Log Files

SQM stands for Service Quality Monitoring and these files are used by Microsoft systems to monitor service quality on Windows machines. SQM files are actually the log files that the Service Quality Monitoring generates. These logs contain errors, usage data, performance, etc. and are used by applications like the Live Messenger and Office apps.

Open SQM File on Windows OS

Look for an SQM file you need to open in Windows Explorer and double-click on it
If the file doesn’t open automatically and you see a “Windows can’t open a file” message then you should search for a program which can open SQM file
If you have a program which can open SQM file installed on your computer then launch that program and select “File” and then “Open” or similar options from its menu to open the SQM file
If you don’t have the program installed then you need to try searching for “SQM wiki”, “how to open SQM file” in the search engine.
Once you find the application, install it on your computer
After the program is installed double-click on the SQM file to open it

File extensions are used by Windows operating system to specify what kind of information is stored in the file. Every file in Windows OS needs to have file extension and file extensions are used by Windows to determine which application it should use to open the file. Every application installed on Windows OS places information about which extensions it could open into the Windows registry and Windows uses this information to determine which application it should launch when user double-clicks on the file. If application which can open SQM file is not installed, then Windows will show ‘Windows can’t open SQM file’ message and buttons to either select an application on the computer which can open the file or to search the web for the application which can open SQM file.

EVT is created by Windows Event Viewer. It is a program that logs system events and this file type is used to store logs of those events. It usually contains a sequence of log messages along with the associated IDs and time stamps.

Open EVT File on Windows OS

Look for an EVT file you need to open in Windows Explorer and double-click on it
If the file doesn’t open automatically and you see a “Windows can’t open a file” message then you should search for a program which can open EVT file
If you have a program which can open EVT file installed on your computer then launch that program and select “File” and then “Open” or similar options from its menu to open the EVT file
If you don’t have the program installed then you need to try searching for “EVT wiki”, “how to open EVT file” in the search engine.
Once you find the application, install it on your computer
After the program is installed double-click on the EVT file to open it

File extensions are used by Windows operating system to specify what kind of information is stored in the file. Every file in Windows OS needs to have file extension and file extensions are used by Windows to determine which application it should use to open the file. Every application installed on Windows OS places information about which extensions it could open into the Windows registry and Windows uses this information to determine which application it should launch when user double-clicks on the file. If application which can open EVT file is not installed, then Windows will show ‘Windows can’t open EVT file’ message and buttons to either select an application on the computer which can open the file or to search the web for the application which can open EVT file.