All you need to install any version of Raspberry Pi OS is the Imager tool, an SD card and reader, and around ten minutes.

Grabbing the software you need (Image credit: Windows Central) Before you do anything, you'll need both a copy of the OS for the Raspberry Pi and something to flash an image of it to the microSD card.

Once the EEPROM is updated, the Raspberry Pi 5 can transition from using a micro SD card to a more durable and faster NVMe SSD for booting and running its operating system.