Weird computer usb issue, anyone know how to fix?

if i have my mouse plugged into my pc's front panel usb ports, windows can NOT restart. it gets to "starting windows" but gets stuck. i'm on an ssd, so once i try again with the usb wire pulled out it boots windows almost immediately

Did you check if the connector of the front USB on the motherboard is connected the right way ?

You don't have some kind of "boot from USB" enable in the BIOS do you?