idle settings to the right-click menu of the Gtalk icon in the systray.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. gidle.dll. is used by gAlwaysIdle, If you shut down gidle.dll, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop gidle.dll, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is gAlwaysIdle, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed gidle.dll

A process usually a part of an installed application such as gAlwaysIdle, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if gidle.dll. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that gidle.dll, belongs to, in this case gAlwaysIdle