Avoid miss click in boot camp when typing

Hi! In Mac OSX there is a feature that prevent missclicking on the trackpad while typing. Is it possible to get the same feature in Bootcamp?

The percent of Windows hardware driver designers who run Windows as a Boot Camp is probably so small as to be inignificant in the total world of Windows device driver designers. So, to get your Apple trackpad to work under Windows the same way it does in OS X would require the abovementioned designer who either 1) had the same problem as you and wanted to fix it for him(her) self; or 2) saw a profit in designing and selling this device driver to Mac people who run Boot Camp.
Most probably, you yourself would have to be that person for that to occur. Since you said you're not a designer, then there's probably no chance that anyone except Apple would write the driver to make it more like OS X. That's the reason why I suggested a 3rd party alternative hardware solution, since if you wait for a software one from Apple you'll be waiting forever.
But what do I know? You can also tell Apple your feelings at http://www.apple.com/feedback/macbookair.html . Once they know they might devote resources to this project.

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