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C++ Language/Type/MaxValue/Overflow
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On Win32, the max value that can be stored in a unsigned int variable is 0xFFFF'FFFF.
If you further increment that variable, it will "overflow" (wrapping around back to 0x0000'0000 without error or warning).
Additional information about overflow (includes interactive examples)