I don't understand what the AutoEventWireUp page property is responsible for. While surfing the net, I have found a lot of forums with discussions about it and they all seem discrepant to me. Can I please get a clear explanation of what this property means exactly? I've read through this article , but even that I don't understand. When a Page is requested, it raises various events which are considered to be part of it's lifecycle . I keep the visual representation created by Peter Bromberg handy with me. The AutoEventWireUp property when True, automatically wires up some of these built-in