System Files

Event Viewer

opens 3 file types
Windows
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PlatformsWindows
Opens3 file types
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3 file types verified
Last reviewed Oct 2026

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What is Event Viewer?

Event Viewer is listed in our database as a program that opens or converts the file formats shown on this page. It runs on Windows. The formats it works with include .ETL, .WER and .EVTX.

You can get the official version from the developer's website (learn.microsoft.com); we do not host the installer and only point you to the original source. A detailed, hand-checked description of Event Viewer is on the way; for now the information here comes straight from our database.

Files Event Viewer opens

3 formats
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PLATFORMSWindows

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Files Event Viewer opens most

1.ETLEvent Trace Log
2.WERWindows Error Report
3.EVTXWindows Event Log (XML)

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