Minecraft Launcher stops working when I try to start the game

The Launcher loads correctly, but when I try to play the game, I get a popup that says "Minecraft Launcher has stopped working" (Attatched Error Screenshot 1). Occassionally (about 1 out of 5 times), this does not occur, but it is regular. If I close the window, the game will start but will not allow me to load any worlds; they instead get stuck at 0%. Checking online for a solution in the initial Windows popup does nothing. The Problem details are as follows:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: MinecraftLauncher.exe
Application Version: 1.0.1.0
Application Timestamp: 58c26df9
Fault Module Name: MinecraftLauncher.exe
Fault Module Version: 1.0.1.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 58c26df9
Exception Code: 40000015
Exception Offset: 00051479
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: c29b
Additional Information 2: c29bb41d3022d7aa7f3c5604f48e28f0
Additional Information 3: 69b4
Additional Information 4: 69b4e629814ffadbaaddbdfcae7bcb24

This first began to occur after I updated my NVidia GeForce graphics card drivers. They are currently up to date. I have reinstalled Minecraft and Java twice each to no avail. I have noticed that when I close out of Minecraft after the error message, 2 MinecraftLauncher Processes are still visible in Windows Task Manager, and the Launcher will not re-open until those have been closed or the system has been restarted.