Should DWORD map to int or uint?

Question

When translating the Windows API (including data types) into P/Invoke, should I replace DWORD with int or uint?

It\'s normally unsigned, but I

Answer 1

Use int. Reason being, if I change "AutoRestartShell" with a uint variable:

regKey.SetValue("AutoRestartShell", uintVariable);

the data type in the Registry Editor changes to "REG_SZ". If I ask for that value to be returned with:

regKey.GetValue("AutoRestartShell");

a string gets returned.

If, however, I change "AutoRestartShell" with an int variable:

regKey.SetValue("AutoRestartShell", intVariable);

The data type stays as "REG_DWORD".

Why does this happen? No idea. All I know is that it does. Logic certainly would tell us that uint should be used but that changes the data type which we don't want.