diff --git a/fluent-package/msi/assets/fluentd.bat b/fluent-package/msi/assets/fluentd.bat
index 061497626..b4ba3d97a 100644
--- a/fluent-package/msi/assets/fluentd.bat
+++ b/fluent-package/msi/assets/fluentd.bat
@@ -15,11 +15,37 @@ set "FLUENT_PLUGIN=%FLUENT_PACKAGE_TOPDIR%etc/fluent/plugin"
 
 setlocal
 set "FLUENT_PACKAGE_VERSION=%FLUENT_PACKAGE_TOPDIR%bin/fluent-package-version.rb"
+set HAS_DRY_RUN_OPTION=0
+set HAS_CONFIG_OPTION=0
+set HAS_SHORT_VERBOSE_OPTION=0
+
 for %%p in (%*) do (
     if "%%p"=="--version" (
         ruby "%FLUENT_PACKAGE_VERSION%"
         goto last
     )
+    if "%%p"=="--dry-run" set HAS_DRY_RUN_OPTION=1
+    if "%%p"=="-c" set HAS_CONFIG_OPTION=1
+    if "%%p"=="--config" set HAS_CONFIG_OPTION=1
+    if "%%p"=="-v" set HAS_SHORT_VERBOSE_OPTION=1
+)
+
+@rem Abort if the fluentdwinsvc service is running and the config path is not specified.
+if %HAS_DRY_RUN_OPTION% equ 0 if %HAS_CONFIG_OPTION% equ 0 (
+    sc query fluentdwinsvc | findstr RUNNING > nul 2>&1
+    if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 (
+        echo Error: Can't start duplicate Fluentd instance with the default config.
+        if %HAS_SHORT_VERBOSE_OPTION% equ 1 (
+            echo.
+            echo To take the version, please use '--version', not '-v' ^('--verbose'^).
+        )
+        echo.
+        echo To start Fluentd, please do one of the following:
+        echo   ^(Caution: Please be careful not to start multiple instances with the same config.^)
+        echo   - Stop the Fluentd Windows service 'fluentdwinsvc'.
+        echo   - Specify the config path explicitly by '-c' ^('--config'^).
+        exit /b 2
+    )
 )
 endlocal
 
diff --git a/fluent-package/msi/install-test.ps1 b/fluent-package/msi/install-test.ps1
index e5cb99a78..430d91971 100644
--- a/fluent-package/msi/install-test.ps1
+++ b/fluent-package/msi/install-test.ps1
@@ -41,6 +41,29 @@ Get-ChildItem "C:\\opt\\fluent\\*.log" | %{
     }
 }
 
+# Test: fluentd.bat
+$proc = Start-Process "C:\\opt\\fluent\\fluentd.bat" -Wait -NoNewWindow -PassThru
+if ($proc.ExitCode -ne 2) {
+    Write-Host "Failed to abort when already fluentdwinsvc service is running"
+    [Environment]::Exit(1)
+}
+Write-Host "Succeeded to abort when already fluentdwinsvc service is running"
+
+$proc = Start-Process "C:\\opt\\fluent\\fluentd.bat" -ArgumentList "--version" -Wait -NoNewWindow -PassThru
+if ($proc.ExitCode -ne 0) {
+    Write-Host "Failed to take the version"
+    [Environment]::Exit(1)
+}
+Write-Host "Succeeded to take the version"
+
+$proc = Start-Process "C:\\opt\\fluent\\fluentd.bat" -ArgumentList "--dry-run" -Wait -NoNewWindow -PassThru
+if ($proc.ExitCode -ne 0) {
+    Write-Host "Failed to dry-run"
+    [Environment]::Exit(1)
+}
+Write-Host "Succeeded to dry-run"
+
+# Test: Uninstall
 $msi -Match "fluent-package-([0-9\.]+)-.+\.msi"
 $name = "Fluent Package v" + $matches[1]
 Write-Host "Uninstalling ...${name}"