Solved "System" Process using over 70% CPU

I just did a clean install of Windows 8.1 Pro on my Lenovo Lynx tablet.

I noticed today that the tablet gets very hot even when the screen is off. I looked at the Task Manager and saw that the CPU is constantly at 99% and a process called "System" is hovering around 70 to 75%. When I run Process Explorer, the two threads using the most CPU in that process are labeled "ntoskrnl.exe!EtwProviderEnabled+ox6e".

I have spent all day today searching the interwebs for a solution.
Here are the ones I've tried:

1. Disable the scheduled task called "ConfigNotification" located in Task Scheduler Library > Microsoft > Windows > WindowsBackup. That task doesn't exist.
2. Updated every driver that I could. No change.
3. Waited. Over 12 hours and no change.
4. Disabled Windows Defender. No change.
5. Disabled Windows Search Indexer. No change.
6. Disabled/Uninstalled all network drivers. No change.

The only things I've installed besides Windows and all its updates are Office 2013 and Malwarebyte's Anti-Malware. The last solution I've found is to reinstall Windows which I'd rather not do because doing that on a tablet sucks in my opinion.

Thank you all for the help.

I had a similar problem after installing 8.1

I found this solution to work, for me.
http://www.eightforums.com/windows-...oise-after-windows-8-1-update.html#post307687

Edit: on second look, seems you have already tried what worked for me.

Well, after 3 fresh installs, I've found that it was a driver issue.

I have a Lenovo Lynx tablet and when I went to the Lenovo site to download the drivers, I noticed that they have a "Total Driver Package". Thinking that would be convenient, I downloaded it.

The "Total Driver Package" must have a driver that doesn't like Windows 8.1 in it. I ended up downloading all of the drivers separately and things seem to be fine.

Glad to hear ya got it sorted out.