Error in initializing ST-LINK device. Reason: (18) Could not verify ST device! Abort connection.

[Fixer]

I'm having an issue using STM32CubeIDE to program my blue pill boards. I get the below error each time.

Error in final launch sequence:

Error in initializing ST-LINK device.

Reason: (18) Could not verify ST device! Abort connection.

Error in initializing ST-LINK device.

Reason: (18) Could not verify ST device! Abort connection.

The strange thing is I have no issue programming my boards using ST-Link Utility. I thought that maybe the chips on my boards were counterfeit but I've tried boards from multiple venders now.

I've looked around online and while I found some people getting the "Error in initializing ST-LINK device." message I haven't seen anyone getting "Reason: (18)".

Any help would be appreciated.

[JElli.1]

You’re welcome. 😀

I’m glad you got it working. 👍

[SVemp.2]

Thanks a lot @JElli.1​ . The procedure was very helpful!!

[JElli.1]

You're welcome, SVemp.2 ! 🙂👍

[Hayir]

Is this method still working? because i cannot use it, it always say error