How do I fix my computer from freezing....

How do I fix my computer from freezing every time I try to play a youtube video? The video will try and play the audio track but the screen stays black then the entire computer freezes! I just got this computer less than a month ago and i believe it is up to date on all the updates so I feel like this shouldnt be happening. HELP!

Thank you, i'll try giving them a call. It has now changed to not only youtube videos wont play, but also when i put in a DVD it wont play either. I seriously have no idea what is going on.

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Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
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- Restore from backup. See:
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Take each of these steps that you haven't already tried. Stop when the problem is resolved.
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The first step in dealing with a startup failure is to secure the data. If you want to preserve the contents of the startup drive, and you don't already have at least one current backup, you must try to back up now, before you do anything else. It may or may not be possible. If you don't care about the data that has changed since the last backup, you can skip this step.
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The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know the login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
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