title: How to disable viewstate and other hidden fields in ASP.NET
body: <p>I would like to remove these hidden fields in my ASP.NET pages.  Alternatively change the names or make sure the server code ignores them.</p>
  
  <p>(I know I will loose some functionality, but I think it is better to handle it than removing 'runat=server'.  The only thing I am worried about is Updatepanel, which i really need)</p>
  
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  <p>(The above is complete, <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/655715/changing-name-of-viewstate/655727">further background is here  </a>)</p>