T420s and non-use battery dissipation

The battery dissipation of my T420s, when not in use, is more than what I would have expected. If the machine is fully charged (100% battery) when I put it in sleep mode, within a day (12-24 hours) the battery reports as low as 10% charge. If the machine is fully charged and completely powered off then in that same timeframe the battery will report as low as 80%.
This is my first laptop so maybe this sort of drain when powered down/in sleep is to be expected, but it seems a bit high to me. What are other owners experiencing? Thanks.

Addition to ColonelONeill:
If the powercfg - instruction shows you a device name, run the device manager (Control Panel - System - Device Manager) and double-click the mentioned device.
On the "Powersave" - tab unmark the item "Device can wake up comuter from standby"
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It is rather disconcerting to have the laptop stop and go blank when the battery life indicator says there is more than 6 hours of life left.
My T420 has a 55+ main and 27++ extended battery. If it is using the main battery for power, when the main battery reaches 0%, it will fail to switch to the extended battery and die. It doesn't just shut down, it stops. Windows doesn't like this. If the machine is using the extended battery for power, it can successfully switch to the main battery when the extended battery reaches 0%.
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[ERROR]       99090c4718 [11/11/22 09:50:34.347] {D2650C3E} 264.connect-https://xxxxx-xxxxx-iPhone.local.:49166 parse_cert_challenge:608 signer 0: com.apple.idms.appleid.prd.4243556669426c674b3255694250464d4d41395633513d3d
[ERROR]       9911fa663c [11/11/22 09:50:34.497] {D2650C3E} 264.http_runloop client_received_error:401 client 0x7fa868433850 error The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -9801.) userinfo <CFBasicHash 0x7fa86862e5b0 [0x7fff74f3af40]>{type = immutable dict, count = 0,
[ERROR]       9911fa663c [11/11/22 09:50:34.497] {D2650C3E} 264.http_runloop client_received_error:401 entries =>
[ERROR]       9911fa663c [11/11/22 09:50:34.497] {D2650C3E} 264.http_runloop client_received_error:401 }
[ERROR]       9911fa663c [11/11/22 09:50:34.497] {D2650C3E} 264.http_runloop client_received_error:401
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- This did not occur with my iPad and it had the same app. I deleted it there to be safe.
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Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!
Hallelujah!!! Thanks for the correction (fat fingers, as you suspected).
Now to the good news. I started Safari, then pasted the URL in and pressed Enter. To my utter amazement the quicktime "Q" logo appeared briefly, then a "screen" box in the window and the movie itself began to load. After a short while it began to play, just like it should!
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