Windows 8 mouse auto clicking everything

Ever since I have had my lenovo laptop with windows 8 installed I've had a problem with the mouse (touchpad) clicking on everything that I dont choose to click on (auto clicks). I've spoken to friends who have different laptops but have windows 8 installed
so it isnt a problem with the laptop but with the windows 8 software. Is there anyway to turn this off? it is incredibly annoying when doing work and it ruins it by clicking on things I do not want. I've also seen other forums about contacting the laptop company
or going onto mouse properties and i have tried this yet no results so please do not give me this information but USEFUL INFORMATION TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
Thanks.

seen other forums about contacting the laptop company or going onto mouse properties
Lenovo would have your user guide and be able to help interpret it for you. You haven't even given us your product number so anyone here would have to guess about that but Lenovo apparently use both Synaptics and Elan touchpads which would make such
guessing even more problematic.
In other manufacturers the feature you would be trying to toggle is called "Tap to click". E.g. on my TouchSmart a Notification Area item could be used to toggle that.
Also, many laptops feature a method of toggling off the Touchpad completely, e.g. either with a hardware switch, a keyboard shortcut, or Properties option or perhaps at worst a BIOS switch. Again, your user guide would probably help you with that
option too.
FYI
Robert Aldwinckle

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