How do I avoid calling the MVC _ViewStart for one page?

Question

I need to call the _ViewStart layout page for every page exept one. How do I skip it for just one page (let's call it a.cshtml)?

Accepted Answer

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As per this post by marcind

If you return `PartialView()` from your controllers (instead of return `View()`), then `_viewstart.cshtml` will not be executed.

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