Question: While leveling in Skyrim I put a perk in a tree, but now I feel like it is wasted, since I've found blowing things up with spells is much more fun than stabbing things with a giant sword. 

Is there anyway for me to recover the wasted perk? I'm on the PC so I was guessing console commands could help.

Answer: 
If you are on PC, you can use the console to add and remove perks.

**Finding a perk id:**  

help [name of perk] 4  

*help Armsman 4*

**Removing a perk**  

player.removeperk [perk id]  

*player.removeperk 00079342*

**Adding a perk**  

player.addperk [perk id]  

*player.addperk 00079342*

Notes: 

* You can use the PageUp/PageDown keys to scroll the console.
* Use double quotes when searching for a perk with a space: "Steel Smithing" -yx
* The [UESP](http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Template:Skills_in_Skyrim) has the perk id for all the skills. -Mark Trapp
For PC.

An easy solution related to all perks, so you can basically recreate your char:

This mod will remove all perks and add the right ammount removed as perk points:  

[Ishs Respec Mod](http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/16471/?) 

If there remain any perks after the above mod being used, use the console to remove them (as explained by [Arkive post](https://gaming.stackexchange.com/a/35140/45976), you can even create a bat file to make it easier later on) and use this mod:  

[Perk Point Potion](http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/10836/?)  

to get the right ammount of perk points back.