HOW to permanently disable Tap to Click? Keeps re-enabling !@$#@&# HP 2000 Notebook PC Windows 7

I sincerely hope whoever implemented this featurehas [edited comment by moderator]. I was so tempted to just throw this machine out, or donating it to a homeless person though the latter could possibly be considered an act of cruelty.
Anyway, no matter how many times I disable tap to click, before long my laptop is clicking everything against my will, again. Is there a way to permanently disable this without permanently destroying the whole of the physical machine (which is growing increasingly tempting)?
My drivers are all up to date. So far I could only find a vague suggestion to edit the registry without details as to how and where.

Hi @hypgnosis ,
I have brought your issue to the attention of an appropriate team within HP. They will likely request information from you in order to look up your case details or product serial number. Please look for a private message from an identified HP contact. Additionally, keep in mind not to publically post ( serial numbers and case details).
If you are unfamiliar with how the Forum's private message capability works, you can learn about that here.
Regards,
George
I work for HP

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