How to make the coolest lockscreen for your Windows Phone in 4 easy steps

[Windows Central]

Since I?ve already shared with you my favorite wallpaper for Windows Phone 8.1 and some of my apps on my Start screen, I figured I?d finish the week up with something on my Lock screen. Granted, I?ve been known to change this often, depending on which app adds support for that feature. But today I?m back to an oldy but goody: The blurred Start screen.
As you can see in the above photo, it looks like my Lock screen is an opaque but see-through window to my Start screen. Unfortunately, transparent Lock screens are not back, but you can simulate the effect with a few easy steps.
This idea goes way back to March 2013, when user Joe920 posted it in our forums. That thread, found here, has become quite the fun spot to share ideas, and since we have a lot of new users, it?s time for a refresh. You can follow the steps in that thread, but there?s an easier way in 2014, that I?ll share with you now.

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