SharePoint 2013: Get-SPWeb : Cannot find an SPSite object that contains the following Id or Url

Problem

You are attempting to execute a Get-SPWeb, Get-SPSite or similar commandlet in an elevated SharePoint Management shell, but each time experience an error of type,

Get-SPWeb : Cannot find an SPSite object that contains the following Id or Url: htp://[yoursite]

One possible cause for this error is the SecurityTokenService.

Solution

• In IIS, stop and start the SecurityTokenServiceApplicationPool.

References

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