Same problem here using v1.37 with Windows 10 v2004 (fresh v1.37 install without any plugin and using the geany-1.37_setup.exe installation) "c:\Program Files (x86)\Geany\bin\geany.exe" -v command give no message in the console windows and throw the same error in event viewer as if i try to open geany normaly.
I just uninstalled v1.37 and installed v1.36 and everything work as expected! Here is my Event Viewer error message when i try to open geany v1.37 with Windows 10 v2004: Faulting application name: geany.exe, version: 1.37.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000 Faulting module name: msvcrt.dll, version: 7.0.19041.546, time stamp: 0x7f567a50 Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x000897fc Faulting process id: 0x5dfc Faulting application start time: 0x01d6b152ef0b3186 Faulting application path: c:\Program Files (x86)\Geany\bin\geany.exe Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\msvcrt.dll Report Id: 22dc37a5-28ce-43b4-b4ce-b25471325789 Faulting package full name: Faulting package-relative application ID: -- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/geany/geany/issues/2639#issuecomment-720794842