How to decode viewstate
Use Fiddler and grab the view state in the response and paste it into the bottom left text box then decode.
Here's an online ViewState decoder:
http://ignatu.co.uk/ViewStateDecoder.aspx
Edit: Unfortunatey, the above link is dead - here's another ViewState decoder (from the comments):
http://viewstatedecoder.azurewebsites.net/