Youtube is causing my video drivers to crash

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Youtube is causing my video drivers to crash

I have a 21.5-inch Imac that I purchased mid 2012. I have created a windows 7 partintion on my computer using Bootcamp. Occasionally, Youtube will cause my video drivers to crash, which also causes my computer to crash. I have updated as much as I could with flash, windows, and my bootcamp drivers, but it still happens. I believe this is due to outdated video drivers, I happen to know that there has not been an update to the bootcamp video drivers since 2011, while AMD has a far more recent driver update. If anyone knows another solution to this problem please let me know; however, I believe the problem is the outdated video drivers. Apple very much needs to remedy this situation, even if it is nt causing my specific issue.

MacBook, Windows 7

Posted on May 5, 2013 1:53 AM

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j-rad

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May 5, 2013 11:57 AM in response to Kuro92

Same general issue... although, I'm not running Windows. Any time I bring up youtube the computer freezes within 10 or 15 seconds. Can't do anything... only hard restart.

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Kuro92 Author

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May 5, 2013 2:41 PM in response to Kuro92

A new development has occured. No longer do I crash on youtube videos in general, the crash now occurs when a specific Samsung ad plays on the front page of youtube. This ad causes the initial video driver crash, then causes every other video player to crash my computer.

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May 5, 2013 3:16 PM in response to Kuro92

I'm having the same problem whenever the Samsung galaxy S4 ad comes up on youtube my macbook pro freezes up and my mac restarts and sends an error report to apple. It doesn't appear to be browser specific happens on both safari and firefox.

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Macmikec

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May 5, 2013 11:34 PM in response to Kuro92

Just happened to me for the first time tonight. It totally froze my kids Mac mini, so I cleared data/history, did a system reboot, disk utility... etc, still froze up. Then tried Chrome and no problems - which I hate to use (data mining). It was definitely the SamDUNG add. I then tested it on my MacBook Pro and it froze! Chrome is the only workaround, I have Firefox but haven't tried it.

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Couroche

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May 6, 2013 1:13 PM in response to Kuro92

Same thing happens to me every time the Samsung Galaxy ad shows up... I now use the FlashBlock extension/Plug-in for Firefox so that I don't have to suffer through this anymore.

It was quite annoying having to turn the computer off and on again every single time!!

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May 6, 2013 1:17 PM in response to Kuro92

Add me to the bunch, my macpro just crashed during the Samsung video commercial on youtube homepage. My concern is, 'is this a virus?' What is it doing to my computer besides annoying my youtube video break?

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Wiley207

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May 6, 2013 3:28 PM in response to Kuro92

It happens to me too; but on my OS X 10.8 partition on my mid-2009 MacBook! And my brother reported having this problem on his Toshiba Win7 notebook too!

I hope YouTube will fix this very soon, or at least not show that Samsung ad!

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May 6, 2013 9:23 PM in response to Kuro92

OK we all have acknowledged the problem, now are there any solutions out there besides switching to firefox? Does Safari have a Flashblock extension, are there any at the ap store, is there a work around or any other ideas? I do have one, if there are no other fix,then we must boycott youtube for the summer and try youtubes compitition. I know of three, never really gave them much of my time though. But seeing as how I'm being forced to by YouTube, I'm sure their compitition would appreciate their, umm, sporting gesture in forcing us to switch

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Macmikec

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May 7, 2013 6:54 PM in response to YeOlde_Nerd

YouTube runs on the Chrome web browser. I assume google wants people to user their browser - so they can track every move. But that work around works. I appreciate your call for boycott but unfortunately YouTube has the most content. So surf on Safari but YouTube on chrome.

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Kuro92 Author

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Jun 11, 2013 1:25 AM in response to Kuro92

I have now had often plug in issues and random crashes when it comes to youtube, blip, or any other video player. Newer games are also having issues with crashes of the video drivers. Literally everything that is having errors it tellimg me that BOOTCAMP NEEDS AN UPDATE TO ITS VIDEO DRIVERS.

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