When I press play from the launcher, the screen freezes up and I cannot see the game

The launcher comes up as it should. However, when I press play the button the mojang logo comes up and it says the game is playing, but the screen (not the CPU) freezes up. Further, it looks like a window opens for the game, but there is no view on the game.
I have tried uninstalling and I have tried updating Java. All with my security turned off.
The game had previously worked prior to his